Bamboo in Indian Society and Culture

First Online: January 01,2010
Page Last Updated: January 28,2010

The Goddess of Bamboo

During a recent function at the Kamat Memorial Library, some rural students sang and danced to a popular folk song that was in praise of "The Goddess of Bamboo".

The song inspired me to dig up pictures depicting use of bamboo in daily life and I found many many more uses of the bamboo than the song described. I even found bamboo fish-nets, bamboo weapons, and lots of bamboo utensils.

I present the translation of the song The Goddess of Bamboo and accompanying pictures from our collection.

-Vikas Kamat

Uses of Bamboo in India

Bow and Arrows Chindwara Tribal Museum, 1976
	Bamboo Utensils Chindwara Tribal Museum, 1976
Bamboo Musical Instruments
	Bamboo Crafts
Bamboo Comb, Bastar A Bamboo Comb is a Token of Love among the some tribals of Central India. See: Ghotuls
	Man Fishing with a Bamboo Trap Town of Plassey, West Bengal, 1970
In the Village of Bamboo Craftsmen
	Picture of a Cowherd on the Support of a Bamboo Goulini in Yellapur Forest, Uttara Kannada
Decorative Bamboo Artwork
	Nandi-Kolu Dancers Mysore, 1985
Bamboos and Boats
	Bamboo Cane Workers Making Furniture Sondur ,1992

See Also:

• Tree Worship in India
• Medicinal Plants of India
• Flowers of India