KALAMANDIR

The Beginning

"Kalamandir - the Celluloid Chapter Art Foundation" was established in 1997 with specific aims and objectives to promote art and culture with a mission to play a role in reviving and nurturing the tribal heritage, culture, artefacts and traditions most rich and vibrant in its primitive aesthetic contents and expression. It is of immense historic value for anthropological interest and research, and therefore, a National agenda. The Foundation with its well structured plan and programme seeks to create a greater interaction and understanding of the tribal tradition, their age-old customs and rituals, their faiths and values, their songs and dances, murals and martial arts, their love for nature and zest for life, their ballads and folk lore, to re-discover the wealth and national relevance of the tribal tradition and rich heritage.

Thus, the Foundation has, in fact, initiated a process of emotive integration of the primitive culture into the national main cultural stream yet, retaining its own distinct, grace and beauty. Art always becomes a tool for motivation besides its potential of self-expression among community. Naturally culture and ethnicity is the most deep-rooted element in this community-based state of Jharkhand.

Birth of KALAMANDIR

With this background of accomplishments and experience, the Celluloid Chapter promoted Kalamandir - the Celluloid Chapter Art Foundation to cultural activities beyond cinema and also enlarges its area of operation. Kalamandir - The Celluloid Chapter Art Foundation was inaugurated by the renowned artist Prakash Kalamandir on 6th July 1997.

Why do we do it

The objectives of Kalamandir - the Celluloid Chapter Art Foundation are broadly defined as follows:

1. To undertake research / survey on Tribal heritage and the different forms of expression such as paintings, songs and dances.
2. To act as a Resource Center to document and disseminate information related to different linguistic, ethnic and regional communities of Jharkhand and also to create awareness among them against all socio-economic evils.
3. To extend support to and participate in activities related to capacity building, empowerment, alternative employment, education and health care to create a new prosperous Jharkhand.
4. To initiate Plans and programme to revive, preserve and promote culture heritage of Tribal, threatened by modern times.
5. To impart education to children / youth in the different forms Music, Dance, Fine Arts, Language and photography.
6. To extend support to and participate in such activities that seek to promote these objectives of Kalamandir - the Celluloid Chapter Art Foundation.

How shall we do it

• Organizing Cultural performances at various parts of Jharkhand to boost the morale of the people.
• Organising Training program for Design & Skill Development for the Artisan and their Handicraft products.
• Promotion of marketing and sales of traditional tribal artifacts.
• Holding of workshops, fares, seminars for promotion of tribal / traditional dances/artifacts.
• Performing plays & dances, singing songs, showing films and launching campaign with Cultural teams at various parts of Jharkhand.
• Preparing Programme for Awareness / IEC campaign for any project related to Development / Health / Education / Water & Sanitation / Culture / Women and Tribal issues.
• Train the IEC or Village Contact Team with communication skill and cultural tools to propagate and generate demand in favour of issues we are concerned.
• Make direct contact with people of Target Group / Community / Society / Area to understand and deliberate on the issue / problem and facilitate them to solve it.
• Conduct Training programme for Employment Generation through culture tourism, Health Issues, and eradication of social evils.
• Arrange training for various dances at the rural Centre.

Outreach

In course of the last 7 years, volunteers of Kalamandir - the Celluloid Chapter Art Foundation have moved into the deeper tribal hinterlands and established contact with some of the few surviving artisans / artists and have identified their creative produce. Their myriad works of art / dance / music, if properly marketed could become a potential source for survival and sustenance of the Tribal Art, now facing extinction.

Our Partnership with Government Organization

Kalamandir - the Celluloid Chapter Art Foundation put up Exhibition Cum Sale of Handicrafts/ Handloom Textiles made by local artists and artisans, Performance of Tribal dances, planning and executing of Mega Cultural shows etc on behalf of District Administration and other departments on following occasion.

• At IITF 2004, New Delhi with Department of Industries, Govt. of Jharkhand
• At Mining Expo 2004, New Delhi at with Department of Mines, Govt. of Jharkhand
• Department of Tribal Welfare, Govt. of Jharkhand at NYF 2004, Jamshedpur
• District Administration, East Singhbhum at Sthapna Divas 2002, 2003, Jamshedpur.
• District Administration, Seraikela-Kharsawan at Seraikela Chhau Mahotsav 2002, 2003
• Our presentation has always been praised by the officials due to sincere and imaginative efforts put by us.

Partnership

In a task of this magnitude and of National significance, Kalamandir seeks partnerships with government and public bodies for a social change and contribution from all lovers of art and culture and like - minded citizens.

Kalamandir - the Celluloid Chapter Art Foundation looks forward to most generous response from all, in making its efforts meaningful, and any assistance to this project, in any form, will be most gratefully acknowledged.