The Pathaayam as Economic Archive In the villages of southern India, one could once find a wooden storage box known as the pathaayam. Today, these boxes sit largely forgotten in the corners of elderly farmers’ homes. But in their time, they functioned as something far more significant than mere storage containers. They were, in effect,ContinueContinue reading “Evolving Rice Currency”
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From the Sundarbans to Nagaland: Shrimati Munda’s Journey to the Biodiversity Festival
Interview conducted and translated by Pijush Dutta As our car navigated the winding, hilly roads, a rush of crisp, chilly wind carried the scent of freshly bloomed flowers to us. The journey from Dimapur to Chizami spanned five hours, with each turn in the road bringing a sense of excitement to everyone in the car.ContinueContinue reading “From the Sundarbans to Nagaland: Shrimati Munda’s Journey to the Biodiversity Festival”
A Story of Solidarity and Success: Visit to Chizami on the 16th Biodiversity Festival by North East Network
Souvik Das It was exciting from the beginning. The moment we got to know we have been invited by the North East Network (henceforth referred as NEN) to participate in their 16th Biodiversity Festival in Chizami in Nagaland, which also marks their 30th anniversary. For time constraints we could not be present at Chizami forContinueContinue reading “A Story of Solidarity and Success: Visit to Chizami on the 16th Biodiversity Festival by North East Network”
A walk along the banks of the rivers of the Sundarbans, in images.
-A Photo Essay Tarini Manchanda Living in the shadow of multiple histories, fictions, political trajectories and stories, are the people who continue to live in and depend on the Sundarbans. An aerial view of the region would appear grey, gnarly, wooded and green, but a descent into the terrain allows the viewer to understand theContinueContinue reading “A walk along the banks of the rivers of the Sundarbans, in images.”
Life in Exemption: The Sundarbans, a Place To Remember
Tarini Manchanda Rarely does a journey across multiple Indian states involve only one mode of transport. Typically, if you are neither very wealthy nor extremely hard up, you will be shuffled from train to car, jostled from bus to auto, and when going into the rural parts- often picked up and plonked on to vehiclesContinueContinue reading “Life in Exemption: The Sundarbans, a Place To Remember”
Farmers’ Voice: PART 4
Our ancestors followed these sustainable methods, but with the Green Revolution, chemical farming became widespread. Eventually, people realized its negative impact on health and the environment, leading to a revival of traditional farming, what we now call organic farming.
Ecotone- Images of a Sublime History of Anthropocene
by Shirsho Basu In Pic: Breathing Roots by Koustabh Chakraborty, Ecotone Exhibits It is a naturally accepted proposition in art history and art-criticism that language, or words are always in an infinite relation with the painting. Words are sometimes rendered so imperfect that when they confront the visible realm of a painting, they are provenContinueContinue reading “Ecotone- Images of a Sublime History of Anthropocene”
A Review of the Exhibition “Ecotone”
by Joshua Bodhinetra In Pic: Khelaghor, Embracing Play by Koustabh Chakrabarty, Ecotone Exhibits Sabbe sattā, sabbe pāņā, sabbe bhūtā,Sabbe puggalā, sabbe attabhāvapariyāpannā,Sabbā itthiyo, sabbe purisā,Sukhitā hantu…sukhitā hantu…sukhitā hantu… (May all creatures, all life, all beings,May all persons, all individuals,May all women, all men,Be happy…be happy…be happy…) What happens when the liminal gets filled with theContinueContinue reading “A Review of the Exhibition “Ecotone””
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