Art & Culture

Soon after the Diwali celebrations are over, tribals in Jharkhand, Bihar, Odisha, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal, in particular, start celebrating Sohrai — a six-day festival that usually coincides with Gowardhan Puja. Sudhir Kumar Mishra tells us more about the biggest festival of Santhals

Hailing from a nondescript Naxalite-affected block, some 90 km from State capital Ranchi, this beneficiary of a Jharkhand government scholarship created a flutter at the University of East London, Docklands, UK with her indigenous contemporary art. She tells Sudhir Kumar Mishra about her next plans

Do you know why three branches of the Karma or Karam tree (Nauclea Parvifolia) are planted in the soil of courtyards or in the village akhra, the community centre? The Indian Tribal gives you all such details

Sailodi is a singing-dancing game that unmarried girls indulge in during the winter in some tribal-dominated villages in this eastern State. Niroj Ranjan Misra gets to know more about it

Water scarcity and poverty haven’t deterred the tribals of Chhattarpur and Damoh districts in Madhya Pradesh to bring out their creative best through murals that beautify the walls and the area around the doors and windows of their houses. Deepanwita Gita Niyogi takes a closer look

Their short films for children have not only received critics’ rave reviews and cine goers’ loud acclaim but also scores of awards at several national and international platforms. Niroj Ranjan Misra speaks to the two Directors

The Kondh tribals, both young and old, worship their presiding deity during Chaitra with music, dancing and feasting. Niroj Ranjan Misra seeks to know more about the festival

President Droupadi Murmu will visit Medaram on February 23. Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan and Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy will also attend the fair the same day. What is so special about this fair? The Indian Tribal brings you all the details

Over 10 lakh people visited the vibrant socio-cultural event depicting the State’s tribal life and it generated revenue worth over Rs 5 crore. The Mela also included a 3-day multilingual drama festival. The Indian Tribal reports

Chhattisgarh’s age-old craft as part of which beautiful lamps and sustainable water containers are created from dried bottle gourd shells is witnessing a slow death, discovers Deepanwita Gita Niyogi