Month: May 2017

Before the British occupied the Duars during the Anglo-Bhutanese war in 1865, western Duars was covered by...more

Oct 02, 2017

Folk Update

Rabhas, struggling to preserve their identity

A number of groups, who speaks a more or less common dialect or language and share a common mythical history, are grouped under a...more

Sep 18, 2017

Folk Update

MotilalDhaki.Com: Real Durga(s) in the masculine world of Dhak

Born under the supervision and care of renowned Dhaki, Shri Gokul Chandra Das of international fame, the band of female Dhakis of...more

Aug 21, 2017

Folk Update

Tibetans in India…Story of ‘No Return Home’

India and Tibet had an amicable mutual relationship, much before, when Tibet was annexed by China in 1951. The two countries shared...more

Jul 25, 2017

Folk Update

Alkap: A rustic rural folk theater of Bengal

Rural Bengal entered into the popular psyche of Bengali intelligentsia primarily through literature. Often negotiated, modified form of rural folk culture even...more

Jun 28, 2017

Folk Update

The buried past of the highlanders, Sherpas, the conquerors of height

Nearly 600 years ago, the Sherpas started entering the Himalayan region, mostly in the south of the Sagarmatha, through the Nangpa La, a high mountain pass crossing the Himalayas...more

Jun 02, 2017

Folk Update

The son of the soil, the Lepchas: A tale of fabled kingdom

The name ‘Lepcha’ derives from Nepali lāpce or lāpcā, which originally was used to identify the tribe by the outer world as those who...more

May 05, 2017

Folk Update

Tarer Putul: The ballad of animated narrative in Bengal

Debates encircle upon the fact that whether the String Puppets or Tarer Putul as locally known in Bengal were the indigenous folk form of Bengal. It is...more

Apr 14, 2017

Folk Update

Teesta Burir Gan & Sirua Bishua: Rajbangshi way of welcoming New Year

In spite of the major debates on the origin and ethnic identity of the Rajbangshis, most of the scholars and historians agree that Rajbangshis...more

Mar 25, 2017

Folk Update

Adivasi Adi Bimb Festival: Grand showcase of Tribal Arts

The Adivasi Adi Bimb Festival celebrates tribal art form and practices including music, dance and theatre, organized by the National School of Drama, New Delhi. The roots...more

Mar 07, 2017

Folk Update

Limbu: The distressed king fights back

The history of a fringe tribe called the Limbu is no less than the stories of conquests that we hear of great dynasties. It is really difficult to to believe when...more