By Divendra Singh
दो आदिवासी बहनें जब मंच पर गाती हैं, तो उनकी आवाज़ सिर्फ संगीत नहीं, संस्कृति की पुकार बन जाती है। उनके गीत पूरे आदिवासी समाज से पूछते हैं कि क्या हम अपनी जड़ों, अपनी पहचान और अपनी कुड़ुख भाषा से दूर जाते जा रहे हैं?
दो आदिवासी बहनें जब मंच पर गाती हैं, तो उनकी आवाज़ सिर्फ संगीत नहीं, संस्कृति की पुकार बन जाती है। उनके गीत पूरे आदिवासी समाज से पूछते हैं कि क्या हम अपनी जड़ों, अपनी पहचान और अपनी कुड़ुख भाषा से दूर जाते जा रहे हैं?
By Shivani Gupta
Bundeli Rai is the traditional folk dance of Bundelkhand. Rai means mustard seed. The way mustard seed swings around in the saucer, the dancers also dance likewise on the beats of traditional musical instruments of Nagadiya, Dholak, Jheeka, and Ramtoola. This traditional folk dance was fading away when the Jhansi administration stepped in to revive the culture, also support the livelihood of dancers and singers.
Bundeli Rai is the traditional folk dance of Bundelkhand. Rai means mustard seed. The way mustard seed swings around in the saucer, the dancers also dance likewise on the beats of traditional musical instruments of Nagadiya, Dholak, Jheeka, and Ramtoola. This traditional folk dance was fading away when the Jhansi administration stepped in to revive the culture, also support the livelihood of dancers and singers.
By Pankaja Srinivasan
India's longest travelling folk music festival features performers and singers from different communities who come together and celebrate the oral traditions of the Bhakti, Nirgun, and Sufi saints and poets who preached universal love. The Yatra will go on from October 2-8.
India's longest travelling folk music festival features performers and singers from different communities who come together and celebrate the oral traditions of the Bhakti, Nirgun, and Sufi saints and poets who preached universal love. The Yatra will go on from October 2-8.
By Ashis Senapati
Two years after finding it unsustainable to pursue their traditional singing, about 150 Kendara singers in Odisha are now back to wandering in the villages, humming songs while playing their cherished musical instrument which dates back to the 12th century. State government’s efforts to include these artists in the craft festivals and the ongoing festive season has brought cheers to the wanderer-singer community. Details here.
Two years after finding it unsustainable to pursue their traditional singing, about 150 Kendara singers in Odisha are now back to wandering in the villages, humming songs while playing their cherished musical instrument which dates back to the 12th century. State government’s efforts to include these artists in the craft festivals and the ongoing festive season has brought cheers to the wanderer-singer community. Details here.
By दिति बाजपेई
Nothing takes one back to one’s childhood than a festival. Chhath Puja brings back memories of mothers, grandmothers, aunts and cousins bustling around preparing for the pujas, cooking and spreading joy and that special buzz.
Nothing takes one back to one’s childhood than a festival. Chhath Puja brings back memories of mothers, grandmothers, aunts and cousins bustling around preparing for the pujas, cooking and spreading joy and that special buzz.
By Pankaja Srinivasan
Rajasthan Kabir Yatra, India's longest travelling folk music festival, is underway from October 2-8. This 'pilgrimage' is co-hosted by Rajasthan Police under its Project Taana Baana. Poet saints of Rajasthan have helped the police to strengthen the warp and weft of communal amity. To know more about this initiative, Gaon Connection strikes up a conversation with Dr Amandeep Singh Kapoor, Director, Central Detective Training Institute, Jaipur, which is under the Bureau of Police Research & Development, Ministry of Home Affairs.
Rajasthan Kabir Yatra, India's longest travelling folk music festival, is underway from October 2-8. This 'pilgrimage' is co-hosted by Rajasthan Police under its Project Taana Baana. Poet saints of Rajasthan have helped the police to strengthen the warp and weft of communal amity. To know more about this initiative, Gaon Connection strikes up a conversation with Dr Amandeep Singh Kapoor, Director, Central Detective Training Institute, Jaipur, which is under the Bureau of Police Research & Development, Ministry of Home Affairs.
By Pankaja Srinivasan
भारत की सबसे लंबी यात्रा करने वाला लोक संगीत समारोह ‘राजस्थान कबीर यात्रा’ 2-8 अक्टूबर तक चलेगा। सांप्रदायिक सद्भाव और शांति को बढ़ावा देने वाली यह 'यात्रा' राजस्थान पुलिस के प्रोजेक्ट ताना बाना के अंतर्गत सह-मेजबानी के साथ की जा रही है। इस पहल के बारे में और ज्यादा जानने के लिए गाँव कनेक्शन ने गृह मंत्रालय के पुलिस अनुसंधान और विकास ब्यूरो और केंद्रीय गुप्तचर प्रशिक्षण संस्थान के निदेशक अमनदीप सिंह कपूर के साथ बातचीत की।
भारत की सबसे लंबी यात्रा करने वाला लोक संगीत समारोह ‘राजस्थान कबीर यात्रा’ 2-8 अक्टूबर तक चलेगा। सांप्रदायिक सद्भाव और शांति को बढ़ावा देने वाली यह 'यात्रा' राजस्थान पुलिस के प्रोजेक्ट ताना बाना के अंतर्गत सह-मेजबानी के साथ की जा रही है। इस पहल के बारे में और ज्यादा जानने के लिए गाँव कनेक्शन ने गृह मंत्रालय के पुलिस अनुसंधान और विकास ब्यूरो और केंद्रीय गुप्तचर प्रशिक्षण संस्थान के निदेशक अमनदीप सिंह कपूर के साथ बातचीत की।