By Shrinivas Deshpande
Ghongadi blankets were once considered the pride of tribal communities in Maharashtra. Rough in texture, the woollen blankets are woven on pit looms and then dyed with organic and natural dyes. An initiative is reviving this traditional craft and enhancing the livelihoods of the weavers.
Ghongadi blankets were once considered the pride of tribal communities in Maharashtra. Rough in texture, the woollen blankets are woven on pit looms and then dyed with organic and natural dyes. An initiative is reviving this traditional craft and enhancing the livelihoods of the weavers.
By Shrinivas Deshpande
घोंगडी कंबल को कभी महाराष्ट्र में आदिवासी समुदायों के लिए फख्र की निशानी थी। बनावट में खुरदरे, ऊनी कंबल पिट लूम पर बुने जाते हैं और फिर इन कंबलों को जैविक और प्राकृतिक रंगों से रंगा जाता है। इस पारंपरिक दस्तकारी को जिंदा करने और बुनकरों की आजीविका को बढ़ाने के लिए एक पहल की जा रही है।
घोंगडी कंबल को कभी महाराष्ट्र में आदिवासी समुदायों के लिए फख्र की निशानी थी। बनावट में खुरदरे, ऊनी कंबल पिट लूम पर बुने जाते हैं और फिर इन कंबलों को जैविक और प्राकृतिक रंगों से रंगा जाता है। इस पारंपरिक दस्तकारी को जिंदा करने और बुनकरों की आजीविका को बढ़ाने के लिए एक पहल की जा रही है।
By Ashis Senapati
While weaving and embroidering shawls with their tribal motifs has been an age-old practice in the Dongria Kondh tribal community in Odisha, it has also become an important source of income for 1,800 tribal women in Rayagada district, as their traditional shawls are being sold far and wide. They now await a GI tag for their labour of love.
While weaving and embroidering shawls with their tribal motifs has been an age-old practice in the Dongria Kondh tribal community in Odisha, it has also become an important source of income for 1,800 tribal women in Rayagada district, as their traditional shawls are being sold far and wide. They now await a GI tag for their labour of love.
By Manoj Choudhary
Tribal men in East Singhbhum district make an annual pilgrimage into the Dalma forests to gather forest produce. Their women practise temporary 'widowhood' and pray to Singhbhonga, their deity. Sendra, say villagers, is a way of sharing knowledge of forest produce and rare herbs with their younger generation.
Tribal men in East Singhbhum district make an annual pilgrimage into the Dalma forests to gather forest produce. Their women practise temporary 'widowhood' and pray to Singhbhonga, their deity. Sendra, say villagers, is a way of sharing knowledge of forest produce and rare herbs with their younger generation.