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Giving Voice To The Subalterns

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  How Ecolook Is Enabling The Rural Artisans Of West Bengal, Bihar And Orissa With Wings To Fly High It was nearly a century ago, when probably on a wintry night in Turin, Antonio Gramsci coined the term, subaltern .  And when, in the sunny days of 1983, India was about to script history by edging past the much-fancied West Indies side to lift the coveted Prudential Cup (as it was officially known then), another Indian, Gayatri Chakraborty Spivak came up with her epoch-making thought, ‘Can the subaltern speak?’ . But little did they know, that there would be another bunch of dreamers in the 21 st century, who will be dealing with this term as mothers deal with their child – love and care galore! In her famous essay, Spivak argued, can the subaltern speak? She went on to address the question from various perspectives and firmly concluded, that the subaltern can speak, if they are given a voice. Allah Megh De, Pani De, Chaya De Re Tui (O God! Give Us Cloud, Rain And Shadow) – Ready Fo

Bridging The Gap

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  How Ecolook Is Doing Wonders By Uniting The Rural Artisans Of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa With The World The Glorious Past In all likelihood, the triumvirate of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa, has been the home sweet home to innumerable artisans, since time immemorial. These amazing craftsmen seem to be God gifted, as they can create absolutely brilliant artworks which mark the signature of the rich folk culture and tradition of the incredible India. For centuries, they mesmerized not only patrons from India but also many art connoisseurs across the globe with their exquisitely beautiful pieces of art. Good Old Days Are Gone Often in our lives, we realize that time flies. And in all probability, good old times, fly even faster! With the passage of time, the entire scenario has changed drastically. The artisans, who have served these rare traditional art forms with enormous sweat and blood for generations, suddenly discover on one fine morning, that those golden days are gone! They now fear if