Stories of Bastar Travel
by K. L. Kamat
Last Updated: August 20, 2024
Introduction
Bastar (Ba-stir) is the most underdeveloped district of Madhya Pradesh (in present day state of Chhattisgarh) in Central India. About 70% of Bastar is full of dense forest with 72% of the population being tribal (1979).
I took up this study at the behest of the Karnataka Literary Academy, and during the year-long study the scholarship funded, I roamed the forests of Central India studying the lives and customs of the native people. Here are excerpts from the Kannada original, Bastara Pravasa, Pustakalaya 1991.
K.L. Kamat/Kamat's Potpourri
"Bastara Pravasa"
Cover of Kamat's Book "Stories of Bastar Travel", Pustakalaya/ 1991
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List of Articles
- Bastar Travelogue: Abujamara- Interview
- Bastar Travelogue: Bus Journey to Bastar- Article
- Bastar Travelogue: The Town of Chotedongar- Article
- Bastar Travelogue: The Jagadalpur Marketplace- Article
- Colorful Life of Dandami Marias- Article
- The Ghotul System of Tribal Education- Article
- Ghotuls: The Schools of the Jungle- Index
- Ghotuls: Pointers to Further Study- Reference
- Bastar Travelogue: Arrival in the Gond Forest- Article
- Map of Bastar District- Map
- Bastar Travelogue: Town of Mundatikara- Article
List of Pictures
- Adivasi Dancer- Picture
- An Adivasi making rope from tree bark- Picture
- Bells of a Adivasi Dancer- Picture
- Bullock Carts at Chindwada- Picture
- A care-free woman of Bastar- Picture
- Collection of Combs- Picture
- Elderly Woman Belonging to Gonda Tribe- Picture
- Farm Guard House (Manchal) of Adivasis- Picture
- Ghotul buildings, Madhya Pradesh- Picture
- A Gift of Love- Picture
- Gigantic Hat Made with Hay Straws- Picture
- Gonda Women, Chindawada- Picture
- Gonda Women- Picture
- A Group of Memorials at Barsur in Bastar- Picture
- In a Tribal Town- Picture
- A Mahuva Tree- Picture
- Maidens on their way to Ghotul- Picture
- Map of Bastar district in Madhya Pradesh- Picture
- Members of the Royal Family- Picture
- Muria Dancer with Cowrie Decorations- Picture
- Necklace of Coins- Picture
- Never Been Photographed- Picture
- On the way to Bastar Fair- Picture
- Palace of Praveer Chandra Bhanj Deo- Picture
- Picture of Sukhdev Rajamestri - Picture
- Savage or Civilized?- Picture
- A Student in a Tribal Educational Institution of Ghotul- Picture
- Tribal Beauty- Picture
- Two tribal youngsters go for a smoke, Jagadalpur- Picture
- Villagers' belongings at the Village Fair- Picture
- Wooden Facial Mask of Bison Horn Maria- Picture
- A Wooden Idol of Ganesh Worshipped by Tribals of Madhya Pradesh- Picture
| Stories of Bastar Travel Table of Contents | Arrival | Chotedongar | Jagadalpur Bazar In Gond Forest | Ghotul Schools | Picture Gallery |
See Also:
- Tribals of Madhya Pradesh - A List
- Children of the Forest God -- Learn about the little known, but very rich traditions and cultures of the tribals of India
References
- Kamat Krishnanand, Bastara Pravasa in Kannada, Pustakalya, 1991
- Kamat Krishnanand, KalaRanga in Kannada, Manohara Grinth Mala,
- Kamat K. L., The Timeless Theater , CyberCrow, 1999
- Life in Gond Village and other Works of Verrier Elwin
