A series of Pattachitra paintings depict Radha and Krishna during the passage of seasons. But it’s the charming backdrops that get your attention. One painting shows a farmer ploughing the fields in ...

Bhubaneswar: To give a modern touch and expand the global appeal of centuries-old pattachitra art, a workshop was held at Raghurajpur heritage village in Puri district on Tuesday. The initiative, ...

“Tamil Nadu is a long way from Orissa.” This is what was on Tejasmi Das’ mind when her husband, Ashok Das, an IPS officer was transferred to Madurai district in 1995. In Odisha, she was an artist, a ...

An Odisha Pattachitra artist who uses hand-made canvas and colours made from sea stones and mountain rocks that have come down from ages besides strict conformation to storytelling techniques has ...

National award-winning pattachitra artist Bijoy Parida fell into painting quite by accident. His was a business family that had little inclination towards the arts. But a friend of his father noticed ...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Artist Bishwajit from Odisha has been on a relentless pursuit to save the art of Pattachitra paintings. ‘Patta’ translates to cloth and ‘chitra’ to painting. Traditionally renowned ...

A pattachitra painting from Odisha, gifted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to his Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen during her India visit in October last year, has a pride of place in her house.

Nestled amidst coconut and palm groves, Raghurajpur, a hamlet in Orissa’s Puri district, is home to master painters of Pattachitra, a traditional scroll art based on Hindu mythology said to have ...

Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu will give away the Shilp Guru Award and National Award in Handicrafts for 2023 to Pattachitra artisan couple Sudhir Kumar Maharana and Urbashee Maharana at a ...