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Dimasa Textiles: Weaving Techniques and Processes, Terminology and History
Gargee Bhattacharjee
People and Practices: An Outline This article is based on a study of the textile practices of the ‘Dimasa Kachari’, a sub group of the ‘Greater Kachari’ clan, who belong to the Indo-Mongoloid group of peoples. Their main settlements are in Dima Hasao, Karbi Anglong, Nowgong and Cachar districts of…
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Dimasa Costumes
Gargee Bhattacharjee
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Dimasa Textile Motifs
Gargee Bhattacharjee
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The Dimasa Kacharis of Cachar District: An Overview
Gargee Bhattacharjee
Identity The Dimasa Kachari tribe in Cachar District of Assam is a sub-group of the Dimasa community spread across Assam and Nagaland. According to Bathari (2014:13), ethnically the Dimasas are known to be part of the Bodo group, but in the history of Assam they are mostly referred to as Kachari.…
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The Fashioning of a Sholapith Flower
Sreya Mukherjee
  This video catalogues the making of an individual shola flower from scratch: from the stem unit being shaved to the pulling of the thread allowing the flower to bloom. The video then proceeds to show how different types of flowers can be made with a slight change in the slits made in the white…
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Conditions of Sholapith Craftspeople in Rural Bengal
Baijayanti Chatterjee
  Sholapith, also referred to as shola or Indian cork, is a plant which grows wild in marshy waterlogged areas of Bengal, Assam, Orissa and the Deccan. The biological name of shola is Aeschynomeneaspera.  From the planta dried milky-white spongy plant matter is extracted which in Bengal is used to…
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Sholapith: Herbal Ivory of Bengal
Sreya Mukherjee
Sholapith, also known as 'herbal ivory', is an exquisite sponge wood craft of West Bengal and is an intrinsic part of it rituals and festivals. This module explores the various facets of this craft: its endangered raw material, the community of craftspeople known as Malakars, the delicate crafting…
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Mirasins and their Performances
Photo Credit: Joy Banerjee, Captions: Ainee Farooqui
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Kolam: Patterns and Rituals
Anni Kumari
  Abraham, Lisa & Chacko, Biju. 2017. Kolam as infographics. Online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/314216401_KOLAM_AS_INFOGRAPHICS (Viewed on November 20, 2017)    Archana, S. 1981.The Language of Symbols: A Project on South Indian Ritual Decorations of a Semi-Permanent Nature.…
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Mithila Painting
Sananda Dasgupta
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