Folk and Indigenous Tradition

Complementing the textual tradition, some of the lectures offered insights into the rich heritage of the indigenous people in India.

An interesting account of folk legends woven into embroidery work which reflect in the variegated regional expressions in India. The speaker was Dr. Charu S. Gupta, Research Officer, Regional Design and Technical Development Centre who spoke on Narration in Folk-Embroidery: A Case Study where she dwelt on the Kani, amlikar, shikar and choga styles of Kashmiri embroidery.

An interesting, anecdotal account of how modern scientific tools of research and indigenous methods arrive at the same conclusions on man and nature was given by Dr. Jyotindra Jain, Director, Crafts Museum, New Delhi. The lecture titled The Implicit and the Manifest in Indian Art and Culture connected several stray observations and accounts given by representatives of the folk and tribal communities of India, from which a significant world-view emerges.

The lecture Culture and Development among the Dongria Kodhs of Niamgiri Hills, Orissa by Dr. Upali Aparajita discussed the ethnography and development of Dongria Kodhs of Orissa.

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