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Folklore
LoreKeepers Project: ARPO builds India's leading open video folklore archive
ARPO has digitally archived over 1700 lores — comprising folk songs and tales from diverse regions and communities, securing these traditions for future generations.
Impact
Reviving the craft of Malabar Hookah
How ARPO team helped to create domestic demand for the historic craft Malabar Hookah
Folklore
ARPO Impact: Jenu Kuruba Musicians perform at Mahindra Fest
Jenu Kuruba music leaps from village to a major stage thanks to ARPO's 2-year collaboration. A dream realized, a community inspired.
Impact
ARPO wins Unesco Award for Cultural Heritage Conservation
The restoration of Karnikara Mandapam at the Kunnamangalam Bhagawati Temple in Kozhikode, facilitated by ARPO has won the 2023 Unesco Asia Pacific Heritage Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation.
Folklore
When a rare ritual art form was staged after decades
Balikkala, a nearly-extinct ritual art form of north Kerala, was performed in its full form again, as part of a digitisation drive under ARPO LoreKeepers.
earthlore
Irula musicians' Delhi debut
Four Irula musicians got a chance to take their first flight perform at a prestigious event in Delhi