folk dance

Bikaner camel festival: A captivating affair

Bikaner camel festival: A captivating affair

January 8, 2022

The Bikaner camel festival is an annual cultural event to celebrate the importance of camels in the local people’s life. The ‘camel country’, as Bikaner is popularly known, is located amid the Great Indian Desert in Thar in Rajasthan, painting the barren land colourful with...

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Changing tunes of Uttarakhand’s folk music

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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Strengthening community-run eco-tourism in Odisha

Strengthening community-run eco-tourism in Odisha

April 21, 2019

Spread on both the banks of Mahanadi, Satkosia Sands Resort provides a great view overlooking the majestic Satkosia gorge.

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Let’s dance Garba on Navratri in Gujarat

Let’s dance Garba on Navratri in Gujarat

October 18, 2018

Follow us in Vadodara, Gujarat, a place well known for its garba performance, a colorful and lively dance which is performed in every nook and corner of the state.

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The colourful festival of Teej in Jaipur

The colourful festival of Teej in Jaipur

August 17, 2018

Just as the monsoon arrives in north India, the air is filled with happiness and joy, as the women start preparing for the colourful festival of Teej. The Teej festival is held annually during the Hindu month of Shravan and marks the advent of the monsoon. This festival is celeb...

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A cultural discovery of Udaipur

A cultural discovery of Udaipur

August 31, 2016

Explore Udaipur, the City of lakes which offers a rich variety of live cultural experiences that are beyond its famous Rajasthani palaces and royal heritage. Tourists can enjoy folk dance and music at Bagore Ki Haveli, tribal theatre performances from the Bheel community and uniq...

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