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Interview with Chandrika Padmanabhan, Mysore ganjifa artist Detailed interview on Mysore Chhad Ganjifa providing information on the history, the art, the cultural tradition and the survival of the tradition. -
Interview with Shraddha Bhonsle (Sawantwadi royal family) Detailed interview on Sawantwadi Ganjifa providing information on the history, the art, the cultural tradition and the survival of the tradition. -
Interview with Dr Arunima Pati 20250217 Interview with Dr Arunima Pati, eminent expert on Ganjapa / Ganjifa cards. -
Interview with Professor Priya Sangameswaran (CSSSC): On Playing Pallanguzhi/Pallangudi in Palakkad On Playing Pallanguzhi/Pallangudi (Mancala) in Palakkad. Professor Priya Sangameswaran speaks to Dr Souvik Mukherjee about her experience of playing Pallanguzhi as a child and also later. -
Interview with Ramsons Kala Pratisthana Interview with R.G. Singh and Raghu Dharmendra describing the initiation of interest in preserving boardgames. Ramsons Kala Pratishtana (RKP) is a not-for-profit art foundation based in Mysore, Karnataka, India. RKP was established in 1995 to commemorate the 25th year anniversary of Handicrafts Sales Emporium (largest and finest handicrafts store in Mysore founded by D. Ram Singh in 1970). RKP is a research, training, design, development and conservation centre for art and craft forms with special emphasis on Mysore and its culture. The main objective of RKP is to develop the art and craft forms by providing research based designs to the artisans and also creating a market to the products produced thereof. RKP aims to be proactive towards the sustainability of craft forms by providing them with new impetus in the face of globalisation and industrialisation. The mantra is 'Art, craft and traditions have to reinvent themselves in order to be relevant with the times' RKP conducts several annual exhibitions 'Kreedaa Kaushalya' an exhibition of traditional board games of India, in summer. 'Bombe Mane' an exhibition of traditional dolls on the occasion of Dasara. 'Deepa Soundarya' an exhibition of traditional lamps for Deepavali. Chairman: D. Ram Singh. Executive Trustee: M.B. Singh. Secretary: R.G. Singh. Curator: Raghu Dharmendra See less -
Kati Description of Kati, a game played by Santhal communities in Jharkhand, India -
Interview with Ganjapa [Ganjifa] artist Banamali Mahapatra Ganjapa ( Ganjifa) artist Banamali Mahapatra describes the process of the making of the ganjapa cards, their relation to the patachitra.