Music

This year, music, literature and film festivals, besides adventure tourism like Naga style wrestling, mountain biking and cross-country races, are all lined up. Proyashi Barua joins the fun

Nagaland’s flagship fest is back on familiar ground after Covid restrictions in 2020 forced it to be conducted vitrually. Proyashi Barua introduces the 10-day event that kickstarts on December 1, which is also the day the State came into existence

A medley of folk symphonies from Bastar have hit the national circuit, courtesy a tribal band aiming to keep it from fading away. Abhijat Shukla picks out the tunes

Nothing brings to life the essence of Jharkhand as its music and dance. Folk songs and music also define the history of the land and its people, Sudhir Kumar Mishra taps on this aspect

Light, masks, sound and action! A step into the community centre of tribal villages reveals myriad music, instruments and dances at play. These are woven into the social fabric of the tribes, emoting for them. Sudhir Kumar Mishra gets into the groove in Jharkhand