My (not so much 😉) love for gourds was rediscovered in our recent trip to Bastar, remote tribal district of Chhattisgarh which is like a craft epicentre of India. And though it was not because of any delicious preparations of the gourds but because of the Tumba craft! Tumba craft is contemporary expression of traditional …
Art beneath the guns!
The road is winding through the trees at the edge of Kanger Ghati forest, as we cruise through on tar, smooth as silk. It is lull until we cross another village. About five to six houses with typical stone roofs. Our cab driver explained, "most villages in this area are around this size, just five …