Books by DR. GAURI SHANKAR MAHAPATRA
India is the home to large number of indigenous people, who are still untouched by the lifestyle ... more India is the home to large number of indigenous people, who are still untouched by the lifestyle of the modern world. With more than 84.4 million, India has the largest population of the tribal people in the world. Each tribe has its own identity and culture which varies greatly from each other. The tribes have their distinct socio-economic, cultural, political and religious institutions which are important part and parcel of cultural heritage of India. They have contributed immensely towards the history and culture of India. At present there do approximately six hundred and ninety seven tribes inhabit in different parts of India. More than half of the Indian tribal population is concentrated in the states of Central India which consists of plateaus and mountainous belt between Indo-gangrtic plain to the north and roughly to the Krishna River to the south.. The present book ‘Recent Researches on theTribes of Central India’ contains 43 articles ranging the various aspects of life and culture of the tribes of central India which includes economy and livelihood, ethnohistory, religion and rituals, education, language and literature, ethnography, culture, ethnomedicine, art and craft, tourism, violent, conflicts, conservation and protection of tribal cultural heritage, change and development etc. The subject matter of the study includes the areas of anthropology, sociology, history, political science, economics, folklore studies, religion studies, tribal and fine arts, museology, ethnology, ethnomedicine, tribal studies, regional studies etc.
Papers by DR. GAURI SHANKAR MAHAPATRA
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A Museum is established with the aim of preserving and documenting the disappearing Tangible and ... more A Museum is established with the aim of preserving and documenting the disappearing Tangible and Intangible Cultural Heritage for our future generation. India has the largest tribal group in the World. The tribal people have rich traditions, cultures and heritage with unique life style and customs. The Gond tribe resides in Central India i.e. Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh. They have rich Cultural Heritage. Gond painting is one of them, which reflect their daily lifestyle with their Socio-Religious traditional knowledge. The Gond painting is normally the treasure house of Myths, Legends. This study highlights the Gond painting, their subject matter and the role of museum to safeguard them with some suggestive approaches.
Museum is an Institution which performs many functions such as collection, preservation, exhibiti... more Museum is an Institution which performs many functions such as collection, preservation, exhibition and interpretation of natural as well as cultural objects. The ethnic heritage of our country has been under constant threats by natural and artificial hazards, urbanization, industrialization, interference of western culture etc. It is a fact that, museums owe a responsibility of protection of cultural heritage through various ways. The Pan-Indian tribal museum of Indira Gandhi National Tribal University was collected more than 1000 objects from Central India. In this article a brief note on the collection of the museum is discussed.
A Museum is established with the aim of preserving and documenting the disappearing Tangible and ... more A Museum is established with the aim of preserving and documenting the disappearing Tangible and Intangible Cultural Heritage for our future generation. India has the largest tribal group in the World. The tribal people have rich traditions, cultures and heritage with unique life style and customs. The Gond tribe resides in Central India i.e. Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh. They have rich Cultural Heritage. Gond painting is one of them, which reflect their daily lifestyle with their Socio-Religious traditional knowledge. The Gond painting is normally the treasure house of Myths, Legends. This study highlights the Gond painting, their subject matter and the role of museum to safeguard them with some suggestive approaches.
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Books by DR. GAURI SHANKAR MAHAPATRA
Papers by DR. GAURI SHANKAR MAHAPATRA