A series of Pattachitra paintings depict Radha and Krishna during the passage of seasons. But it’s the charming backdrops that get your attention. One painting shows a farmer ploughing the fields in ...

Bhubaneswar: To give a modern touch and expand the global appeal of centuries-old pattachitra art, a workshop was held at Raghurajpur heritage village in Puri district on Tuesday. The initiative, ...

During his visit to the state, President Pranab Mukherjee will take home a slice of Odisha in the form of Pattachitra paintings that the authorities plan to present him with as a memento. "Since ...

“Tamil Nadu is a long way from Orissa.” This is what was on Tejasmi Das’ mind when her husband, Ashok Das, an IPS officer was transferred to Madurai district in 1995. In Odisha, she was an artist, a ...

Midnapur (West Bengal), May 18 (ANI): ‘Pattachitra’ is a pictorial folk art which comes mainly from eastern India. ‘Pattachitra’ involves telling stories by painting multiple panels on a cloth scroll.

National award-winning pattachitra artist Bijoy Parida fell into painting quite by accident. His was a business family that had little inclination towards the arts. But a friend of his father noticed ...

An Odisha Pattachitra artist who uses hand-made canvas and colours made from sea stones and mountain rocks that have come down from ages besides strict conformation to storytelling techniques has ...

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 19 (ANI): Describing it as a reaffirmation of "Odia Asmita", Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday extended heartfelt thanks to Prime Minister ...

Bhubaneswar: As three cars of tourists make their way into the heritage crafts village of Raghurajpur in Odisha’s Puri district which is famous worldwide for its ‘Pattachitra’ art, the villagers ...

Nestled amidst coconut and palm groves, Raghurajpur, a hamlet in Orissa’s Puri district, is home to master painters of Pattachitra, a traditional scroll art based on Hindu mythology said to have ...