Author: Shefali Martins
Rajasthan’s rural life museum enchants visitors
Nicknamed "Jhaadu Museum" for the variety of brooms on display, the Arna Jharna Museum in Rajasthan showcases how culture and food connect through basic objects used in everyday life.
Keeping Kalbeliya tradition beaded together
Twice a child bride, Sushila Nath – a single mother of three now – makes a living rearing cattle and working as a farm labourer. But her passion is preserving her tribe’s Kalbeliya jewellery and dance and making it commercially sustainable.
Kalbeliya beadwork hanging by a thread
Most famous for their ‘snake charmer’ dance, the Kalbeliya tribes have another precious legacy they are desperate to preserve and earn a livelihood from - the unique bead jewellery that is part of their costume.