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Bastar Pandum festival attracts large crowds, highlights traditional and f
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Bastar Pandum Festival, organised by the Chhattisgarh Government, has drawn large crowd to witness Bastar's traditional handicrafts, tribal arts, folk costumes and local products.
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"I can't believe it...": Tamasha artist Raghuveer Khedkar on receiving Pa
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Folk artist Raghuveer Khedkar has been named among the Padma Shri awardees for 2026.
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"Overwhelmed and happy": Padma Shri 2026 awardees express deep joy, share
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The prestigious Padma Awards were announced on Sunday, honouring extraordinary individuals across diverse fields.
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"My life struggles yielded results": Folk artist Gafruddin Mewati conferre
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
"This tradition has been very important to me... I have also performed Ghazals, Qawwalis, folk songs of Braj, Bhajans, Mewati, and Doha Dhani..." said Mewati.
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Goalpariya folk music travels beyond geographical, cultural origins; Prati
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Once confined to the courtyards, riverbanks, among cattle herders, elephant keepers, and villagers of undivided Goalpara, Goalpariya folk music has today travelled far beyond its geographical and cultural origins. Yet, even as the music finds new listeners and performers across Assam and
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Rajasthan CM Sharma inaugurates Saras Rajsakhi National Fair in Jaipur
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
During the event, CM Sharma interacted warmly with Lakhpati Didi beneficiaries and women associated with Self-Help Groups. He said women are becoming more empowered through Self-Help Groups, which is expanding the rural economy. While managing their households, they are also playing an im
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Rajasthan's traditional Kathputli Art organised at Bharat Parv 2025 held i
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to an official release from the Chief Minister's Office, at the Bharat Parv 2025, which brings alive the spirit of "Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat," an extraordinary fusion of folk art and modern culture has been witnessed. At the grand celebration held at the premises of the Statu
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Gujarat CM pays floral tributes to Padma awardee late Joravarsinh Jadav
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Late Joravarsinh Jadav, apart from being a writer and researcher, was also a devoted protector of folk arts and artists who kept Gujarat's cultural heartbeat alive. His unique journey of promoting and preserving folk art, which began in the small village of Akru, remains a remarkable chap
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India Celebrates a Surreal Diwali
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 22: As India prepares to celebrate its most luminous festival, Surreal Global stands at the heart of these celebrations, transforming cities and communities with installations that embody the very spirit of storytelling, togetherness, and light.
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Uttarakhand CM participates in 'Narendra Singh Negi Cultural Award' functi
Updated : 8 months ago IST
During the event, the Chief Minister stated that Narendra Singh Negi has touched the hearts of every Uttarakhandi through his songs. Negi Ji has given voice to the soul of Uttarakhand, portraying the joys, struggles, love, and beauty of folk life, thereby invigorating the state's cultural co
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Folk artists perform ahead of PM Modi's arrival in Odisha's Jharsuguda
Updated : 8 months ago IST
The PM, during his visit, will lay the foundation stone and inaugurate multiple projects worth over Rs 60,000 crore.
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MP: CM Mohan Yadav to inaugurate Sadanira Samagam in Bhopal tomorrow
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
CM Yadav will also release several books published by Veer Bharat Trust, Madhya Pradesh Council of Science and Technology, and the Madhya Pradesh Tribal Folk Art and Dialect Development Academy on the occasion.
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