Art

Kalamkari fabrics of Andhra Pradesh-based Pitchuka Srinivas are exported to Japan, Netherlands, UK, USA and Germany.

KP Rohit, a self-taught artist from Kerala, is mesmerising people with his unique aerial portraits. Take a look at some of his stunning artwork.

Bihar's Ramchandra Manjhi has overcome gender and caste-based prejudices, financial crisis and several other odds to keep ‘Naach’ alive. He narrates what it is like to be a 'cross dresser' in his career spanning eight decades.

Bipin Das, an artist from a small village near Raghurajpur, Odisha, dedicated his life preserving the art of Pattachitra. But the last two years threatened to destroy his life's work and livelihood, until he found this solution.

Several videos by farmers growing these unique designs went viral on Twitter. So we collect two of the best and speak to Srikant Ingalhaikar from Pune - an engineer turned farmer who introduced Japan's Tanbo art (paddy art) to India.

Odisha’s Raghurajpur village is a hub of Pattachitra, an indigenous art form, with at least one artist involved in the trade in every family. This art form dates back to the 12th century.

Mumbai-based photographer and cinematographer, Hemant Chaturvedi has travelled to the remotest corners to find and document hidden single-screen cinemas on the brink of shutting down.

After her grandmother Padma Shri Moozhikkal Pankajakshi lost her vision, Renjini KS from Kerala took over the mantle of being the sole guardian of the dying art of Nokkuvidya Pavakkali.

Konsam Ibomcha Singh from Imphal adopted his father’s craft of doll-making for which he was awarded the Manipur State Award. Replacing rags with dried grass, every doll is handmade by him and dressed by his wife, Chandrima Konsam.

Aruna Visesvar and her husband Visesh Aiyer have painted 55 kolams and rangolis on their compound wall in Madurai to provide a livelihood to a struggling artist.