Preserving India's folk traditions through digital storytelling
Explore performance clips, oral histories, documentaries, and tutorials from folk artists across India. Every story matters. Every tradition deserves to be remembered.
A rare look into the life of 82-year-old Bhanwar Lal, one of the last remaining Kathputli puppet masters in Jaipur. He shares his struggle to keep the tradition alive.
Traditional Kalbelia dance performance at the Pushkar Fair. This snake-charmer community dance is now a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Documentary on the bamboo craft tradition of Northeast India. From daily use items to intricate art pieces, the weavers share their generations-old techniques.
A rare look into the life of 82-year-old Bhanwar Lal, one of the last remaining Kathputli puppet masters in Jaipur. He shares his struggle to keep the tradition alive.
Traditional Kalbelia dance performance at the Pushkar Fair. This snake-charmer community dance is now a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Documentary on the bamboo craft tradition of Northeast India. From daily use items to intricate art pieces, the weavers share their generations-old techniques.
A step-by-step tutorial on traditional Madhubani painting from Bihar. Learn the basic motifs and techniques from a practicing artist.
Purna Das Baul sings about the migration of Baul singers from rural Bengal. A moving oral history of patronage lost and tradition preserved through wandering.
Full Theyyam performance captured in Kannur, Kerala. This 12-hour ritual dance celebrates local deities and ancestral heroes of North Malabar.
Watch the entire process of creating a Patachitra scroll painting from Odisha - from making natural colors to the final intricate artwork.
Masked Chhau dance performance depicting scenes from the Mahabharata. Performed during the Chaitra Parva festival in West Bengal.
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