Folk art

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Ajith Kumar A.S.
Pakkanar Kali and Mudiyattam are ritualistic art forms practised by Dalit communities in Central and South Kerala. Mudiyattam, primarily a dance form, is performed by women, whereas Pakkanar Kali is a dance form of the Paraya community, performed by men. The songs sung alongside Pakkanar Kali and…
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Abira Bhattacharya
Case Study of the Anthropology Collection of National Museum, Delhi The story of Rama or Rama Katha is very popular in its theatrical presentations in various forms of traditional dance-drama based performances in India. This tradition, which developed during the ancient times, became fully…
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Sritama Halder
Visual Expressions of the Ramayana traces several dynamics of the interpretations and representations that constitute the multiplicity of the Rama Katha and attempts to locate this multifariousness within the visual representations of the narrative by exploring the Ramayana in miniature Mughal art…
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Dr Manorama B.N.
Yakshagana in the coastal region of Karnataka is known for its sophistication, which it has achieved over many years. The classical dimensions achieved through its journey are, fascinatingly, the result of the freedom given by folk traditions, which is where it actually originated. As a component…
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Savithri Shastry
A Chikkamela troupe consists of only two or three performers and accompanying musicians who travel from house to house at night and perform scenes from Yakshagana texts. This video shows an extract of the opening puja rituals and performance by Permude Sharadamba Kripapaoshita troupe.  The video…
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Savithri Shastry
Chikkamela means mini troupe and is a variant of Yakshagana, practised in off-seasons in Coastal Karnataka. In Chikkamela, the troupe, consisting of a couple of actors and accompanying musicians, go from house-to-house to perform select scenes from Yakshagana plays. Surendra Pai started Chikkamela…
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Dr Manorama B.N.
In Coastal Karnataka, a typical Yakshagana season lasts for only six months, from November to May. The rainy months would mean a period of scarcity for those artistes who had no other means of sustenance. Chikkamela, literally meaning mini mela or troupe, was born out of the livelihood concerns of…
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Lakshmi Swaminathan
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Mushtak Khan
  राजस्थान के भीलवाड़ा क्षेत्र में कपड़े की पृष्ठभूमि पर लोक देवता देवनारायण एवं पाबूजी आदि के जीवन पर आधारित एवं उनकी शौर्य गाथाओं पर बनाए जाने वाले पारम्परिक अनुष्ठानिक कुंडलित चित्र, पड़/फड़ चित्र कहलाते हैं। फड़ केवल एक चित्र भर नहीं माना जाता, यह अपने आप में देव स्वरूप है। इसलिए इसे बनाने वाले…
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Sunil Kumar
चित्र: राजा सलहेस की टेराकोटा मूर्तियां, रमा पंडित, दरभंगा, 2017 । फोटोग्राफर - सुनील कुमार    नेपाल की तरार्इ में स्थित महिसौथा गांव में दुसाध जाति के एक महात्मा थे। उनका नाम था वाक मुनि। वे 12 वर्ष की कठोर तपस्या में लीन थे। इसी दौरान इन्द्रलोक से मायावती नाम की एक अप्सरा फूल लोढ़ने के लिए…
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