Something amiss: Why has rural India gone missing from the Hindi cinema? August 17, 2020 Unlike earlier times, when parallel cinema served as a mirror to our sociopolitical systems, now the rural society is often...
Bundelkhand’s tribal families turn to tendu leaves to earn a living July 30, 2020 Tribal families of Bundelkhand used to earn a living by selling firewood from the jungles. The lockdown shattered this source...
Archery then and now: How tribal communities in Tripura used one of the oldest known weapons July 14, 2020 In the history of the tribal people of Tripura, the bow and arrow were one of the most commonly used...
During the lockdown, this school teacher decorated the walls of his house with Warli paintings June 13, 2020 Tulsi Patel, a drawing teacher working in a school in Surat, moved to his village in the neighbouring district during...
A veteran artist is using traditional Phad paintings to raise awareness on COVID-19 in Rajasthan June 3, 2020 A visual treat to anyone who lays his/her eyes on it, Phad is a form of scroll painting which has,...
Bundelkhand and the lockdown: Stories of struggle and heartbreak. A photo essay May 30, 2020 People living in Bundelkhand have been dealing with many issues like water scarcity, no job opportunities and migration for years....
Remember the sarauta, the dibri, the silbatta? These forgotten words came to life recently! May 4, 2020 Storyteller Neelesh Misra tweeted a picture of sarauta recently. This single Tweet opened up a spectacular cascade of memories and...
“The colourful Dhokra artifacts that narrate mythological tales are very fascinating” April 25, 2020 I was at the Raipur airport recently. This particular art piece attracted me as it was very vibrant and colourful....
Lockdown, or no lockdown, these glass workers of Firozabad have been suffering for decades April 11, 2020 While the end product of these industries are beautiful, the conditions in which people work are abject and far from...
Busting the myth. There are beautiful villages in Jharkhand, home to culturally-rich Adivasis January 25, 2020 Preconceived notions are dangerous. The general tendency is that when we think Jharkhand, we think about poverty-stricken people or the...
Something amiss: Why has rural India gone missing from the Hindi cinema? August 17, 2020 Unlike earlier times, when parallel cinema served as a mirror to our sociopolitical systems, now the rural society is often...
Bundelkhand’s tribal families turn to tendu leaves to earn a living July 30, 2020 Tribal families of Bundelkhand used to earn a living by selling firewood from the jungles. The lockdown shattered this source...
Archery then and now: How tribal communities in Tripura used one of the oldest known weapons July 14, 2020 In the history of the tribal people of Tripura, the bow and arrow were one of the most commonly used...
During the lockdown, this school teacher decorated the walls of his house with Warli paintings June 13, 2020 Tulsi Patel, a drawing teacher working in a school in Surat, moved to his village in the neighbouring district during...
A veteran artist is using traditional Phad paintings to raise awareness on COVID-19 in Rajasthan June 3, 2020 A visual treat to anyone who lays his/her eyes on it, Phad is a form of scroll painting which has,...
Bundelkhand and the lockdown: Stories of struggle and heartbreak. A photo essay May 30, 2020 People living in Bundelkhand have been dealing with many issues like water scarcity, no job opportunities and migration for years....
Remember the sarauta, the dibri, the silbatta? These forgotten words came to life recently! May 4, 2020 Storyteller Neelesh Misra tweeted a picture of sarauta recently. This single Tweet opened up a spectacular cascade of memories and...
“The colourful Dhokra artifacts that narrate mythological tales are very fascinating” April 25, 2020 I was at the Raipur airport recently. This particular art piece attracted me as it was very vibrant and colourful....
Lockdown, or no lockdown, these glass workers of Firozabad have been suffering for decades April 11, 2020 While the end product of these industries are beautiful, the conditions in which people work are abject and far from...
Busting the myth. There are beautiful villages in Jharkhand, home to culturally-rich Adivasis January 25, 2020 Preconceived notions are dangerous. The general tendency is that when we think Jharkhand, we think about poverty-stricken people or the...