Drenched in tradition and history, India’s varied folk art forms have narrated stories for centuries through vibrant visual representation and each one is culturally significant, few of such traditional art forms that were part of the process of scroll making in Kala Kumbh at Chitkara University, Rajpura, Punjab to be showcased on the Rajpath during the upcoming Republic day parade. In an open gallery at Rajpath, the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) will showcase gigantic scrolls, each over 750 metres long, painted by over 500 artists from across India.

The kalamkari art form is also on the list of selected prestigious art forms to be displayed on the day of Republic day. The kalamkari art created by Artist Sudheer from Kalahasthi in Andhra Pradesh will be on the scroll. Kalamkari is an ancient style of hand painting done on cotton or silk fabric with a bamboo pen, using natural dyes. The word Kalamkari is derived from a Persian word where ‘kalam ‘means pen and ‘kari’ refers to craftsmanship. This art involves 23 tedious steps of dyeing, bleaching, hand painting, block printing, starching, cleaning and more. Motifs drawn in Kalamkari spans from flowers, peacock, and paisleys to divine characters of Hindu epics like Mahabharata and Ramayana. Nowadays, this art is primarily done to create Kalamkari sarees.

Shri Sudheer is a traditional kalamkari artist who won several prestigious awards. He has completed Bachelor in Visual Arts (BVA) in painting from Kannada University, Hampi.

     

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