Synopsis Contents: Editor's note. Articles: 1. Malki and Keema - a Panihari song/Heda Jason. 2. Fieldwork report: performance of the Prahaladha myth in Tamilnadu/Balaji Srinivasan and Gandhi. 3. The curse and absolution: a study on the role of origin myths among the nomads with special reference to boom-boom Maattukkaarar Community/A. Dhananjayan. 4. The drama of folklore: stories as teachers/Daniel A. Kelin. 5. 100 years of Thakurmar Jhuli (Grandmother's bag of tales): from oral literature to digital media - shaping thoughts for the young and old/Lopamudra Maitra. 6. Between tongues: translation and/of/in performance in Asia: edited by Jennifer Lindsay/Anjum Hasan. 7. Rajasthan: an oral history: conversations with Komal Kothari by Rustom Bharucha/Monika Dorna. 8. Authenticity and cultural identity: performing arts in Southest Asia: edited by Yoshitaka Terada/Miki Sisco. Abstracts.