Volume : I, Issue : V, October - 2012

The Vanishing Forms of Tribal Art: A Study of the Lambadas of Andhra Pradesh

Dr. M. Sreedevi Xavier

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This paper intends to describe the various forms of traditional art among the Lambadas of Andhra Pradesh and explain the various reasons for its vanishing trends. The various tribal art forms included in this study are oral literature; music art and art of dancing; textiles and adornments; and stone sculptures. This study involves both qualitative and quantitative techniques of data collection. The research sample consists of 300 respondents of both sexes of different age groups belonging to rural and urban areas from six districts of Andhra Pradesh. The data is collected first in 2001 and then in 2011. The results show that the rich variety of tribal art forms are fast forgotten by majority of the Lambadas partly due to selective sanskritization, modernization and socio–economic and political developments. However, in the process of adjustment and adoption, Lambadas lost their valuable ethnic identity

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Dr. M. Sreedevi Xavier The Vanishing Forms of Tribal Art: A Study of the Lambadas of Andhra Pradesh International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol.I, Issue.V Oct 2012

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