Haveri

Harish Sunkappa Dodamani


Project Period: One year and three months

For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA which will engage sixth grade students of Government Model Higher Primary School in Tadasa, Shiggaon taluk, Haveri district with the project titled Korama Samudaya Eduve Kalegala Samudaya. Students will explore the art and culture of the Korama tribal community connecting it to their curriculum in environmental science and languages. Students will engage with the craft practices of the community and train in the Koravanji folk art form. The outcome of this project will be a performance, exhibition and a publication. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA with the final report will include a copy of the publication, still and video documentation of the process, exhibition and the performance. Project funds will pay for contract fees, performance, travel and living, documentation, materials, printing, and workshop.

Chandrappa Sobati


Grant Period: One year and six months

For a wide-ranging engagement and workshops with seventh, eighth, and ninth grade students of the Government High School, Hiremanakatti, Haveri district to introduce them to the songs of Dollu Kunita—a popular drum-dance form of Karnataka—and the subsequent use of these songs to explore the texts as part of the school curriculum. The outcome will be a performance. The Grantee's deliverables to IFA with the Final Report will include photographs from the workshops and an audio video recording of the performance. Grant funds will pay for an honorarium, workshop, professional fees for resource persons, documentation, production, travel and an accountant’s fee.

This Grant was Terminated by IFA and the Grantee is ineligible to apply to IFA in the future.

Mohan Kumar N


Grant Period: One year and six months

For a wide-ranging engagement and workshops with fifth, sixth and seventh grade students of the Government Higher Primary  School, Hulasogi, Haveri District to expose them to Kolata – a popular stick dance form of Karnataka. The outcome will be series of performances. The Grantee's deliverables to IFA with the final report will include photographs from the workshops and audio video recording of the performance. Grant funds will pay for honorarium, exhibition costs, workshop costs, printing costs, professional fees, documentation costs, travel and living costs and an accountant’s fee.

Prajna Hegde


Grant Period: Over ten months

For students from a government school in the village of Mantagi in Haveri district, to engage in a process of exploring a text from the school syllabus by interpreting it through local art forms.