Discover rich culture, history of Hakki Pikki

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: Experience the lifestyle of the Hakki Pikki, The Global Nomads of Karnataka, a free event will be held on Sunday, July 16th at 6 pm at the Bangalore International Center to discuss the Hakki Pikki tribespeople of Karnataka.

The Hakki Pikki are a semi-nomadic tribe who have traditionally travelled to Africa to trade and collect medicinal plants. In April of this year, members of the tribe were stranded in Sudan when a civil war broke out in that country.

The event will feature a screening of the documentary "The Global Nomads of Karnataka" followed by a discussion with the film's director, Madhu Bhushan.

Bhushan is an independent activist, writer, and researcher who has been working with the Hakki Pikki for many years. He will discuss the tribe's history, culture, and current situation.

The event will also feature readings by Kumuda B, a writer, and Rajeshwari, a poet. Both authors have written about the Hakki Pikki in their work. The event is free and open to the public.

For more information, please visit the Bangalore International Center website.

Madhu Bhushan is an independent activist, writer and researcher, who has worked as a full-time women’s rights activist as part of Vimochana, a forum for women’s rights. She is currently an independent activist–writer, (re) searcher and very occasional filmmaker she continues to be closely associated with SIEDS and its gender initiative, Gamana Mahila Samuha, a feminist collective.