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In Conversation with Shiraz Bulsara Prabhu: Politics of Mahua and Warlis' Search for a New Source of Livelihood
Namrata Toraskar
She has worked relentlessly among the Adivasis in the tribal belt of Thane and Palghar districts of Maharashtra in the process of their articulation, assertion and autonomy.  Following is an edited transcript of the interview conducted with Shiraz Prabhu at her residence and Dahanu beach…
in Interview
From Flower to Spirit: How Moha Pervades Warli Lives
Namrata Toraskar
in Image Gallery
Sacred Spirits of the Warlis: Mahua, Tadi, and the Tappers
Namrata Toraskar
Tethe suryesar deva Tyaca ujeda padala Tetha jagisara deva Tetha bijesara deva Jyaca bija padala Hota navarica ra deva Tyaca mavala Tetha bijesara deva Tyaca bija phutala Tetha dhomesara deva Tyaca dhome hutala Tetha tadesara deva Tyala tadamada rana Tetha ambesara deva ... The Sun God was present…
in Overview
Traditional Liquor-making Rituals of the Warlis
Namrata Toraskar
The Warlis are a settled tribe living in the tribal tracts of Palghar and Nashik districts of north-western Maharashtra. Besides their traditional agricultural practices, the Warlis depend on the surrounding forests for their daily livelihood demands of firewood, karvi sticks for wattle and daub…
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