Shatabdi Chakrabarti
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Riddhi Pandey
In the earliest of times there was no land but only water all around. One fine day, God created the earth. Immediately after, two ascetics emerged from the depths of the ground. One of the ascetics was the Brahmin and the other was the Nanga Baiga. To the Brahmin, God gave pen and paper for…
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Riddhi Pandey
Traditional Karma Music of the Baiga Adivasis
Village Gaura Kanhari, Baigachak region, Dindori District, Madhya Pradesh
November 19, 2017
Kaun mahina mile aama amali re, kaun mahina mile jaana chaare
Aeho ram, kaun mahina mile jana chaare
Jeth mahina mile aama amali re, dasehra mahina mile…
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Riddhi Pandey
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Prateeq Kumar
Yoginis are representative of one of the most perplexing affiliates of Tantra which connect the divergent strands of incompatible religious traditions to create a uniquely particular visual language of their own. The Hirapur Yoginis reify this unique particularity …
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V.N. Misra writes about prehistoric rock shelters in Bhimbetka, their discovery, techniques and themes of rock paintings, and the efforts made to preserve them.
in Library Artifacts
In this article, Durga Bhagvat looks into the Karma festival, the harvest festival celebrated in parts of Madhya Pradesh and the adjoining states, along with the story behind the festival, the rituals, songs and dances associated with it.
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Hanoz H.R. Patel
The Rathva community of Gujarat like most Adivasi communities of India has a revered cultural diversity. Rathva culture is full of colourful mythology, historical lore, music, festivals, rituals and preeminently their art. The Pithora painting form is traditionally performed on walls inside the…
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Hanoz H.R. Patel
Pithora wall painting is practised extensively among the Rathva Adivasi, in the districts of Chhota Udepur and Panchmahal of Gujarat. The Pithora painting is not merely a form of art for the Rathva, it is an integral part of the ritual for their chief god Baba Pithora.
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