Hey guys,

Navjot Altaf an artist who lives in Bombay has done extensive work with the Adivasi women artists in Bastar. Here are the links to a couple of her papers;

http://3r2n.cfa.cmu.edu/groundworks/statements/navjot.pdf

http://3r2n.cfa.cmu.edu/groundworks/conference/papers/Panel%20Water/Navjot_Altaf_groundworks_paper.pdf

Please do read these as she has addressed a few of the same issues that we are looking at, such as water, oral traditions, culture.... etc.

someone act on this

Forum for Fact-finding Documentation and Advocacy
MIG-22, Sahayog Park, Mahaveer Nagar, Ravigram, Raipur, Chhattisgarh 492006, India.
Ph: +91 771 4262452, +91 7714268217
Email: info@ffdaindia.in

Contact person:
India: Subash Mohapatra

Europe: Javier Delgado

USA: Staci Martin

The other side of the coin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8abLOVSOgoo&feature=related
Watch this one too, not as polished as the marketing man shows you.
They mention a group called the 'Forum for Fact Finding, Documentation and Advocacy'. See if we can get in touch and connect with them in some way. Try looking here for starters: http://www.ffdaindia.in/

Video-youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynfK5Jd6Ofk

A vid of some of the places in chattisgarh..quite beautiful.

Welcome

This is the blog that will chart the course of the planning and dissemination for the Srishti trip to Bastar. Please feel free to comment and add links, info or tips. Let's go!