Two years after the Orissa government drew flak for bringing in around 250 tribals to pose as live models during its annual Adivasi Mela, state officials have done one better — or worse. At the tribal fair this year that began on January 26, the Orams, a dominant tribe of Sundargarh, are represented by an effigy that can be mistaken for a scarecrow armed with a bow and arrow. And the stall dedicated to the aboriginal Bathudis is empty but for a couple of monkey models. via Fasil Facile
Posted on: Mon, 03 Feb 2014 08:20:44 +0000
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