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04 Jul Origins of Art: The Gond Village of Patangarh

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The rich tradition of Gond art is a surprisingly young form--not more than 35 years old. So how did it evolve?

27 Apr Tiger Dance

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Keeping alive the memory of the Gond artist, Jangarh Singh Shyam.

07 Jun When Two Times Meet

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Bhajju Shyam: I have combined the rooster, the symbol of time in Gond art and Big Ben, the symbol of time in London.

13 Apr The Old Animals’ Forest Band

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An endearing Indian version of a well-known tale from the Brothers Grimm, featuring Gond art from central India.

13 Apr Alone in the Forest

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A gently perceptive exploration of the psychology of fear, with illustrations by Gond artist Bhajju Shyam.

17 Mar The Hindu

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…looks at the city with the wonder and humility of a child, and makes endearing and poignant observations about the city by using the symbolic vocabulary of Gond art

24 Feb Making Connections: a Tribute to John Berger

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Like for so many others, John Berger was an inspirational figure for us, a long while before Tara was born or even thought of. It was from him that we learnt to look at and think about art in a way that no one had taught us before. As young feminists, his ideas became a kind of foundation, a place from which it was possible

02 Dec Signature

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Gond images are filled with patterns, and each pattern is unique to a particular artist, making it his or her signature.

28 Mar Creation

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Visual narrative brings together stories of origins, transformations and endings from the Gond tribe.

18 Mar Nature and Environment

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A hand-picked selection of books for ages 10+, packed in gorgeous handmade and screen-printed gift bags.

01 Apr I Saw a Peacock with a Fiery Tail

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Design mirrors the shifting ways in which poetry creates meaning: 16th century English trick verse, Gond tribal art.

13 Apr The Night Life of Trees

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A cosmic vision of trees: exquisite art and folklore from the Gond tradition of central India.

13 Apr The Churki-Burki Book of Rhyme

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Filled with rhymes, games, and songs, this is a cheerful story of girls growing up in a Gond tribal village.

13 Apr Sultana’s Dream

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Early 20th century feminist utopia – classic text illustrated by contemporary woman artist from the Gond tribe.

15 Apr One, Two Tree!

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Count the improbable number of animals on an an ever-expanding tree…

15 Apr The London Jungle Book

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Visual travelogue from a Gond tribal artist reverses the anthropological gaze.

04 May Creation – Card Box

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The beautiful handmade cards in this box are rendered in the intricate Gond tribal art style from central India.

04 May The Unborn Fish Card

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Beautiful handmade cards in the Gond style of tribal art silkscreen-printed on handmade paper.

04 May The Sacred Seed Card

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Beautiful handmade cards in the Gond style of tribal art silkscreen-printed on handmade paper.

04 May The Egg of Origins Card

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Beautiful handmade cards in the Gond style of tribal art silkscreen-printed on handmade paper.

04 May Air Card

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Beautiful handmade cards in the Gond style of tribal art silkscreen-printed on handmade paper.

04 May Time Card

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Beautiful handmade cards in the Gond style of tribal art silkscreen-printed on handmade paper.

05 May The Night Life of Trees – Card Box

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The beautiful handmade cards in this box are rendered in the intricate Gond tribal art style from central India.

05 May The Peacock Card

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Beautiful handmade cards in the Gond style of tribal art silkscreen-printed on handmade paper.

05 May The Dumar Tree Card

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Beautiful handmade cards in the Gond style of tribal art silkscreen-printed on handmade paper.

05 May The Creation of Trees Card

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Beautiful handmade cards in the Gond style of tribal art silkscreen-printed on handmade paper.

05 May The Home of the Creator Card

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Beautiful handmade cards in the Gond style of tribal art silkscreen-printed on handmade paper.

05 May The Binding Tree Card

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Beautiful handmade cards in the Gond style of tribal art silkscreen-printed on handmade paper.

06 May Fat Cat

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Bhajju Shyam: A fat cat being troubled by mice.

06 May Peacock with Fiery Tail

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Ramsingh Urveti: I saw a peacock with a fiery tail.

