Thanks VSSM for giving chance to capture this picture
Above person belongs to Bharathari, a nomadic tribe of Gujarat, India
Traditional occupation : To sing 'Bhajans' - devotional songs with 'Ravanhaththo' - a stringed musical folk-instrument publicly and to get livelihood from people
Present sources of livelihood : To sing film songs and devotional songs with 'Ravanhathto', unorganized laboring, begging. People taste has been changed due to technology like mobile instrument, internet, i-pod so they are not interested in songs sung by bharathari.
Financial condition : worse, most of bharatharis dwell in huts made with mud on waste land or uncultivated land
Education : worse
Population : they are scattered in Gujarat so not on papers as certain numbers
Not only very nice picture....but it is most important that it is the Culture and it's Instruments...which is going to be forgotten almost,.....i appreciate the best affords of Mr.Umesh Solanki.......keep it up.....thanks. Victor Macwan.
ReplyDeleteThat's a fine photo.
ReplyDeleteI know some people who play Ravanhattho and also doing other Job for survival. villages, People invite such singers and arranging a program of Bhajans or song,
ReplyDeleteWe should tray to educate these people. Also we should see that they can do some other work for survival and earn name for their Art.
nice pic & very good effort to highlight the side corner people...... keep it up.........
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