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Ajeya Vajpayee
In the backdrop of sparsely forested hillocks, the Cherki Mahal stands out as a picturesque monument in the Shankari valley of Chhattisgarh. Located between the Bhoramdeo complex and the Madwa Mahal, the site is the smallest and simplest of the three. The site of Cherki holds a lone structure, a…
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Ajeya Vajpayee and Anzaar Nabi
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Rock art is the earliest visual expression of the prehistoric communities. These include paintings and engravings in their dwelling places- rock shelters. Rock art was discovered by A. Carlleyle who discovered the paintings on the walls and ceilings of the Mirzapur (Uttar Pradesh) rock shelters in…
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Lakhan Singh Dhruv
Pandvani  are lore of the Pandavas sung and recited in Chhattisgarh. This video presents a rarely known form of singing the Pandvani known locally as Khatgayan Pandvani. The story, part of regional lore, recounts adventures that lead to the marriage of Nakul, with  Bheema as its principal …
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Dr Rajendra Singh
परिचय छत्तीसगढ़ राज्य के बस्तर संभाग का मध्य-पूर्व क्षेत्र अर्थात् बस्तर जिला मुख्यालय जगदलपुर के समीप का क्षेत्र प्रकृति के भरपूर सौगातों से परिपूर्ण है। इस क्षेत्र में अनेक जलप्रपात, भूमिगत गुफायें, घने वन व जीव-जंतुओं से भरा समृद्ध परिवेश हैं। इस क्षेत्र में निवासरत आदिम जनसमुदाय व उनकी संस्कृति…
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Mushtak Khan
    धार्मिक कथा गायन अथवा वाचन आमतौर पर पुरुषों का कार्य माना जाता है परन्तु छत्तीसगढ़ में इस कार्य को महिला कथा गायिकाओं ने लोकप्रियता के जिस शिखर पर पंहुचा दिया है वह अद्वितीय है। नीची समझी जाए वाली जातियों में जन्मी , अशिक्षित अथवा अर्धशिक्षित इन महिला कलाकारों ने सामाजिक बंधनों , पारिवारिक…
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Pandvani is one of the most celebrated forms of folklore from Chhattisgarh. Known mostly as a regional/ folk version of the Mahabharata, its terms of relationship with the Sanskrit epic are little known.This series of modules presents the recitation of the Pandavani by Prabha Yadav, The recitation…
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Pandvani is one of the most celebrated performative genres from Chhattisgarh. Known mostly as a regional/ folk version of the Mahabharata, its terms of relationship with the Sanskrit epic are little known. A series of modules presents the recitation of the Pandavani by Prabha Yadav, who presents…
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Pandvani is one of the most celebrated performative genres from Chhattisgarh. Known mostly as a regional/ folk version of the Mahabharata, its terms of relationship with the Sanskrit epic are little known.This series of modules presents the recitation of the Pandavani by Prabha Yadav, The…
in Video
Pandvani is one of the most celebrated performative genres from Chhattisgarh. Known mostly as a regional/ folk version of the Mahabharata, its terms of relationship with the Sanskrit epic are little known.This series of modules presents the recitation of the Pandavani by Prabha Yadav, The…
in Video