Bamboo in Indian Society and Culture
First Online: January 01, 2010
Page Last Updated: October 01, 2025
The Goddess of Bamboo
During a recent function at the Kamat Memorial Library, some rural students sang and danced to a popular folk song that was in praise of "The Goddess of Bamboo".
The song inspired me to dig up pictures depicting use of bamboo in daily life and I found many many more uses of the bamboo than the song described. I even found bamboo fish-nets, bamboo weapons, and lots of bamboo utensils.
I present the translation of the song The Goddess of Bamboo and accompanying pictures from our collection.
-Vikas Kamat
Uses of Bamboo in India
 Bamboo Utensils Chindwara Tribal Museum, 1976 |  |
 |  Bamboo Musical Instruments |
Bamboo Crafts |  |
 | Bamboo Comb, Bastar A Bamboo Comb is a Token of Love among the some tribals of Central India. See: Ghotuls |
Man Fishing with a Bamboo Trap Town of Plassey, West Bengal, 1970 |  |
 | In the Village of Bamboo Craftsmen |
Picture of a Cowherd on the Support of a Bamboo Goulini in Yellapur Forest, Uttara Kannada |  |
 | Decorative Bamboo Artwork |
Nandi-Kolu Dancers Mysore, 1985 |  |
 | Bamboos and Boats |
Bamboo Cane Workers Making Furniture Sondur ,1992 |  |
 | Bow and Arrows Chindwara Tribal Museum, 1976 |
See Also:
- Tree Worship in India
- Medicinal Plants of India
- Flowers of India
