Potli unveiled Bumbro Bumbro, a student-led cultural documentation book on Jammu & Kashmir, during the inaugural ceremony of the 4th Dada Nani Festival held at the Constitution Club, New Delhi, on April 18. The launch marked a significant milestone in preserving India’s intangible cultural heritage through youth-led research and intergenerational storytelling.
Bumbro Bumbro is the result of conversations between students, elders, and local communities, capturing the living cultural traditions of Jammu & Kashmir. The book brings together stories, rituals, food traditions, customs, and everyday practices that often remain undocumented in formal records but continue to thrive within families and communities. Through this initiative, students explored and recorded memories passed down across generations, creating a valuable archive of cultural knowledge.
Developed as part of the larger Dada Nani initiative, the publication reflects the power of student-led cultural research in reconnecting younger generations with their roots. The initiative engages students across India in documenting regional traditions and oral histories, ensuring that these cultural narratives are preserved for future generations.
The publication is supported by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, under the National Mission on Cultural Mapping (NMCM), in collaboration with the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA). The launch of Bumbro Bumbro stands as a celebration of youth participation, family knowledge systems, and India’s rich cultural diversity.
The unveiling at the 4th Dada Nani Festival highlighted the importance of intergenerational dialogue and cultural preservation, with Bumbro Bumbro emerging as a meaningful example of how students can contribute to safeguarding living heritage through documentation and storytelling.