Pradeep Marawi belongs to the Gond community and is a practising Gondi artist from Bhopal. He and his wife spent a fortnight at the Adivasi Academy to do Gondi painting at the Bhasha Van (Forest of Languages) being created at the Adivasi Academy. Bhasha Van is essentially a pathway of trees at the Academy’s campus … Read more
Namita Panda, The Telegraph Calcutta, Friday , December 10 , 2010 […] The Gonda dance was performed by artistes from Sonepur village of Raighara block in the Nabarangpur district. They danced to the beats of various tribal percussion instruments such as madal, dhudra, tuduhudi and chitkuli. Ho, a popular tribal dance related to harvest festivities, … Read more
“The whole idea of getting involved with the various Adivasi tribes of India is to showcase their art to the world through the medium of animation. This is why the Adivasi Arts Trust was set up. To help preserve and promote their culture through this medium,” says secretary of the Adivasi Arts Trust, Tara Douglas. … Read more
Indian aboriginal tribes primarily reside in remote areas of Madhya Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Orissa and West Bengal. Indian aboriginal tribes are native tribes, who were much less in number during the primitive times, however, with the passing decades, the Indian aboriginal tribes have considerably grown in number. […] The extent of the tribal population varies … Read more