Tales of Forlorn Art: Kalamkari
The extraordinary beauty of Kalamkari art reflected through sheer historical tradition depicted in paintings, murals, handcrafted textiles resonates the deep cultural-connect permeating the very essence of social values, morals and societal status. The word Kalamkari is an amalgamation of two hindi words where kalam stands for pen and kari means work. The dainty strokes of this traditional Indian art date back to the Roman era from where the fragments of Kalamkari block-printing cloth were first found in the archaeological sites of Egypt. Later, the historical evidences further show that the Kalamkari art shreds of evidence were also extracted from Coromandel Coast in Andhra Pradesh back in the 13th and 14th century. Chitrakattas And Their Relevance The vivid caricatures adorning the...