Sunday, May 13, 2012

Indian Art

Over the last few years, I have developed a new interest - Indian Art. This has been a gradual process. I believe it started from the time I started going to the Surajkund Mela and started to travel more in India. Gradually, i began to build a collection of paintings primarily via Surajkund.

I have to thank my better half to help me develop an interest in Indian fabrics/textiles. Even back as a child, since my mother had lots of Saris, i had heard the sweet-sounding names - pochampalli, kachipuram, chanderi, banarasi etc. but it is over the last few years that i really started dabbling into this world.

It is incredible that we have such a HUGE array of art, craft and culture in India.

Let me today just document some of the art works that  i have and those that i am salivating on in the next few years :


  1. Phad  (Rajasthan)
  2. Thangaka (Tibet)
  3. Warli paintings (Tribal - Maharastra)
  4. Tassar (Orissa)
  5. Patta-chitra (Orissa)
  6. Kalamkari (Andhra)
  7. Madhubani (Bihar)
  8. Ganjifa 
  9. Pithora (Rajasthan)
  10. Gond  (MP)
  11. Tanjor / Mysore (Karntaka, TN)
  12. Rogan art - (Gujrat)
  13. Kerala mural
  14. Cherial scroll




What  i am waiting to buy :


  1. Santhal (Tribal - Bihar)
  2. Kalighat (Bengal)
  3. Mughal / Rajasthan minature



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