Traditional Folk Media in India: Jathara as a Mode of Communication for Development and Social Change
White Falcon Publishing (2021), xxii, 153 pp.
Contains many illustrations, bibliogr. pp. 139-146, index
ISBN 978-1-63640-386-1
Signature commbox: 317:10-Development 2021
"The contents of this book deals with an overview of traditional folk media, characteristic elements of the study, empirical data of Jathara, Importance of Jathara as a medium of communication for the development of society. The analyzed the role of Jathara as a local and traditional mode of communication for rural development. In addition, it has portrayed the historical perspective of Raj Gonds' Nagobha Jathara as a conduit of communication and development, Paatha Pantala Jathara of Sangham women, Deccan Development Society, Zaheerabad region of Telangana State." (Back cover)
1 Traditional folk media in India: an overview, 1
2 Review of the literature, 33
3 Theoretical frameworks of communication for development and social change, 49
4 Jathara as a folk, local and traditional medium of communication for development and social change, 63
5 Historical perspectives of Jahtara: a case study of Gonds 'Nagobha' Jathara of Raj Gonds, 79
6 Communication and development perspective of Paatha Pantala Jathara: a case study of Deccan Development Society, 99
7 Traditional folk media in the context of Global Village, 125
2 Review of the literature, 33
3 Theoretical frameworks of communication for development and social change, 49
4 Jathara as a folk, local and traditional medium of communication for development and social change, 63
5 Historical perspectives of Jahtara: a case study of Gonds 'Nagobha' Jathara of Raj Gonds, 79
6 Communication and development perspective of Paatha Pantala Jathara: a case study of Deccan Development Society, 99
7 Traditional folk media in the context of Global Village, 125