06 May Whale in a Raging Sea

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Ramsingh Urveti: Swallow up a whale I saw a raging sea.

06 May Moon

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Ramsingh Urveti: As big as the moon and higher I saw the sun even in the midst of night.

06 May Snakes and Earth

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Bhajju Shyam: The earth is held in the coils of the snake goddess, so a snake symbolizes the earth.

06 May The Home of the Creator

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Bhajju Shyam: The Peepul tree is so perfect that seen against the sky, it seems to have the same shape as its own leaf.

09 May The Creation of Trees

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Ramsingh Urveti: The creator pulled three hairs from his own body, and from them made three great trees.

09 May The Dumar Tree

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Durga Bai: The holy Dumar tree, whose fruits look like little birds, is worshipped for during the festival of Navratri.

09 May The Peacock

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Ramsingh Urveti: When the peacock dances in the forest, the trees change turn their leaves into peacock feathers.

09 May The Squirrel’s Dream

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Ramsingh Urveti: A squirrel sat on a tree, dreaming about becoming something other than a squirrel…

09 May The Sacred Seed

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Bhajju Shyam: All life comes from a source, a small seed that holds the possibility of life.

09 May The Birth of Art

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Bhajju Shyam: The creator gave us the gift of the earth not only to live, but also, in turn, to create.

09 May Air

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Bhajju Shyam: Into this place, the creator streamed the breath of life. Air was born.

09 May The Unborn Fish

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Bhajju Shyam: In the beginning, before the creator made the world, there was emptiness… then came water.

09 May The Egg of Origins

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Bhajju Shyam: Animals – and the human beings – originate from the egg.

11 May The King of the Underworld

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Bhajju Shyam: In Gond belief, there is another world below, ruled by the earthworm — in London it is the Underground.

07 Jun The Miracle of Flight

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Bhajju Shyam: A plane taking off is as much of a miracle as a heavy elephant flying.

07 Jun Cow Paths

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Pradeep Marani: This is the pattern that a cow makes on the earth with her hooves.

07 Jun Crescent Moons

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Anand Shyam: I’ve thought of half a moon, a crescent, and the path it takes through the sky.

07 Jun Waterworld

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Suresh Kumar: My pattern is of fish scales, and the drops of water that surround the fish.

07 Jun Path

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Mansingh Vyam: These are the paths that a plow makes on the earth.

07 Jun Leaves

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Bhajju Shyam: My pattern is made up of linked leaf chains that make up the canopy of a tree.

07 Jun Trident

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Gariba Singh Tekam: I’ve used three lines to stand for the trishul, the three-pronged trident of the gods.

20 Sep ஒண்ணு, ரெண்டு, மரத்துல ஏறு

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காட்டிலுள்ள விலங்கு மரத்தில் பறவைகளுக்கு இடம் உண்டா?

20 Sep சுல்தானாவின் கனவு

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நாளைய உலகு பற்றிய அழகிய பெண்ணிய கனவு

16 May The Moon Gives Rise to Time

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Ramsingh Urveti: We read time according to the phases of the moon.

19 May The Moon at Night

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Bhajju Shyam: Day and night are two halves of a whole, and so are the sun and moon.

19 May The Lone Sun

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Subhash Vyam: The moon is surrunded by the stars, while the sun is always alone.

19 May The Source of Life

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Ramsingh Urveti: The sun gives birth to all life on earth.

19 May Moon and Sun

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Radhashyam and Ramsingh: The sun and moon are always in relationship.

07 Jul Sad Cat

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Bhajju Shyam: A cat with thoughts.

12 Feb Where has the Tiger Gone?

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A retelling of traditional Gond tales about the tiger, illustrated with richly symbolic art.

20 Apr Tiger Fire

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Dhavat Singh Uikey: In Gond mythology, the great beast is both revered and feared.

20 Apr Seeking Water

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Subhash Vyam: We need to make a pact with nature.

27 Apr Mouse Deer

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From the inimitable Gond master Jangarh Singh Shyam.