“Within villages around Dang [Gujarat], traditional instruments and artists are waning. Cultural music and dance forms among the adivasis have evolved over centuries. Beautified by elements and nuances of their surroundings, these forms depict their very lifestyles. Played for hours together in the same tempo, music is an integral part of celebrations and mourning. […] Each instrument has a purpose and belief related to it.” – Ashleshaa Khurana in “The ailing art of adivasi music” (Times of India, 30 January 2014)
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The Santhal and Nagpuri communities mainly perform the Jhumur songs and dances of Jharkhand. The Jenana Jhumur Dance is a traditional dance of the women of the Jharkhand region performed mainly during the period of cultivation in the rainy season. This is the time of the year when every member of the tribal community is … Read more
Date Visited: 13 March 2024 […] Ranchi Jesuits are now [2012] working on a revamp of Gumla’s Jharkhand Tribal Museum, spending Rs 1 crore on a cultural corridor, a boutique store and a hall depicting evolution of tribal groups of the state. Jesuits led by Belgian priest Father P.P. Vaneffel had set up the museum … Read more
How could peace be brought, with justice? Is there even a movement for peace? How does this war compare with other wars in India, and worldwide? Few have targeted civilian villagers as remorselessly, though Ashoka’s Kalinga war, over 2,000 years ago, that killed 100000 people directly, and many indirectly according to Ashoka’s own inscriptions, presents … Read more
Music video of North East. Duo of Chakhesang singers from Nagaland, north-east India, performing for Wilderness Films India Ltd. at Lodhi Gardens and elsewhere in Delhi.Source: Chakhesang singers from Nagaland! – YouTube URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HT9Eo4sQKFcDate Visited: 5 March 2024:
Source: “The Hornbill Festival – A Visual Treat”, TBI Photo Essay by Meena Vaidyanathan, The Better India, January 22, 2013 Address: http://www.thebetterindia.com/6631/tbi-photo-essay-the-hornbill-festival-a-visual-treat/Date Visited: Fri Sep 16 2016 18:53:35 GMT+0200 (CEST) The Hornbill festival held in the first week of December shows that with its stunning natural beauty and great cultural traditions, Nagaland can offer a rich fare … Read more