Folk art
Artists break barriers with beatboxing in India
September 16, 2021
Beat boxing finds its contemporary roots in the hip hop subculture in 1980s in America. Though it took over three decades to reach India, the art has been gaining ground here over the past few years. Now it is widely spreading in mainstream cultural art by using different musical...
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Sama Chakwa: Mithila’s folk dance in need of saviours
April 29, 2021
“It used to be a dance performance where artisans and potters designed special clay toys and lamps that would be easy to carry and balance while performing. Singers and musicians made sure that they filled the performance with optimum innocence and fun with their voice and musi...
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Changing tunes of Uttarakhand’s folk music
January 9, 2021
On January 14 each year as the sun traverses Tropic of Capricorn, large parts of India celebrate the harvest festival of Makar Sankranti, which coincides with the onset of an annual fair known as Magh Mela, celebrated in many parts of the northern India. On the occasion, resident...
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Alpona- Bengal’s floor painting art
October 4, 2019
'Tis the season of festivity and everyone is gearing up to celebrate it with grandeur and pomp. From shopping to cleaning and decoration, every household seems to be in a festive furore. Amongst all these madness lays the traditions and rituals which connect us to our culture. On...
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