In one corner of Forum Art Gallery, an elderly man sporting a waistcoat and a dhoti, sits on a charpai. He is busy at work. The fine outlines of a half-done figure of Krishna, with tiny loops and ...

In the quiet, sunlit corners of Rampurhat in West Bengal, a man bends over a piece of cloth stretched taut across a wooden frame. With steady hands and a brush carved from bamboo, he paints—not just ...

Last year, a Kalighat patachitra was sold for half a crore rupees at an auction in London. At home in Kolkata, there is hardly any awareness about this rich tradition. KOLKATA: Last year, a Kalighat ...

From an image of Jagannath with Subhadra and Balabhadra to Krishnaleela and chapters of Ramayana, Smruti Rekha Sahu’s paintings focus on diverse themes in subtle formats. The ‘pata’ (cloth) or canvas ...

Swarna Chitrakar, the artist, has used seven frames to depict the various aspects of the coronavirus pandemic In a bid to keep spirits up and building mental resilience towards the sea of emotions ...

Patachitra is one of the most important art forms of Bengal, showcasing mythology and ecology through a myriad of rich colours. Not many know that the Sunderbans were once a hub for patachitra, before ...

A patachitra artist from the Pingla block in Paschim Medinipur district taught students of a city school the art form that has been a source of livelihood for generations in her village. Rupsona ...

From the ancient times patachitra has provided a platform to many rural bards or wandering artists to communicate and give out visual messages through painted scrolls, and recite stories from the ...

Now Bengal’s traditional folk art ‘Patachitra’ is all set to be used in Uttar Pradesh poll campaign by Akhilesh Yadav. Mrinal Mondol the intermediary handed over the artwork to Akhilesh Yadav recently ...

Kolkata: The Kalighat skywalk is set to open on April 14 on the eve of Poila Baisakh, the Bengali new year. A KMC official on Friday said work on the skywalk, including that of ‘Kalighat patachitra' ...