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While the forests of Bastar has something in store for the dwellers across all seasons, the dwellers also respond to it with their seasonal awareness and sensitive engagement; while fibers and creepers are collected year round some of the forest produces are only collected in their…
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Sona Bai is a celebrated artist from Chhattisgarh working in the medium of clay sculpture. She belonged to the Rajwar community whose women traditionally embellished their homes with clay work. Sona Bai was a gifted artist whose work transformed this practice. Within a year of her 'discovery' she…
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Daroga Ram is the only son of Sona Bai Rajwar who is a celebrated artist from Chhattisgarh known for her work in the medium of clay. She belonged to the Rajwar community whose women traditionally embellished their homes with clay work. Her son Daroga Ram observed her work closely as a child and,…
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Madku Dweep is an island on the Shivanatha river in the Bilaspur district of Chhattisgarh. Its landscape is lush green and the numerous waterfalls evoke a picturesque setting. Not only is the island known for its beautiful landscape, it is an equally significant historical site yielding artefacts…
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This brief article seeks to outline and highlight the life and culture of lac rearers and practice of lac rearing in Bastar. Through it we will try to explore some fundamental questions about lac as a forest produce and its history; following which we shall briefly look into the…
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Referred to as the Jal Satyagraha or Water Satyagraha, this incident in the village of Kandel was the result of a decree by the British government that imposed a very high irrigation tax on the people. (Photo Courtesy: Chhattisgarh Project/Sahapedia)
There were a number of incidents associated…
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The month of Pus/Poush is one amongst the two winter months in Uttar Bastar- Kanker. The winters in north Bastar are generally cool and pleasant in the mornings and gradually gets nippy after sun down. The month of Pus starts around the end of December and continues till the third week of January.…
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बसोर एक व्यावसायिक जाति है। बांस का काम करने के कारण ये बसोर कहलाते हैं । कुम्हारों की तरह गांव की आवश्यकता के हिसाब से प्रत्येक गांव में एक या दो घर बसोर लोगों के होते हैं। जिला मुख्यालय अंबिकापुर से दरीमा हवाई पटटी के रास्ते में स्थित लुचकी गांव सारा का सारा ही बसोर परिवारों का है। मुख्य सड़क से…
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बांस मानव सभ्यता से जुड़ी प्राचीनतम सामग्रियों में से एक है। पूर्वोत्तर भारत में तो समूचा जीवन ही बांस पर आधारित होता है। मध्य भारत के आदिवासी क्षेत्रों में भी बांस एक मत्वपूर्ण प्राकृतिक सामग्री है जिसका प्रयोग अनेक प्रकार से किया जाता है। वास्तव में बांस के बिना ग्रामीण जीवन की कल्पना नहीं की जा…
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