One look at the Cherial scroll painters from Telangana
stationed outside their state’s Apna Ghar creating amazing masks, paintings and
decoration plates catch the eyeballs of every visitor at the 30th
Surajkund International Crafts Mela. D. Vaikuntam Nakash, national merit
awardee, practicing the Cherial art explains, “This art dates back to the 15th
century and these paintings are prepared by only Nakashi caste people in Telangana.
Hundreds of years ago, the story telling communities used to travel through the
villages of Telangana, singing and narrating stories using their scroll as
their visual aid. These paintings are unique pictorial presentation of numerous
tales from Hindu epics like Mahabharata and Ramayana and the various Indian
Puranas.”
The technique of these paintings is unique, adds
Nakash, “The painting is drawn on khadi cloth while the mask is made on the
coconut shell. The processing of both is same which involves applying a paste
of tamarind seed along with a tree gum and white clay. Once it dries, the
artist draws the outline using a squirrel haired brush in a phased manner. The
striking red colour fills the background and the colour of the face and skin is
decided by nature of the character like blue and yellow for Gods and Goddesses
respectively.”
Only natural colours are used to make these paintings like
white colour is obtained from grounded sea shells, black from lamp soot, yellow
from ‘pevidi’ stone, blue from indigo leafs, red from ‘inglikam’ stone and the
other from various vegetable dyes and ground stones. His works range from Rs
600-9000.
Nakash recently participated in the expos and
demonstrated this heritage art at China and Switzerland as a part of the Make
in India initiative of Government of India.
Exotic artwork galore at Surajkund Mela
The artists from Turkmenistan are for the first time showcasing
their masterpieces at Surajkund International Crafts Mela. Dursunosolmaz, an
artist from Turkmenistan is enjoying her first visit to India, as she narrates,
“This fair is an interesting place for all countries to come together to
showcase their folk art and traditions. I have got vases and curios
hand-painted with ceramic colours and glazed to perfection.” Dursunosolmaz
seeks is inspired from life and most of her creations have human faces painted
on them. These are priced from Rs 9000 onwards.
Relive bygone
era at Haryana’s Apna Ghar
The Dharohar Musuem of Kurukshetra University has
showcased biggest hookah in the world at Haryana’s Apna Ghar. Then there are interesting
artifacts from the past including big size urns, utensils and radio sets. Also
visitors are enjoying the glimpse of the Haryana’s rural life with life-size
mannequins of women cooking on hearth and churning milk and interesting
depiction of men sitting on charpoy with hookah and the importance of a barber
in every man’s life. Outside the Apna Ghar, one can witness some live action with
real time weaver working on a hand operated loom, a lady spinning the charkha
and a man making baskets from straw. These are indeed the diminishing
techniques that are being showcased at the Mela and offer a perfect opportunity
for the youth to connect with the golden past.
Face painting competition for school students
The face painting competition for school students
was organised at the Natyashala in which about 85 students from different
schools participated. The first prize was bagged by Nishant Vikram &
Priyanshu of Vidya Sagar International School, Gharora Tigaon, Faridabad, second
prize was bagged by Prithamjeet Singh & Pushpam of DAV Public School,
NIT-3, Faridabad and the third prize was bagged by Raj and Siddharth Singh of
Holy Child Public School, Sector 29, Faridabad. The consolation prizes were
given to Meenu & Kavita of Govt. Girls Model Senior Secondary School
Faridabad; Preet Tyagi & Vidhi Yadav of Vidya Sagar International School,
Gharora Tigaon, Faridabad and Vansh & Shreya of Holy Child Public School,
Sector 29, Faridabad
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