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Kasargod, Kerala

Apr 16, 2019

The bamboo drummers of Kasargod

In Parappa village of Kerala, men from the Mavilan Adivasi community drum on ‘grass’ during festivals and other events, and for the rest of the year these musicians are daily wage labourers

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Author

Gopika Ajayan

Gopika Ajayan is a graduate of the Asian College of Journalism, Chennai, and a video journalist who focuses on the arts and culture of India's Adivasi communities.

Editor

Sharmila Joshi

Sharmila Joshi is former Executive Editor, People's Archive of Rural India, and a writer and occasional teacher.