Video | Songs and dances of the North East 2015: “The first North East festival in the capital” – Delhi

Published on Apr 2, 2015 We now take you to the “Northeast Fest” held recently at the Hindu college in New Delhi. The event was held with an aim to create awareness about the northeast region and to bridge the gap between the people from northeast and the rest of the country. Indian Express | … Read more

Members of Bhil and Bhilala tribal communities transcend boundaries between cultures and occupations: The art of ‘Adivasi Gudiya Hastashilp’ (doll making) – Gujarat & Rajasthan

Written by Swasti Pachauri , Edited by Parmita Uniyal | Madhya Pradesh | Posted: June 4, 2014 2:12 pm | Read the full story and view more images in large size here >> Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh is defined by its mountainous terrain, scattered village settlements, patches of maize crop and the indigenous tribes that … Read more

Fashion, accessory and jewellery designers are bringing tribal Indian techniques to the mainstream: “Tribal India was never cooler”

How the textiles and techniques of our native people are entering mainstream fashion and global ramps. Tribal India was never cooler. While a small bunch of revivalist desi designers are modernising rural textiles from the subcontinent, international labels and celebrities can’t get enough of our heritage weaves and patterns. Whether through Ikat printed pants on … Read more

Sustaining a linguistic heritage: The Bagatha language and alphabet explained on Omniglot – Andhra Pradesh & Odisha

To view the script for Bagatha devised by Professor Prasanna Sree, click here >> Bagatha is spoken in the Paderu, Sujanakota, Karakapalli, Tajangi, Devarapalli and Peddavalasa hills in India by the Bagatha, also called Bhakta, Bhagada, Bogatha and Bhagatha, a Scheduled Tribe numbering 87,994, according to the 1981 Census.. Being expert archers, the Bagatha served the … Read more

Tip | Map for museum collections in India: A window to the world for India’s tribal arts and their practitioners – West Bengal

Tips To familiarize yourself with tribal culture in any part of India, click on any of the pins seen on the map zoom in and out on the map by clicking on the + / – control buttons for more options, click the square menu button on the left top of the map the map’s menu allows you to display or hide information by checking … Read more