Avenues of professional reward opening up for artistes from tribal communities in Kerala

Musicians from Kerala’s tribal communities are gaining professional recognition as awareness of copyright and royalties grows. Workshops, festivals, and a national songwriting programme helped artists learn songwriting, recording, and monetisation, while independent platforms allow performance opportunities. Participants from Paniya, Kattunaika and other communities attended a Kolkata camp organised by IPRS with Ministry of Tribal Affairs, and will receive free IPRS enrolment and authorship rights.