A portrait of an old woman of the Apatani tribe in Arunachal Pradesh wearing the Yaping Hullo, a large wooden nose plug, an image of a group of Bonda people near the Duduma waterfall in Odisha, and a Jat woman from Gujarat wearing a nathli nose ring staring into the camera, are among the 35 photographs on permanent display at Janajatiya Darpan, a new tribal art gallery inaugurated by President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in July. These works of the Hyderabad-based photographer, Andhekar Satish Lal, adorn the walls of the 2,200 square feet-gallery that showcases the rich art, culture, and contributions of tribal communities .
Having documented tribal communities for more than a decade, Satish got a call from the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts (IGNCA) in New Delhi to display his works in the gallery as as part of the President completing a year in office. ’.
