songs

Displaying 1 - 6 of 6
चन्द्रशेखर चकोर
छत्तीसगढ़ी खेल गीत फुगड़ी फुगड़ी छत्तीसगढ़ के ग्राम्य जीवन में प्रचलित व्यक्तिगत अर्थात एकल लोक खेल है। इसमें किसी तरह की सामग्री नहीं होती है और न ही लम्बा चौड़ा मैदान। फुगड़ी का खेल घर के अंदर आंगन या बराम्दे में खेला जाता है। ग्रामीण खेलों की विशाल संस्कृति में फुगड़ी मात्र खेल न होकर नारी उत्पीड़न का…
in Article
Aprameya Manthena
  A. Mangai is the pseudonym of Dr. V. Padma.  She taught English in Stella Maris College, Chennai. She has been actively engaged in Tamil theatre as an actor, director and playwright for almost three decades. She hopes that her academic, activist and artistic selves can find a vibrant intersection…
in Interview
  Chhattisgarh   Carved out of Madhya Pradesh in the year 2000, the state of Chhattisgarh is one of the oldest tribal enclaves of India. Etymology suggests that Chhattisgarh’s name can be traced back to its lineage of 36 feudal territories or forts that do not exist in the same form now.   The…
in Overview
Supriya Sehgal
The Bastar region in southern Chhattisgarh is one of the oldest tribal enclaves of India, that still boasts of antiquated rituals and lifestyle. Inhabited by close to 40 tribal communities, it is one of the last bastions of traditional ways of living in the country. While ancient culture and…
in Module
Books and Articles Ali, Mir Mahammad, and Mir Ahammad Ali. 2015. ‘Beni Putul or the Glove Puppetry: A Performing Tool for Resistance to Colonialism’. Online at http://chitrolekha.com/beni-putul-or-the-glove-puppetry/ (viewed on October 10, 2016).   Ghosh, S., and U. Banerjee. 2007. Indian Puppetry…
in Bibliography
This module introduces the tradition of Beni Putul or glove puppetry from West Bengal, through an interview and demonstration by master puppeteer Mr Basanta Kumar Ghorai. There are three popular traditional forms of puppetry in West Bengal: Dang (rod), Beni or Bene (glove) and Taar (string). Beni…
in Module