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Feb 17, 2022 • 10 tweets • 3 min read • Read on X
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Today, we go on a short Art History tour! India has several unique painting styles - one of which is Kalighat Paintings. Started in a small scale by artists around the Kalighat temple in Calcutta to be taken back as souvenirs by the devotees, today its an art form by itself!

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As one would expect, it started mainly with mythological themes but over time interest grew & even daily life started getting depicted. British interest grew & today many of the Kalighat paintings are in museums in Britain. Lets look at a few of them

Ravana & Hanuman c 1880 Image
You can see an unique range of locally available colours and simple but beautiful designs

Duryodhana fighting Bheema Image
Kali holding demon's head Image
Narasimha killing Hiranyakashibu Image
Daily Life - A fighting couple Image
Barber cleaning a woman's ear Image
Cat stealing a prawn Image
Ganesha (At the National Museum, Wales) Image
Its quite cheap to get a Kalighat painting for yourself on your next visit to Kolkata. Its quite fun and you can roam around different shops to make your selection.

Thats a short tour of a interesting piece of Indian art history for you! Share if you liked it & follow for more Image

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