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Category Archives: Museum collections – India
Academy of Tribal Learning: Ramachandra Guha on its inauguration by writer-activist Mahasweta Devi – Gujarat
In the first week of February 2002, I got a call from the writer Mahasweta Devi. I had met Mahasweta only once—in a boarding house in Delhi where we both happened to be staying—but knew, of course, a great deal about … Continue reading
Posted in Adivasi, Community facilities, Cultural heritage, Education and literacy, Languages and linguistic heritage, Museum collections - India, Names and communities, Organizations, Quotes, Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Women
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Indigenous Peoples of the World: National Consortium of Tribal Arts and Culture – Gujarat
The term indigenous peoples is the term used here in connection with all ethnic groups inhabiting a geographic region with which they have the earliest historic connections, before colonization or annexation and who have maintained a distinct language, culture and … Continue reading
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Documentation of tribal music of India by Bhasha and Adivasi Academy, Tejgadh – Gujarat
Times of India, Nov 6, 2011 VADODARA: Now, you will be able to peep into the life of tribals and even hum some of their songs. The Bhasha Research and Publication Centre (BRPC), which has taken up a project for … Continue reading
Posted in Literature and bibliographies, Modernity, Museum collections - India, Music and dance, Musicology, Names and communities, Performing arts, Press snippets, Resources, Seasons and festivals, Women
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Updates on the Convention on Biodiversity – Hyderabad biodiversity pledge
Times of India TNN, Nov 23, 2012 Hyderabad’s first biodiversity museum in “cold storage” HYDERABAD: It could be a long wait before Hyderabad can have its Rs 100-crore national biodiversity museum promised by the Ministry of Environment and Forests in … Continue reading
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Looking at the state of India’s museums – from “A Museum Evangelist’s Persuasions” by Rama Lakshmi
Why Museums? [...] You need qualifications for it? Isn’t it just about arranging things in glass cases inside a room? Going by the state of museums in India, these responses are not unreasonable. Cobwebbed galleries, turgid two-line labels, ponderous text … Continue reading
Tribal Arts in India: The National Inventory of Tribal Museums – an invitation for researchers and institutions engaged in conservation of tribal culture
Tribal Arts in India: The National Inventory of Tribal Museums, 2012 Foreword by GN Devy (Project Director, Bhasha Research and Publication Center) ISBN 9788192240558 Rs. 1400 “This Inventory, if not an exhaustive listing of the rich diversity of the materials, … Continue reading
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Providing ‘voice’ to the indigenous communities of India: Bhasha Research and Publication Centre – Gujarat
Bhasha Sanshodhan Prakashan Kendra Bhasha Research and Publication Centre 62 Shreenathdham Duplex Behind Dinesh Mills Opp Shrinagar Society Vadodara-39007 Gujarat INDIA Tel.: +91 – (0)265 – 233 19 68 www.bhasharesearch.org.in tribalartsmuseums.org www.adivasiacademy.org.in Accreditation request No. 90236: English Decision-making meeting: 4.GA – … Continue reading
Posted in Ecology and environment, Education and literacy, Figures, census and other statistics, Government of India, Languages and linguistic heritage, Literature and bibliographies, Museum collections - India, Nature and wildlife, Networking, Organizations, Quotes, Seasons and festivals, Storytelling, Tribal culture worldwide, Tribal identity
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Online exhibition – The National Consortium of Tribal Arts and Culture
The National Consortium of Tribal Arts and Culture created by Bhasha is the single largest digital resource for adivasi art expression in India. View the online exhibition, listen to Adivasi music from different parts of India, view photographs and learn more >> Address … Continue reading
Posted in Adivasi, Anthropology, Audio resources - external, Crafts and visual arts, Dress and ornaments, History, Homes and utensils, Museum collections - India, Music and dance, Musicology, Networking, Organizations, Quotes, Tribal identity, Video resources - external, Websites by tribal communities, Worship and rituals
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Museum & Society – A re-evaluation of Adivasi Heritage by Prof. Ganesh Devy
“There is an intimate connection between the historical process of the creation of ‘Adivasi’ as a social category and the construction of the knowledge about the Adivasi communities as well as the popular imagery of Adivasis. Therefore, the management of memory … Continue reading
Linguistic diversity and multilingualism – a video interview with Prof. Ganesh Devy
Language are under threat all over the world [...] indigenous languages are more threatened than other languages. They contain great wisdom about nature and if we want to live on this earth with the earth alive then we need these … Continue reading
Adivasi Academy & Museum of Adivasi Voice at Tejgadh – Gujarat
The Adivasi Academy & Museum of Adivasi Voice Mandaar At and Post. Tejgadh Taluka: Chhota Udepur Vadodara 391 156 India Executive Director Mr. Atul Garg Email: atulgarg.bhasha@gmail.com The Adivasi Academy is established to create a unique educational environment for the study of tribal … Continue reading
Posted in Adivasi, Anthropology, Cultural heritage, Education and literacy, Health and nutrition, History, Languages and linguistic heritage, Literature - fiction, Literature and bibliographies, Maps, Media portrayal, Museum collections - India, Music and dance, Networking, Organizations, Performing arts, Quotes, Tribal culture worldwide
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The Santhal family – a essay by Stephen Morton (2008)
The Santhal family and the invention of a subaltern counterpublic Morton, Stephen (2008) The Santhal family and the invention of a subaltern counterpublic. In, Dasgupta, Anshuman, Szewczyk, Monika and Watson, Grant (eds.) Santhal Family: Positions Around an Indian Sculpture. Antwerp, … Continue reading
Posted in Colonial policies, Crafts and visual arts, History, Literature and bibliographies, Media portrayal, Modernity, Museum collections - India, Names and communities, Quotes
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Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti
“Nobody progresses without opposition. New Delhi : 1-9–1946″ – Mahatma Gandhi Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti (GSDS) was formed in September 1984 by the merger of Gandhi Darshan at Rajghat and Gandhi Smriti, at 5, Tees January Marg as an … Continue reading
Don Bosco Centre for Indigenous Cultures – Shillong (Meghalaya)
Don Bosco Centre for Indigenous Cultures (DBCIC) is situated in Shillong, the capital of Meghalaya, in North East India. Study, promotion and development of indigenous cultures are its focus. It houses several galleries of cultural artefacts and a research wing. … Continue reading
Training and Preservation of Traditional, Folk & Tribal Performing Arts – SNA New Delhi
The broad objectives of the Scheme are: ( i ) To provide support and sustenance to identified forms of Indian music, dance and theatre as also crafts associated with performing arts, mainly through specialized training programme under eminent masters. ( … Continue reading
Folklore Museum & Kerala Folklore Theatre
Folklore Museum Folklore Junction Thevara Cochin 682015 Kerala www.folkloremuseum.org Folklore Museum showcase Keralas rich heritage, unique architecture and myriad art and dance form in a typical Kerala setting. The museum owe unique & biggest collection of Masks, Wood, Stone & … Continue reading
National Crafts Museum – New Delhi
National Crafts Museum New Delhi Ministry of Textiles, Government of India Pragati Maidan Bhairon Road New Delhi http://nationalcraftsmuseum.nic.in Madhubani tribal art 2010 stamp Introduction The institution of the museum, aimed at housing objects of antiquity, is of Western origin. Indians themselves … Continue reading
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Kerala State Folklore Akademi – ‘folk villages’ to revive interest in rural life
The Hindu, KANNUR, August 22, 2011 Mohamed Nazeer The Kerala State Folklore Akademi is planning to develop four ‘folk villages’ for preserving and displaying the unique features of rural life and culture. The folk villages will be ‘living museums’ displaying … Continue reading