The Social Jigsaw (TSJ) - TSJ Volume 4 - Year 2023, Indian Folklore: A Cultural Canvas

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Folklore forms an integral part of any culture. The Merriam Webster dictionary defines folklore as, “traditional customs, tales, dances, or art forms preserved among a people.” It is the unwritten literature of people, place or a group, often conveyed in the form of stories or legends and folk tales, proverbs, riddles, songs, drama, narratives, sayings, beliefs, customs etc.

India has a rich and diverse body of folklore, each being unique in itself, besides conveying certain perspective about a community. Such forms of tradition, passed on through generations, needs to preserved, shared, and celebrated.

The Social Jigsaw (TSJ) Magazine Description:

A socio-cultural magazine published annually.

It takes inspiration from a jigsaw puzzle which consists of different pieces of a picture. Society too, is like a jigsaw puzzle, made up of pieces of a picture i.e. the society itself.

The puzzle, which comprises of varied shapes and sizes, making it an integrated and kaleidoscopic whole. The people, art, culture, faith, religion, ethnicity and community, if brought together, can be created into a Social Jigsaw !