Chhattisgarh
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Interviewer: What is your name?
Gurumayee Remevati: Remiya. Remevati. My village is Erandwala.
I: What you write your name as? Remevati Bagel? (To understand if she identifies herself as a tribal)
GR: No, Remevati Nag.
I: So are you a Dhurva?
GR: No, I’m a Kalar. (Kalars identify…
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Chhattisgarh
Carved out of Madhya Pradesh in the year 2000, the state of Chhattisgarh is one of the oldest tribal enclaves of India. Etymology suggests that Chhattisgarh’s name can be traced back to its lineage of 36 feudal territories or forts that do not exist in the same form now.
The…
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The Bastar region in southern Chhattisgarh is one of the oldest tribal enclaves of India, that still boasts of antiquated rituals and lifestyle. Inhabited by close to 40 tribal communities, it is one of the last bastions of traditional ways of living in the country. While ancient culture and…
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Deepadih is a village of Samri tahsil, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. It is situated about 41.5 kms to the southwest of Samri Block. About 1.5 kms of the village is full of eighth and ninth-century temples and tanks remains. For example, there are remains of a Shiva temple enshrining an artistic…
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With structural remains of eighth-ninth century temples scattered over about one square kilometer of the area, Deepadih Archaeological site is full of local legends and stories related to its history. Mr. Rahul Singh, Deputy Director Department of Archaeology, Chhattisgarh, speaks about how the…
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Sudhanva Deshpande in this conversation with Dr. Javed Malick talks about Habib Tanvir's theatre and politics, language and form, actors and Naya Theatre. Dr. Malick says, 'Habib sa'ab understood the classical form of Indian theatre through the folk form, he realised that the folk and the classical…
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