Art and HandiCraft

UNAKOTI

The kokborok name of Unakoti is Subrai Khung as claimed by Jamatia Hoda.
Unakoti hill literally means one less a koti in Bengali
, hosts an ancient Shaivite place of worship with huge rock reliefs celebrating Shiva

PATTACHITRA

Pattachitra or Patachitra is a general term for traditional, cloth-based scroll painting,
based in the eastern Indian states of Odisha and West Bengal.Pattachitra artform is known
for its intricate details as well as mythological narratives and folktales inscribed in it.

MITHILA PAINTINGS


The Mithila painting is one of the living creative activities of the women of Bihar
It is a form of folk painting on paper, cloth, readymade garments, movable objects
that is mainly done by the village women of Mithila

DHOKHRA HANDICRAFT


The Bastar region, a district in Chhattisgar, is home to tribes who specialise in Dhokra handicraft
It’s wax casting technique has been in India for more than 4,000 years
One of the earliest known dhokra artifacts is the dancing girl of Mohenjo-daro