Indigenous or folk music traditionally performed while celebrating harvest festivals, weddings, or childbirth is now being appreciated by a wider audience. Across the country, tribal musicians are gaining recognition as contemporary artists and are being empowered to do stage shows, record their performances and even release their Indigenous music albums. At the 11th edition of Samvaad, the annual tribal conclave organised by the Tata Steel Foundation in Jamshedpur (November 15 to 19), indigenous music soared high. Launched in 2014, the event witnessed 3500 tribal delegates, 282 artists, artisans, craftsmen and healers belonging to 26 tribes from across the country come…
Author: Antara Bose
Financial assistance schemes are a huge motivation for rural voters in Jharkhand. While the development of infrastructure, health, and education is still much needed, the rural poor, particularly women, see cash transfer schemes or financial assistance schemes as a way to reduce their daily struggles. In the Meharma block of Godda district in Jharkhand, women demand a government that will give them maximum cash benefits, as it is a huge source of support. Nandini Devi from the Parsa Panchayat district is happy to use the extra cash under the Mukhyamantri Maiya Samman Yojana to buy food and groceries. “It has…