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'Sitaharan' ('The Kidnapping of Sita') by Prabir Chitrakar
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.
Review of Jol i Jibon (Water is Life) Between the Avant-garde and the Traditional: The Question of Re-vitalizing Tribal art Debashis Bandyopadhyay
It began after sundown in Borotalpada, a remote Santhali village in the district of Jhargram in West Bengal, India. It seemed one has come to the end of the world. A dusky path lined on either side with sal and mahua trees opened onto a sort of…
Night of Theatre n°10 - Essay on Seasonal Variation in Santhal Society
Night of Theatre n°10 (French La Nuit des Idées) entitled Essay on Seasonal Variation in Santhal Society, an amazing night-long open air theatre of contemporary performing arts and inventive thought, will take place in collaboration with Trimukhi…
Jhapan Utsav
The Jhapan Utsav (or Jhapan mela, as it is also known) is a popular festival that is celebrated in the western part of West Bengal, especially in the Burdwan and Bankura districts, in honour of the serpent deity Manasa. Manasa is considered to be the…
Baha Parab
Baha is the spring festival celebrated by the Santhal community in the month of Phalgun (March). The Kol, Ho, Oraon and Munda communities also celebrate this festival. Baha means ‘flower’. This festival is celebrated in connection with the turning of…
Paik Naach
The Paik community were originally tax collectors or zamindars before the British came to India. During Lord Cornwallis’ tenure as the head of the British East India Company, the Paik community fell into penury due to the draconian provisions of the…
Cultural Texts of Ashura Community
The Ashura community resides mostly in the Malbazar subdivision of Jalpaiguri district. Carron Tea Estate, located near the Chunpatang river, has a large number of members from the Ashura community in its employment. However, due to the constant…
Cultural Texts of Rava Community
The Rava community, or the Koch Rava community, inhabits Assam, as well as a few areas in North Bengal. They live predominantly in the forest and live on forest produce, as well as fishing. In fact, fishing is an important part of their life, which…
Lalita Shabar Pala
The Lalita Shabar Pala is the endangered folk representative text of the Kheria Sabar community. The Kharia Shabars are the inhabitants of the western part of West Bengal. They are concentrated in Jhargram, Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia.
The Lalita…
Churia-Churianir Pala
Churia-Churianir pala is another endangered folk drama of the Sabar community. The folk drama is performed in the parts of Odisha and West Bengal that are situated in the basin of the Subarnarekha river. This is the story of two birds that form…