A Project for
Creating a Digital Depository of Oral
Knowledge of Mudugar and Kurumbar
with the help of
World Oral Literature Project, University of
Cambridge
Mudugar-Kurumbar Research
Centre, Attappady
The team sets out with a definite focus for fieldwork. Having a
community member (Ramu K.A) in our team makes it easy
for us to go to Mudugar hamlets.
Sometimes the journey is easy. .
Sometimes tiring. . .
However difficult, we reach the spot and set up the equipments for shooting
Ramu K.A
DineshKumar
With approved consent …
Interviews in the subject’s home is a technique in our fieldwork to
document the knowledge and memories of the community
From Left: Chaathi, Sachindev P.S. and Ramu K.A.
From Left: Kurumbi, Ranki, Ramu K.A. and
Kiran Tom Sajan
The month of May, 2010, was dedicated to exploring the dress and
ornamental patterns of Mudugar. After a month’s field work, a videodocumentary titled, thenevare (‘Dressing up’ in Mudugar language),
was co-scripted and edited by Kiran Tom Sajan.
Some interesting moments . . .
Nisha dressed up in
traditional attire in
Karara hamlet
Kurumbi combing
Malli’s hair in
Karara hamlet
Ranki, Cholakkad hamlet
Melthande
Para
Tholvalai
Ramu K. A. interacting with the
members of Vandanpara
Hamlet
Kiran Tom Sajan, Lakshmanan
and others in Thundoor hamlet
After a day’s work, the
team returns to the
Research centre. All the
footages and photos are
logged in and analysed.
Project Office
Rayson K. Alex (Principal Researcher)
Manoj U. A (Collaborator)
Sachindev P. S (Media Officer)
K.A. Ramu (Field worker)
Vasantha (Field worker)
S. Susan Deborah (P.R.Officer)
Samuel Moses K.S. (Convener, Ecomedia team)
Interns
Kiran Tom Sajan
Justin Raj
Dileep David
Dineshkumar
Anand Thomas