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The country is a treasure trove of stories. We are travelling to string together these incoherent voices. Visit us at potliwalas.wordpress.com

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Muzhappilangad Drive in Beach, Kerala

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Cherrapunji..one of the wettest places on land

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Theyyam… Malabar welcomes you to Kerala..

Rythm of prayer

Expressions of prayer

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Verandah in the Forest - Matheran

Verandah in the Forest – Matheran

Before the long weekend took throngs of travellers to popular getaways around Mumbai, it was imperative to find some quietness. The easiest option would have been to stay at home, but the travelling shoes were calling out and the heart was desirous of some old colonial style pampering. This trip was also to show off to a cousin, about the delights of short trips outside the city that never…

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Sorathee-Birjabhar - Bihar's folk art of storytelling

Sorathee-Birjabhar – Bihar’s folk art of storytelling http://wp.me/s30F6u-sorathee

A young prince, Birjabhar, leaves his palace and family to join the Nath Sampradayaas a wandering monk following in the footsteps of Guru Gorakshnath. Many years later, Birjabhar appears at the doorstep of his old palace, having forgotten his old life and begging for alms and food grains. His encounter with the servant, his mother and finally his wife are part of legend in Bihar. The test in his…

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In memoriam: Padmashri Sakar Khan's legacy passes on

It was extremely sad for us hear of Padmashri Sakar Khan’s demise from respiratory ailments on August 10. The grief is magnified by the fact that we had spent such an enlightening time at his home in Hamira, learning from him all sorts of things about his…

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Dear Readers, Here comes another piece of khamancha magic where Shri Ghevar Khan and Shri Darre… http://wp.me/s30F6u-595

Dear Readers,

Here comes another piece of khamancha magic where Shri Ghevar Khan and Shri Darre Khan are involved in a jugalbandi. The elderly gentleman seated between them and looking on at the performances is Padmashri Sakar Khan.

This friendly little…

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The magic of Khamancha

And finally we have been able to deliver on our promise. This is the first video that we recorded in Hamira while staying at Padmashri Sakar Khan’s house. The video shows his son Shri Ghevar Khan playing a Rajasthani folk tune on the khamancha. Listen up…

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Our leave of absence

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It has been a while since we actually hit the highways and the dirt tracks. Certain…

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The emerging tribes of India

The emerging tribes of India http://wp.me/s30F6u-tribes1

I know little about anthropology, but over the last few months my travels have brought me closer to some of the tribes that are forming and emerging in the melting cultural pot of India. It may be a little premature to speak of this since there still is a…

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So, over the last month and a little

So, over the last month and a little more, we have been unable to share the action that has been parts of our lives. For the whole month of April, we were in a mountaineering course at the Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering & Winter Sports in Pahalgam,…

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Hamira: a hamlet, some chicken and plenty of music-I http://wp.me/s30F6u-hamira

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Hamira: a hamlet, some chicken and plenty of music – II http://wp.me/s30F6u-hamira2

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Hamira: a hamlet, some chicken and plenty of music – III

I sat chatting with Shri Darre Khan Sahab on the porch of their house, answering his many questions…

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Hamira: a hamlet, some chicken and plenty of music – III

I sat chatting with Shri Darre Khan Sahab on the porch of their house, answering his many questions about me as he played a few random notes on his khamancha every now and then. He wasn’t paying attention to what he was playing, but the strings of notes…

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Abhinav spent a couple of nights at Hamira, a hamlet in Rajasthan, with a family known for their dedication to music. Read about his interaction with the Manganiyar community and his ruminations about cultural identities.

The story of Abhinav's stay at Hamira continues. (There were a couple of videos to be attached, but a weak network played spoilsport. Shall upload them soon and keep you posted about it.)