A series of Pattachitra paintings depict Radha and Krishna during the passage of seasons. But it’s the charming backdrops that get your attention. One painting shows a farmer ploughing the fields in ...

National award-winning pattachitra artist Bijoy Parida fell into painting quite by accident. His was a business family that had little inclination towards the arts. But a friend of his father noticed ...

My interest in Odisha’s fascinating pattachitra art was ignited the moment I walked into my suite at Sterling Puri, a stunning, ocean-fronted luxury resort in Puri. The room’s walls were awash in ...

One of the standout attractions at this year’s Sanatkada was the vibrant presence of Pattachitra, a traditional cloth-based scroll painting from the coastal lands of Bengal and Odisha that was brought ...

This week, National Award-winning artist Bijay Parida brings his work to Mumbai for the first time with a solo Pattachitra exhibition, The Dancing Line. The art form is rooted in the worship of Lord ...

The scenes of Mahabharat and Ramayan depicted on paintings made using the 2,000-year-old art form of ‘Pattachitra’ attracted a lot of visitors during the ongoing Rashtriya Shilp Mela, organised at the ...

Heard of Pattachitra? It’s a cloth-based scroll painting from Odisha. There is a chance to learn this ancient art sitting in Mysore. Thanks to Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya (IGRMS), an ...