CCF in the News
Mermaids, wandering trees, birds that cry: Inside the world of lesser-known Indian folktales
By Anesha George, Published in Hindustan Times
“The tales that live on the longest tend to address our deepest desires and greatest fears, our flaws, follies and misdeeds. Working across India, the Centre for Contemporary Folklore (CCF) is now in the process of pulling some of these together, onto a single platform.”
“This isn’t easy to do, given the country’s vast geographic and linguistic scale.”
“It’s not just the risk of loss or the draw of nostalgia. Folktales have a wonderful way of sparking critical thinking and leading us to new modes of storytelling”
Stuti Mohanta & CCF’s Animated Short Gives A Classic Bengali Folk Tale New Life
By Disha Bijolia, Published in Homegrown
“Yet, as the world changes towards being more visual, a question arises — how do we carry these stories forward? And the answer comes in the form of the Centre for Contemporary Folklore (CCF). A passionate, clear-eyed initiative by the ParrotHouse Foundation, CCF is committed translating intangible, age-old traditions into living, visual, and accessible forms. “
Hyundai’s art exhibition displays culture at its best, makes art accessible to specially-abled
By Pankil Jhajhria, Published in The Week
“The PARROTHOUSE’s podcast is a series of five episodes: A Story and A Song, The Mermaid of Pondicherry Coast, The Braying Lion, The Magic of the Jackal and The Osari Festival—a story from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands about a community’s forgotten bond with nature. “
Finding Connection Between the Indian and Taiwanese Folk Heritage with an Indian Social Enterprise
By Venus Upadhayaya, Published in The IndoPacificPolitics.com
“But today, this heritage is fragile. Migration, urbanisation, loss of mother tongues, and standardised education have disrupted traditional modes of storytelling while creating new ones. Stories do find their way to us, but there is an interplay of technology, market and power structures that they seep through.”
