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So many styles ...
India is such a vast land, not only in terms of physical space but also cultural and artistic traditions. Each of her 29 states has...
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Murals from Kerala
Traditionally, Kerala mural paintings are frescoes depicting scenes from Hindu mythology and legends. These were painted on the walls of...
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Pichwai
Pichwai literally means ‘backdrop’ - the name came about because the paintings were used as a backdrop in the sanctum sanctorum of the...
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Pattachitra - palm leaf etching
Aside from inscriptions and paintings made on stones and the walls of caves, palm leaves were the base upon which were inscribed ancient...
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Phad
Phads are scrolls that originally told the story of two venerated medieval heroes, Devnarayan and Pabuji. This is a folk painting style...
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Pattachitra - Oriya
Pattachitra art, which includes Oriya Pattachitra, Palm Leaf Etching and Kalighat Pattachitra of West Bengal, is a form of art that is...
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Pattachitra - Kalighat
Kalighat is one of a few styles of Pattachitra practised in West Bengal, and has been handed down through generations. The art form got...
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Mata ni Pachedi
This beautiful art form has traditionally been practiced by members of the semi-nomadic Vaghri tribe in Gujarat to create a portable...
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Madhubani
Madhubani, or ‘forest of honey’ is an art form that dates back 2500 years! The craft has been practiced in, and around, Madhubani,...
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Kalamkari
Kalamkari is the art of painting on cloth with a ‘kalam’ or pen. This art form can be traced to the Middle Ages and flourished in Andhra...
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Gond Art
The Gond’s are one of the oldest, and largest tribal communities of India. The Pardhans, a sub-group of the tribe, are the ones credited...
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Cherial Art
A part of the Nakashi art form, Cherial scrolls were once very significant tools for educating unlettered villagers through the tradition...
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