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#Didyouknow, #India has a long tradition and heritage for indigenous art, apart from formal traditions? Some of these art practices are over 1000 years old. #Thread #IndianArtHistorty #ArtHistory #FolkArt 
1. The handmade miniature painting of Assam.
Harshcharita (biography of King Harsha) written in Sanskrit by Banabhatta in the 7th century AD, informs us King of Kamrupa, ancient Assam, gifted Harshavardhan, King of Northern India, "volumes of fine writing with leaves made from aloe bark and the hue of ripe cucumber."
