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For centuries, storytellers carried painted scrolls across villages, unrolling epics as they sang. But Pattachitra, India’s ancient scroll art, began to fade with time. Today, artists and communities are bringing it back—stroke by stroke—reviving a 2,000-year-old legacy with new voices, new media, and the same timeless stories.

In Maharashtra’s Nandurbar district, Aadiwasi Janjagruti is helping tribal communities document issues in their native languages — bridging the gap between villagers and governance through the power of mobile journalism.