For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA that engages fifth grade students of the Government Higher Primary School in Chikkahandigol village, Gadag district with the local folk art forms of Sobane Pada, Gee Gee Pada, Lavani, Kolatada Pada, Beesuva Kallina Pada, Hanti Hadu and Holi Hadu, which are rapidly disappearing from the cultural life of the region. The students will train in these forms through workshops conducted by community singers, and apply it to the texts of their curriculum. The outcome of the project will be a performance in the presence of school staff and community members, and a digital publication. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA with the final report will include photographs, the digital publication and video documentation of the entire project. Project funds will pay for professional fees, performance, workshop, honorarium, travel, and documentation.
