Red Clay, Leather & a Special Coating: How Gumla Artisans Make the Drum Jharkhand Dances To
At a wedding, festival or village celebration in Jharkhand, you are likely to hear the Mandar. Its beats fill the air as people gather to sing and dance, often with the drum hanging from a musician's shoulder. But long before the Mandar reaches a celebration, someone has to make it. In villages like Jarjatta in Jharkhand's Gumla district, artisans have been doing exactly that for generations.…
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