FFolktale Tees Mar KhanDecember 9, 2018No comments Once there lived a weaver in a small village in one of the big kingdoms in North… Read More
FFolktale Everything for the bestNovember 11, 2018No comments Once upon a time there lived a prosperous king who ruled from the Himalayas to Ceylon and… Read More
FFolktale Madhava and SataSeptember 9, 2018No comments Among the many folk versions that the epic tale of Ramayana has spawned is a remarkable woman-centric ballad… Read More
FFolktale A tiger’s wifeJuly 11, 2018No comments A pregnant woman was down in the field one day looking for some fresh vegetables. She spotted a… Read More
FFolktale The origin of the GondhalMay 27, 2018No comments The Gondhalis, a community in Maharashtra that are designated dancers for weddings and other big rituals that are… Read More
FFolktale The song of BabirMarch 13, 2018No comments For long have ancient cultures had the tradition of deifying ancestors, worshipping them as heroes or as incarnations… Read More
FFolktale Chandra’s VengeanceFebruary 12, 2018No comments Once upon a time there lived a childless banker and his wife. The banker’s wife decided to go… Read More
FFolktale The yatra of Ram MamaJanuary 8, 2018No comments A nomadic tribe from western Maharashtra, known as the Nandiwalas (Nandiwales)*, follow an interesting annual and sometimes even… Read More
FFolktale Muladeva and the courtesanJuly 3, 2017No comments Muladeva was a renowned trickster from Ujjain. Such was his prowess that people from far flung towns knew… Read More
FFolktale Kotrabaina RamelaJune 18, 2017No comments The epics have been a major influence across communities and tribes in India. In the folk oral epics… Read More