Pattachitra , a traditional scroll painting form from Odisha, that has an illustrious history dating back to 2500 years, demands the attention it truly deserves. Carrying forward this legacy, a group of young artists from West Bengal will showcase scrolls and paintings at the upcoming Crafts Bazaar. Visitors to the exhibition can also experience Warli art, a unique art form practised by the tribal people of the northern Sahyadri range in Maharashtra.
It represents the daily routine of rural life, the relationship of the people with Nature, their gods, myths, traditions, customs, and festivities in the form of triangles, circles and lines in austere white against a mud brown background. The five-day bazaar features over 90 stalls that showcase art, craft and handloom starting from Assam, to the southern most tip of India, including Pichwai, Kawad, Madhubani, Phad, Gond, miniature paintings, and murals, to name a few. As many as 40 stalls dedicated to textiles turn the spotlight on Sanganeri prints, Kashmiri embroidery, kalamkari, chanderi, and ikkats from across India, Bengal cottons, tussars from Bodh Gaya, Kutch shawls, Bhujodi kala cottons and Urmul carpets.
There will be stalls selling lac and glass bangles| Photo Credit:Special Arrangement Among craft stalls, there is brass, glass and wooden artefacts, lac and glass bangles, hand-made footwear, blue pottery, bamboo craft, leather puppets, grass baskets, copper bells and more. There are quilted bags, stone pottery, embroid.