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 ...

Art is timeless; it has been a part of centuries of generations, even when it was not properly consecrated as a form. People ...

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, ...

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 ...

Midnapur (West Bengal), May 18 (ANI): ‘Pattachitra’ is a pictorial folk art which comes mainly from eastern India. ‘Pattachitra’ involves telling stories by painting multiple panels on a cloth scroll.

From traditional paintings and handcrafted jewellery to GI-tagged farm products and Himalayan textiles, Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented a range of culturally significant Indian gifts to global ...

“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...