Professor of Practice (Shawl Weaving (Kapadagandh))

Smt. Shinde Wadaka lives in the village of Khajuri in the district of Rayagada. She is a noted weaver of the shawls that Dongaria Kandha men and women wear. The shawls with vibrant multi-coloured patterns and wonderful texture signify the ethnicity of her tribe. Besides that, she can teach the dance of Dongaria Kandhas