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Homkund Zatra – Walking on Fire | Living Cultures – Episode 3

 
/ July 29, 2019

The Homkund Zatra is a two day festival in Goa to honour goddess Lairai.

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Mourning in Mount Abu: Garasia Tribe | Living Cultures – Episode 2

 
/ July 19, 2019

The Garasia tribe believe that their God clawed out a lake in the mountain with his fingernails. The oldest inhabitants of Mount Abu immerse fingernails of their deceased loved ones in the Nakki Lake. The Garasia tribe is one of the most colourful and culturally rich communities in the desert...

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Needle Workers in Kashmir Bearing the Brunt: Demands Increase in Pay.

 
/ April 12, 2019

In Kashmir, Needle workers are selling their shawls at half of its worth. Lack of market and role of middlemen, forcing them to work for meager pay.

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Community School Strives to Keep Native Language Alive

 
/ June 18, 2018

In the tea gardens of West Bengal, an Adivasi community school is taking the first steps to preserve its native language amidst political and cultural turmoil.

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Can a Thread Tie Modernisation and Tradition Together?

 
/ May 25, 2018

As more and more communities become ‘modern’, a civilisation as old as India runs the risk of losing its age-old cultures. Is there a way for societies to progress without getting stuck in the past?

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Reviving the Rabab, a Traditional Instrument from the Kashmir Valley

 
/ April 2, 2018

At a time when the popularity of Western music is on the rise in Kashmir, music lovers and artists are ensuring the revival of the rabab, one of the oldest musical instruments adopted by Kashmiris.

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Traditional Crafts of Goa: Weaving a Story of Progress

 
/ January 15, 2018

Lavo Mandri is a traditional art of weaving mats from Goa. Once almost extinct, Banglanatak workshops are breathing life into it.

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When Traditional Art Forms Become the Key to Poverty Eradication

 
/ December 25, 2017

Banglanatak is showing the world how folk art forms can revivify communities and sustain them.