Chhau dance

Dancers strive to keep Chhau traditions alive in India

Dancers strive to keep Chhau traditions alive in India

June 9, 2021

Chhau dance is an Indian tribal martial dance that originated in the states of Odisha, West Bengal, and Jharkhand. Mayurbhanj Chhau (Odisha) and Purulia Chhau (West Bengal) are the more well known sub-genres, and integrate martial, acrobatic and athletic styles to celebrate relig...

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Revisiting Indian folklores

Revisiting Indian folklores

August 7, 2020

Unable to compete with various digital platforms telling stories, traditional folktales are confined to ‘grandparents narrating stories to their grandchildren’ in present time. Though translated into various languages and adapted in numerous films, these folk tales are losing...

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Indian cultural heritage inscribed in UNESCO list

Indian cultural heritage inscribed in UNESCO list

December 20, 2019

The Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage under UNESCO established a list in 2008 to protect and create awareness about intangible cultural practices which define the diversity in heritage of a country and would be lost to the world if n...

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