Farmers' Songs in Kangra Valley: In Conversation with Dr Pritham Sharma
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Farmers' Songs in Kangra Valley: In Conversation with Dr Pritham Sharma

Performing ArtsPractices and RitualsNatural Environment
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Published on: 27 June 2018

Lakshmi Swaminathan

After graduating as an architect from Chennai, Lakshmi worked for over a year and a half at Matharoo associates in Ahmedabad. After teaching in an architecture college for two years she began to understand the origin of crafts and went on to learn weaving and block printing in order to pursue her interest in textile crafts. For the last year she has been working with Didi Contractor in Himachal Pradesh, and has assisted her with the book 'An Adobe Revival - Didi Contractor's Architecture' by Joginder Singh. She is currently working on mud building projects. Being an avid traveler, the past has always interested Lakshmi, and she loves to understand tangible realities via intangible processes.

Folk Songs sung by the farmers of the Kangra Valley

 

This video elaborates on the deeper meaning of folk songs in the Kangra Valley of Himachal Pradesh, with particular references to nature and tradition. It follows the songs as well as conversations with people who perform them.

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Lakshmi Swaminathan

After studying and teaching architecture for many years, Lakshmi learned weaving and block printing in order to pursue her interest in textile crafts. She has been working with Didi Contractor in Himachal Pradesh, and has assisted her with the book An Adobe Revival - Didi Contractor's Architecture by Joginder Singh. She is currently working on mud building projects.

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