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Art that involves maths - moti bharat

Traditional embroidery has a connection with maths. The threads and beads are counted according to designs. It is the magic of the artist that remarkably creates accurate patterns. The artist creates the jewellery in remote parts of Gujarat and Rajasthan. In ancient times beads were highly precious and were considered exceptionally worthwhile by Indians and Western civilizations. They were mainly used as money by the natives to buy goods from other natives. History  There is a mention of beadwork in the Indus Valley civilization. In the early days, beads were made of marble and stones. There is a demand for Indian beads in the world during that period. In the Egyptian pyramids beads, artefacts were found.Though the history of beads is rich and ancient as around 5000 years. Lothal formulated the most crucial  port and centre of the bead industry until when a great flood obviously resulted in 300 years of decline. The factory...

The melding of Storytelling and Art - Chitrakathai Painting

Storytelling in India is an age-old practice. There are mostly two modes of storytelling oral and Visual by scroll paintings. Most of the, Indian states have scroll paintings and the nombadic tribe mainly Thakar who narrates stories with the help of scroll painting named Chitrakathai painting.   History  The word chitrakathi is a combination of two words chitra means painting while kathi means story. The tribes showcasing the tales with scroll painting. There are three versions of chitrakathai leather shadow puppets, stringed wooden puppets and picture stories.now picture stories are defined as chitrakathai.  There is an age-old tradition of chitrakathi painting wall paintings Saora, Bhil, Gond and warli are famous not only in India but also in abroad. The painting is found over Maharashtra, a few parts of Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka. They create sheets of painting and all the sheets of the same story were kept in a handl...