CHANDIGARH, FEB 2
Cherial scroll painters from Telangana stationed outside their state’s Apna Ghar creating amazing masks, paintings and decoration plates catch the eyeballs of every visitor at the 30th Surajkund International Crafts Mela.
Practitioner of the Cherial art and national merit awardee, Mr. D. Vaikuntam Nakash, explains, “This art dates back to the 15th century and these paintings are prepared by only Nakashi caste people in Telangana. Hundreds of years ago, the story-telling communities used to travel through the villages of Telangana, singing and narrating stories using their scroll as their visual aid. These paintings are unique pictorial presentation of numerous tales from Hindu epics like Mahabharata and Ramayana and the various Indian Puranas.”
The technique of these paintings is unique, adds Nakash, “The painting is drawn on khadi cloth while the mask is made on the coconut shell. The processing of both is same which involves applying a paste of tamarind seed along with a tree gum and white clay. Once it dries, the artist draws the outline using a squirrel haired brush in a phased manner. The striking red colour fills the background and the colour of the face and skin is decided by nature of the character like blue and yellow for Gods and Goddesses respectively.”
Only natural colours are used to make these paintings like white colour is obtained from grounded sea shells, black from lamp soot, yellow from ‘pevidi’ stone, blue from indigo leaves, red from ‘inglikam’ stone and the other from various vegetable dyes and ground stones. His works range between Rs 600 and Rs 9,000.
Nakash recently participated in the expos and demonstrated this heritage art at China and Switzerland as a part of the Make in India initiative of Government of India.
Exotic artwork galore at Surajkund Mela
The artists from Turkmenistan are showcasing their masterpieces at Surajkund International Crafts Mela for the first time. Dursunosolmaz, an artist from Turkmenistan is enjoying her first visit to India, as she narrates, “This fair is an interesting place for all countries to come together to showcase their folk art and traditions. I have got vases and curios hand-painted with ceramic colours and glazed to perfection.” Dursunosolmaz seeks is inspired from life and most of her creations have human faces painted on them. These are priced Rs 9,000 onwards.
Relive bygone era at Haryana’s Apna Ghar
The Dharohar Musuem of Kurukshetra University has showcased biggest hookah in the world at Haryana’s Apna Ghar. Then there are interesting artifacts from the past including big size urns, utensils and radio sets. Also visitors are enjoying the glimpse of the Haryana’s rural life with life-size mannequins of women cooking on hearth and churning milk and interesting depiction of men sitting on charpoy with hookah and the importance of a barber in every man’s life. Outside the Apna Ghar, one can witness some live action with real time weaver working on a hand operated loom, a lady spinning the charkha and a man making baskets from straw. These are indeed the diminishing techniques that are being showcased at the Mela and offer a perfect opportunity for the youth to connect with the golden past.
Face painting competition for school students
Face painting competition was organised for school students at the Natyashala in which about 85 students from different schools participated. The first prize was bagged by Nishant Vikram and Priyanshu of Vidya Sagar International School, Gharora Tigaon, Faridabad, second prize was bagged by Prithamjeet Singh and Pushpam of DAV Public School, NIT-3, Faridabad and the third prize was bagged by Raj and Siddharth Singh of Holy Child Public School, Sector 29, Faridabad. The consolation prizes were given to Meenu and Kavita of Government Girls Model Senior Secondary School Faridabad; Preet Tyagi and Vidhi Yadav of Vidya Sagar International School, Gharora Tigaon, Faridabad and Vansh and Shreya of Holy Child Public School, Sector 29, Faridabad.
==balbirsingh227@gmail.com
Cherial scroll painters from Telangana stationed outside their state’s Apna Ghar creating amazing masks, paintings and decoration plates catch the eyeballs of every visitor at the 30th Surajkund International Crafts Mela.
Practitioner of the Cherial art and national merit awardee, Mr. D. Vaikuntam Nakash, explains, “This art dates back to the 15th century and these paintings are prepared by only Nakashi caste people in Telangana. Hundreds of years ago, the story-telling communities used to travel through the villages of Telangana, singing and narrating stories using their scroll as their visual aid. These paintings are unique pictorial presentation of numerous tales from Hindu epics like Mahabharata and Ramayana and the various Indian Puranas.”
The technique of these paintings is unique, adds Nakash, “The painting is drawn on khadi cloth while the mask is made on the coconut shell. The processing of both is same which involves applying a paste of tamarind seed along with a tree gum and white clay. Once it dries, the artist draws the outline using a squirrel haired brush in a phased manner. The striking red colour fills the background and the colour of the face and skin is decided by nature of the character like blue and yellow for Gods and Goddesses respectively.”
Only natural colours are used to make these paintings like white colour is obtained from grounded sea shells, black from lamp soot, yellow from ‘pevidi’ stone, blue from indigo leaves, red from ‘inglikam’ stone and the other from various vegetable dyes and ground stones. His works range between Rs 600 and Rs 9,000.
Nakash recently participated in the expos and demonstrated this heritage art at China and Switzerland as a part of the Make in India initiative of Government of India.
Exotic artwork galore at Surajkund Mela
The artists from Turkmenistan are showcasing their masterpieces at Surajkund International Crafts Mela for the first time. Dursunosolmaz, an artist from Turkmenistan is enjoying her first visit to India, as she narrates, “This fair is an interesting place for all countries to come together to showcase their folk art and traditions. I have got vases and curios hand-painted with ceramic colours and glazed to perfection.” Dursunosolmaz seeks is inspired from life and most of her creations have human faces painted on them. These are priced Rs 9,000 onwards.
Relive bygone era at Haryana’s Apna Ghar
The Dharohar Musuem of Kurukshetra University has showcased biggest hookah in the world at Haryana’s Apna Ghar. Then there are interesting artifacts from the past including big size urns, utensils and radio sets. Also visitors are enjoying the glimpse of the Haryana’s rural life with life-size mannequins of women cooking on hearth and churning milk and interesting depiction of men sitting on charpoy with hookah and the importance of a barber in every man’s life. Outside the Apna Ghar, one can witness some live action with real time weaver working on a hand operated loom, a lady spinning the charkha and a man making baskets from straw. These are indeed the diminishing techniques that are being showcased at the Mela and offer a perfect opportunity for the youth to connect with the golden past.
Face painting competition for school students
Face painting competition was organised for school students at the Natyashala in which about 85 students from different schools participated. The first prize was bagged by Nishant Vikram and Priyanshu of Vidya Sagar International School, Gharora Tigaon, Faridabad, second prize was bagged by Prithamjeet Singh and Pushpam of DAV Public School, NIT-3, Faridabad and the third prize was bagged by Raj and Siddharth Singh of Holy Child Public School, Sector 29, Faridabad. The consolation prizes were given to Meenu and Kavita of Government Girls Model Senior Secondary School Faridabad; Preet Tyagi and Vidhi Yadav of Vidya Sagar International School, Gharora Tigaon, Faridabad and Vansh and Shreya of Holy Child Public School, Sector 29, Faridabad.
==balbirsingh227@gmail.com
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