Tag: TAPESTRY
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PRINTING THE CALAMITY: PATTACHITRA SCROLLS ON TROPICAL CYCLONES AND NATURAL DISASTERS IN SHYAMNAGAR, SHATKHIRA
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in Blog“We are the people of coastal area, Our sufferings know no bounds, We have to survive fighting various disasters.” —Shagorika Mondol, song sung to pattachitra scroll on disaster awareness How do you creatively inform the community about dealing with a tragedy that regularly befalls them? Or encourage them to stand back on their feet after…
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Pattachitra ‘We have to survive fighting various disasters’
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in Video-MediaPattachitra (traditional scroll performance) by the group Jubo Shilpigoshthi in Shyamnagar, Bangladesh, on preparing and responding to disasters. To know more about the project visit: https://steps-centre.org/project/tapestry/
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FACED WITH DEVASTATING CYCLONES, HOW ARE WOMEN IN COASTAL BANGLADESH BUILDING RESILIENCE?
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in BlogIn recent years, cyclones have battered the coastal fringes of Bangladesh, with one following closely after another. In Satkhira district, a combination of tidal flooding, inundation by storm surges, and saltwater intrusion has led to a rise in salinity in groundwater and fresh-water ponds. This is a problem for local people, who mainly make a…