“We have forgotten the habit of putting a towel on our shoulder and embroider the end-pieces of our towels but we have not forgotten our childhood friendship.” – Synopsis by Boro Baski for “Bagi kedalang (We no longer do the same)”, a song composed and performed by staff and students of the Rolf Schoembs Vidyashram (Non-formal Santal school, Ghosaldanga village, Dist.-Birbhum, West Bengal), included in the Santali video album “Ale Ato” (Our Village)
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The Garo tribe of Western Meghalaya celebrates the winter harvest with a three-day festival. Pheroze L. Vincent watches the Garos climb oiled poles, burst into war cries, and perform dances inspired by crabs and swaying plants. Appearances are deceptive. The mobile phones of bus conductors play Bob Dylan and Eminem booms in the Mi Dokan … Read more
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A three-day exhibition on tribal heritage of the Eastern Ghats is commencing at the Visakha Museum here on Friday. Photographs, handicraft items, jewellery, etc. depicting the life of Girijans in Araku area of the district, Srikakulam and from the border with Odisha will be on display. An NGO, Samata working for protection of rights and culture … Read more
Santosh Patnaik, The Hindu, ONUKUDELLI, February 25, 2012 […] A `human safari’ controversy over semi-nude dances by members of one of the most primitive tribal groups in Odisha’s Malkangiri district had recently led to an undeclared ban being imposed on the entry of outsiders into the tribal hamlets. The Odisha government had acted after advertisements on … Read more