Suvadukal
▪ The Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department has initiated steps for an ambitious project to create a digital repository titled ‘Suvadugal’
▪ the project aims to digitally archive thousands of indigenous art forms and oral traditions that are gradually fading with time.
▪ over 560 art forms are still performed by these communities across the State. Some notable
examples include
▪ Singari Melam from Dindigul, Radha Kavadi from Nagapattinam, Kaniyan Koothu from Tirunelveli, Periya Melam from Tiruvannamalai, Perum Parai from Anthiyur and Malai Koothu from Dharmapuri.
