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 Vikas Kamat is a programmer- entrepreneur living in Atlanta. This blog is a complex mix of Indian culture, life in southern USA, computer sciences, and sports. Opinions are his own.
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It is amazing what cultural transformation awareness and networking can bring about. Remember Amma's Konkani book that I complained so much about? That book went out of print in no time, and second edition is also not available due to limited number of copies commissioned.

The popularity of the book (and a show based on the book by Anuradha Dhareshwar) led to conducting of a workshop to teach housewives some of the songs, so they could sing them at weddings they attend. That was very successful, because the ladies who attended the workshop were in great demand to bring some of the old-glory value to weddings.

Eventually, some of the ladies got featured in a TV show.

Recently, someone who attended a Konkani wedding told me that several women came to the wedding with Amma's book in hand, so they could sing!

I told Amma that all her efforts are worth it!

And by popular request, I am making some of these songs available for purchase in the USA.

Buy the Ovyo-Gavuya CD for $9.99 at Lulu.com (for a limited time)

Old Konkani Jewelry from Folk-songs

One of the songs on the CD describes the glory of the jewels worn by the guests at a wedding. Most of this jewelry art is now lost, but the songs introduce us to the lost art form. When I see some of these jewelry in museums or with collectors, that I realize that the jewels described in the song is a real one, and I begin to admire the beauty of oral traditions of India.

© K.L.Kamat
Golden Bud Ornament
Golden Bud Ornament
"Kalya Hali" -- a traditional Konkani jewelry

© Vikas Kamat
Antique  Silver Jewelry
Antique Silver Jewelry
In India it was common to melt silver and gold coins to make jewels. Sometimes the coins were left intact (as shown).

Oral Traditions of India

For those who don't know, India had a strong oral tradition of imparting knowledge on history, arts, grammar, and mathematics. A lot of people don't get it, and just because someone is illiterate (one who can't read or write), they are condemned as ignorant. They aren't the same thing.

Konkani language may not have a script, but that doesn't mean it has no literature.

See Related Entry: Understanding Illiterates


(Comments Disabled for Now. Sorry!)First Written: Friday, October 27, 2006
Last Modified: 11/2/2006 6:47:48 AM

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