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When the bride says no: Neha Bhasin’s ‘Jutti Meri’ and the enduring rebellion of folk music
September 25, 2025 11:57 am
This age-old song, like many other folk pieces, has long served — and still does — as a way for women to express joy, resistance, and assertion in a feudal society built on hierarchy
Kenya's Samburu warriors still practise a rock art tradition that tells their stories
October 24, 2022 10:26 am
The images are made using red, white, yellow and black paint. Before the arrival of Europeans in the 1940s the artists preferred a pigment of red ochre, which was also used for smearing their hair and bodies
Explained: What are green crackers & how do we identify them?
October 18, 2022 8:46 am
According to the National Green Tribunal (NGT), green crackers are permitted only in cities and towns where air quality is moderate or poor,” Dr Khaiwal said. Prof Mor added that there is reduction in emission of sound as well in green crackers.
Happy Tamil New Year 2022: Puthandu Wishes Images, Status, Quotes, Messages, Photos, and Greetings
April 14, 2022 11:45 am
Happy Tamil New Year (Puthandu) 2022 Wishes Images, Quotes, Status, Messages, Photos: It falls on the first day of Chithirai in the Tamil calendar, which corresponds to April 14 in the Gregorian calendar.
In West Bengal, the last of the Bolan artistes keep the dying traditional folk form alive; see pics
April 13, 2022 4:25 pm
Even though this performing art form is dwindling, it is still alive in places like Birbhum, Bankura, Nadia, Burdwan, Murshidabad and Purulia -- mostly in the villages
Priyanka Gandhi performs traditional dance in Goa; know more about the art form (video inside)
December 11, 2021 2:01 pm
The dance form is a take on the original Bivalam Naach of the locals which is only performed by men as part of the Shigmo festival, said folklore researcher Pandurang Faldesai, who has been studying the local folk culture for 35 years
Some unusual ways of ushering in New Year from around the world
January 01, 2020 1:15 pm
Were you aware of these unusual, interesting customs?
Bring forth the rains! Indian folklore and tribal practices to invoke rainfall
July 05, 2018 6:35 pm
While local traditions around propitiating rain gods - ranging from a frog wedding to women ploughing the fields naked - have often stirred controversies, folklorists say one shouldn't dismiss their importance ethnographically.
Speaking for the Seven Sisters
January 10, 2014 3:06 am
Northeastern theatre is a confluence of folk traditions and social issues.
Feast of South Indian art and craft in city
October 09, 2011 2:05 am
Folk traditions,arts and crafts of the Southern States of India marked Day 1 of the 3rd Chandigarh National Crafts Mela.
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Paheli to Churuli: 8 Indian cinematic adaptations of folktales
July 09, 2022 8:02 am
With a cultural heritage that stands as a repertoire of varied folklores, here is a look at 5 times our artistes pushed boundaries to retell these tales with innovation and daring.
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