Patua Pala or Patachitra, commonly known as pata is one of the most popular yet endangered performing art forms of Bengal. It usually comprises painting and an adjunct folk song. Various mythical stories are depicted on a piece of cloth, known as…
Two books have already been published related to the thrust area in Phase I of the DRS Project. The title of the books are: Survival and Other Stories: Bangla Dalit Fiction in Translation (2012) Towards Social Change: Essays on Dalit…
The complete original Bengali text of the pala performance 'Sitaharan' ('The Kidnapping of Sita') by Prabir Chitrakar, accompanied by an IPA transcription of the same.
The complete original Bengali text of the pala performance 'Krisnaleela' ('The Mischiefs of Lord Krishna') by Prabir Chitrakar, accompanied by an IPA transcription of the same.
The complete original Bengali text of the pala performance 'Ganga-Durgar Jhagra' ('A Feud Between Ganga and Durga') by Rani Chitrakar & Swarna Chitrakar, accompanied by an IPA transcription of the same.