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Thousands of artistes mourned his death, celebrating his lifelong contribution to preserving and promoting folk traditions.

Veteran folk artiste who mentored many, Joravarsinh Jadav dies at 85

November 07, 2025 9:32 pm

Padma Shri recipient and celebrated Gujarati folk artiste Joravarsinh Jadav passed away in Ahmedabad at 85.

Padma Shri-winning Karnataka folk singer Sukri Bommagowda passes away

February 13, 2025 5:25 pm

After she lost her husband to alcoholism when she was 16, Sukri Bommagowda also took up social activism.

Pattachitra to Kalamkari, Sorai to Aipan: How tweaked folk art turns spotlight on dwindling wildlife

September 20, 2023 4:33 pm

Bhubaneshwar-based graphic designer, Sudarshan Shaw, a 2016 NIFT graduate in communication design, quit his regular design job in Delhi just before Covid struck to explore his passion, ‘conservation through folk art'.

Padma Shri folk artist Parshuram Gangavane, who has converted his cowshed into a museum in a bid to preserve the dying folk art form of 'Chitrakathi', in Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra

Cowshed turned into museum to help revive Chitrakathi folk art in Maharashtra

September 12, 2023 8:53 am

The museum was inaugurated in 2006 by renowned Marathi theatre personality late Prabhakar Panshikar

In pictures: The fascinating tattoo culture of women from the Baiga community

January 14, 2023 6:29 pm

The Baiga community recently performed their traditional dance Karma at a festival in Mumbai

Rajasthan govt to organise folk art festivals from panchayat to state level to boost tourism

December 04, 2022 3:20 pm

Most tourists visit places such as Jaipur, Udaipur, Jaisalmer, Bikaner, Jodhpur, Alwar, Sawai Madhopur but there are many other unexplored tourist sites in other districts where there is a huge potential to promote tourism, an official said.

Warli painting adorns the wall of Lodhi Colony; all about the artists and this Maharashtrian folk art

May 12, 2022 1:46 pm

"In this art form, we use basic figures like triangles, circles, squares and lines," artist Mayur Vayeda shared

Hema Malini seeks support for Sanjhi artists from Mathura-Vrindavan; all you need to know about the art form

March 24, 2022 1:12 pm

Sanjhi Art is a unique craft form that features exquisite designs and intricate picture motifs, cut into paper

Who is Maria Prymachenko, the Ukrainian artist whose artworks were nearly destroyed at a museum

March 11, 2022 4:59 pm

Currently, around 650 of Prymachenko's works are held in the collection of the National Folk Decorative Art Museum in Kyiv.

The art-form of Karakattam and the predicament of its artists

February 22, 2022 6:53 pm

Karakattam is a folk art performed at festivals, conferences, roadshows and primarily at Mariamman festivals. It is one of many creative traditions that owe its existence to Mariamman, the rain goddess

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Exploring 'The Ukrainian World of Maria Prymachenko' though colourful paintings

August 24, 2022 11:30 am

Maria Prymachenko (1908-1997) was a Ukrainian folk painter and a representative of naïve art

Art exhibition reflects on the representation of 'Devi' in folk and tribal art of India

December 29, 2021 10:06 am

A new art exhibition showcases Goddesses depicted in folk art across India

The show will not go on: For Bengal's Jatra artistes, Covid takes away work, hope

August 17, 2021 9:54 pm

The Jatra, a form of folk theatre, is a significant part of rural West Bengal's culture.

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Sangeetcar aim at bringing Manganiyars on forefront

February 25, 2016 10:56 am

New Delhi, Feb 25 (ANI): We all love Rajasthani folk music, but how often do we listen to it?Manganiyars, the community who for generations have been keeping this art alive, travel all around the world for their performances, but fail to keep people of India in touch with its own culture because of lack of sources and demand.On top of that, they are facing tough competition from western influenced music due to which their existence is at the verge of getting lost.In such a scenario, Sangeetcar, an organisation, is aiming to revive, restore this dying art of India. She said that the music will also be available on the online channel of Sangeetcar that will enable people to contact the artist and learn the art directly through them.Continuing, she said Sangeetcar travels to various districts of Manganiyar to fetch the music right in its original form and from the place it is being originated.Sangeetcar’s journey that has begun from Jaisalmer will soon have music coming from every corner of India. Soon, Ayesha hopes, Indian folk art will become a game changer in the music industry.