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Maruti becomes Narada. Behind him are the many plastic bags that hold the finery needed for the transformation.

Priya V.

Playing Gods: Bahurupis, a Visual Tale of Becoming and Unbecoming

Performing Arts, People

Beyond the Stage: Non-Proscenium Theatre Troupes of AssamImage Gallery

In Conversation with Madan Rabha, Rupjyoti Mahanta and Biswajit Das: Alternative Non-Proscenium Theatre Practices in AssamInterview

Alternative Non-Proscenium Theatre Practices in AssamModule

Alternative Non-Proscenium Theatre Practices in Assam: An OverviewOverview

Pandun ka Kada: A Fascinating Tradition in Fraught TimesArticle

Learning from Abundance: Many Mahabharatas of Rajasthan and What They Can Tell UsOverview

The Many Mahabharatas of RajasthanModule

आधुनिक युगातील कीर्तनाचा प्रचार-प्रसार आणि प्रशिक्षण पध्दतीArticle

Art N Soul: Behind the Scenes of Indian CircusArticle

Nomadic Bodies, Performed Pasts and Place-making: The Manyness of the BahurupiOverview

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Mithu Biswas

Alternative Non-Proscenium Theatre Practices in Assam

Performing Arts

Garima Raghuvanshy

The Many Mahabharatas of Rajasthan

Knowledge Traditions Performing Arts

Priya V.

Bahurupis of Karnataka

Performing Arts People

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Jhumur Kathinach Utsab 2017 (Photo courtesy: Chorus)

In Conversation with Madan Rabha, Rupjyoti Mahanta and Biswajit Das: Alternative Non-Proscenium Theatre Practices in Assam

Performing Arts

Chennappa Ganachari and Maruti Ganachari (Courtesy: Priya V.)

In Conversation with Chennappa and Maruti Ganachari: Becoming God

Performing Arts People

Zahoor Alam (Courtesy: Dr Kulin Kumar Joshi)

प्रख्यात रंगकर्मी ज़हूर आलम से डॉ. कुलिन कुमार जोशी की बातचीत

Performing Arts

Geshe Ngawang Tashi Bapu, popularly known as Lama Tashi (Courtesy: Techsbiz, WikiCommons)

In Conversation with Geshe Ngawang Tashi Bapu: Monastic Cham Was a Means to One’s Spiritual Growth

Performing Arts Practices and Rituals

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Mithu Biswas

Beyond the Stage: Non-Proscenium Theatre Troupes of Assam

Priya V.

Playing Gods: Bahurupis, a Visual Tale of Becoming and Unbecoming

डॉ कुलिन कुमार जोशी (Dr Kulin Kumar Joshi)

तस्वीरों में कुमाऊँनी रंगमंच

Dr Manash Pratim Borah

Monastic Cham of Arunachal Pradesh: Various Meanings of the Vibrant Dances

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Garima Raghuvanshy

Pandun ka Kada: A Fascinating Tradition in Fraught Times

Knowledge Traditions Performing Arts

अनया थत्ते (Anaya Thatte)

आधुनिक युगातील कीर्तनाचा प्रचार-प्रसार आणि प्रशिक्षण पध्दती

Performing Arts Practices and Rituals

B.N. Goswamy

Art N Soul: Behind the Scenes of Indian Circus

Visual and Material Arts Performing Arts

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Thira is a ritual dance-drama where various deities of the land are invoked and they give divine blessings for the welfare of the land and the people. Thira is unique to the Malabar region in Northern Kerala, where it is performed in sacred shrines and ancestral temples located in kavus (Courtesy: Kirthana Devdas)

Kirthana Devdas

Spirit of the Sacred Groves: Thira of Northern Kerala

The Tuluvas engage spiritually with a host of local spirits and deities during the annual celebration of Bhuta-Kola; bhuta meaning spirit and kola meaning play or performance, in the Tulu language. During the ritual, oracles summon bhutas and are temporarily possessed by them, forecasting future events or acting as mediators to provide moral guidance and resolve legal disputes.

Pradeep KS

Dance of the Spirits: Bhuta-Kola of Dakshin Kannada

The Chinese word gun refers to a long staff used as a weapon. It is one of the four major weapons, along with the qiang (spear), dao (sabre), and the jian (straight sword), used in Chinese martial arts.

Sujata Khanna

Training the Body and Mind: Kung-Fu Nuns of Kathmandu

Basudeb Chowdhury Byadh, fully dressed in the character of goddess Kali, has a private moment with his 5-year-old daughter Bithi.

Arka Dutta

Shapeshifters: The Bediya Bahurupis of Birbhum

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मध्य प्रदेश आदिवासी लोक कला प्रकाशन

भिम्मा, Bhimma

Chaumasa

महाभारत की वाचिक परंपरा का लोकस्वरूप 'पांडवानी'

Chaumasa

साधना और संघर्ष: परिवर्तन ही श्रेयष्कर है

Chaumasa

साधना और संघर्ष: तीजन बाई से एक भेंट

छत्तिसगढ़ी पंडवानी कला मंच, रायपुर

पंडवानी स्मारिका

मध्य प्रदेश शासन संस्कृति विभाग

तुलसी सम्मान 1990-91