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Unsung Heroes: How ‘Naada’ Maninalkur uses music to break social barriers in Karnataka

June 27, 2026 7:38 pm

Armed with a rich repertoire of Sufi music, Vachanas, Tatvapadas, and Kannada folk traditions, Maninalkur travels across the state sowing seeds of harmony, humanism, and equality in the minds of children.

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Art and Culture with Devdutt | How bravery, devotion soften caste boundaries in folk stories

May 13, 2026 1:26 pm

Folk stories about gods, heroes, and ancestors show that caste was never stable in India. How did regional epics often question caste hierarchy even when they seemed to uphold it?

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

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Jatra: The dramatic folk theatre of Bengal

September 04, 2026 9:00 am

Jatra is a popular folk-theatre tradition rooted in Bengali and Odia theatre. It is widely performed across eastern parts of the Indian subcontinent, including Bangladesh and the Indian states of West Bengal, Assam, Odisha and Tripura.

World Art Day: Celebrating the visual folklore of India’s tribal and folk masters

April 15, 2026 4:12 pm

World Art Day, observed on 15 April, the birthday of Leonardo Da Vinci celebrates creativity that preserves cultures, connects people across time along a universal language i.e, art.

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.