Chhattisgarh

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Singing in the Landlord's Courtyard: Sua songs from Sarguja
Sua Geet refers to songs sung and performed by women in Chhattisgarh celebrating the time of harvest. Women sing songs in a circle, at the center of which is usually placed a basket carrying harvested grain and a wooden figure of a parrot. The songs are sung to the beat of the clapping of hands,…
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From Pod to Packet: Processing Tamarind in Bastar
Tamarind grows abundantly in the district of Bastar in Chhattisgarh. The collection of tamarind, the treatment of its pods to make tamarind bricks have become a source of livelihood for many in this region. This video shows the process of making tamarind bricks. This content has been created as…
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Biodegradable Utensils: Making Dona Pattal in Bastar
Women from the Raut community collect leaves for making dona-pattal (leaf bowl-plates). After collection, they stitch the leaves together with the help of bamboo sticks to make biodegradable plates and bowls. This video shows the process of making dona and pattal in Chhattisgarh. This content has…
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इंद्रावती: बस्तर की जीवन रेखा
Anzaar Nabi
इंद्रावती नदी ओडिशा राज्य में निकलती है और गोदावरी नदी में विलय से पहले छत्तीसगढ़ के एक बड़े हिस्से से होकर बहती है। यह छत्तीसगढ़ के विभिन्न समुदायों के लिए पानी और आजीविका का एक बहुत महत्वपूर्ण स्रोत है, इतना है कि इसे अक्सर 'बस्तर की जीवन रेखा' कहा जाता है। यह वीडियो छत्तीसगढ़ राज्य में सुरम्य…
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रूप नहीं नाम को मानते हैं: छत्तीसगढ़ का रामनामी सम्प्रदाय/ Believers in name and formlessness: the Ramnamis of Chhattisgarrh
मुश्ताक खान
रामनामी सम्प्रदाय वस्तुतः छत्तीसगढ़ के सतनामी पंथ से निःसृत और कबीरपंथी प्रभाव से उपजा संप्रदाय है। सन १७५६ में जन्मे गुरू घासीदास ने यहाँ सतनाम पंथ की स्थापना की थी। गुरू घासीदास ने समाज में व्याप्त जातिगत विषमताओं और ब्राम्हणों के प्रभुत्व को नकारा तथा वर्णों में बांटने वाली जाति व्यवस्था का विरोध…
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रामनामी सम्प्रदाय के पहचान प्रतीक/ Markers of Ramnami identity
मुश्ताक खान
रामनामी सम्प्रदाय के पांच प्रमुख प्रतीक हैं- भजन खांब अथवा जैतखांब, शरीर पर रामराम नाम लिखवाना, सफ़ेद कपड़े जिस पर काले रंग से रामराम लिखा हो पहनना ओढ़ना, घुँघरू बजाते हुए भजन करना तथा मोरपंखों से बना मुकट धारण करना। इन्हे देखकर आसानी से पहचाना  सकता है कि अमुक व्यक्ति रामनामी सम्प्रदाय का सदस्य है।…
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Of Parrots, Women- songs and Harvest: Sua Naach of Chhattisgarh
Sua Geet refers to songs sung and performed by women in Chhattisgarh celebrating the time of harvest.  Women sing songs  using the metaphor of the parrot (Sua)  to symbolise their inner worlds. This was a tradition largely performed by Gond adivasis earlier,  but is now popular across communities…
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Poetry in Dialogue: Ramnami Recitations of Bhakti Poetry
Team, Chhattisgarh Project
Ramnamis belong to the Sant tradition and are the upasak (devotee) of Ram naam (name). Their Ram is not the ideal king of the epic Ramayana, but a word that is the 'ultimate truth'. This video is a dialogue (Goshti) on the theme of Prem (also a bhakti poetry) through verses of Tulsidas, Kabir and…
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गोरखनाथ के समसामयिक सिद्ध/Gorakhnath ke Samasamyika Siddha
Gorakhnath was the main preceptor of  the Nath Panthi sampradaya. While the main thrust of the sampradaya focused on the Hatha yoga, there were many syncretic stands that were drawn into their fold. The Nath sampradaya was wide spread and Jogis associated with this fold actively disseminated ideas…
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गोरख सिद्धान्त/Gorakh Siddhant
Gorakhnath was the main preceptor of  the Nath Panthi sampradaya. While the main thrust of the sampradaya focused on the Hatha yoga, there were many syncretic stands that were drawn into their fold. The Nath sampradaya was wide spread and Jogis associated with this fold actively disseminated ideas…
in Library Artifacts