Traditional Madhubani paintings from Bihar

 India is a land of creativity and culture. Here every state has its own special art form. Madhubani Paintings are the folk art of Bihar. These paintings were originally painted by the women to decorate their house walls and doors in order to seek God’s blessing in the form of prosperity and peace. Madhubani paintings were painted with natural colors using a paste of cow dung and mud to give a better texture to the walls. Madhubani paintings are usually based on the religious themes like the images of ancient lords like Lord Krishna, scenes from Ramayana, etc.

Later floral paintings too became a part of Madhubani Art. These paintings looked alluring due to its geometric designs and vibrant colors. Madhubani paintings are also known as Godhna, Maithili, Chitra figure paintings. Today Madhubani art has received immense commercialization, it can be seen on sarees, dupattas, salwar suits, etc.


  Some notable characteristics of Madhubani paintings are:

• Painters make use of bold hues in order to draw the geometric designs and the floral patterns.
• Madhubani paintings are drawn in accordance with a fixed theme and accordingly symbols, lines, patterns are drawn. For instance, the symbol fish stands for fertility, good luck and procreation whereas peacocks usually indicate love, religion and romance, serpents stand for divine protectors and so on.
• The are also characterized by the huge bulging eyes, bumping nose on the forehead of the human-like figures.

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Bastar Art handicraft from Chhattisgarh

One of the most famous and renowned tribal arts famous for its beguiling artifacts is the Bastar Art specifically practiced by the tribes of the Bastar region, mainly covered under dense forest. These artifacts basically indicate the lifestyle of the people prevalent the rural areas, thus these artifacts, paintings lay special focus on pastors, farmers, etc. Animal figures of Bastar look alluring and render a regal appearance to the house. These statues have been attracting art enthusiasts since time immemorial.

  

 

It is quite an evidential fact that tribes were the first metal smiths of India, their masterpieces out of iron depict nature, Gods in an aesthetic way that can easily pour one into a deep notion. The process that they apply to transform iron into these amazing, impressive masterpieces is quite lucid and mainly includes two activities, forging and hammering using simple tools and furnaces. Bastar Art undoubtedly has attracted the art and craft lovers worldwide. Antique statues of multitudinous sizes and shapes continue to be the center of attraction even today.

 

The Dhokra handicraft too is very famous in the Bastar region; artists specialize in creating amazing frameworks out of it. It requires immense precision and skills. The process employs components like cow dung, padding husk, beeswax, red soil, we wire, etc. Apart from the Dhokra art, bell metal handicraft too has gained immense popularity in the world. It is mainly practiced by the artisans of Chhattisgarh; the way they carve things out of their dexterity is simply astonishing.

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Amazing facts about India - Feel proud to be INDIAN !! Happy Independence day.

1. When India became independent on August 15, 1947 there was no National Anthem. Even though the Bengali invocation of Jana Gana Mana was written in 1911, it was not considered as national anthem till 1950.

 

  2. India has the second longest road network in the world measuring 48,65,000 Km (U.S tops the chart).

 

 

 3. Cherrapunji, India holds the all-time record for the most rainfall in a calendar month and in a year.

 

4. There are 300,000 active mosques in India, more than in any other country, including the Muslim world.

 

5. Hotel Raj Palace, Jaipur is acknowledged as the world's best heritage hotel.

 

 6. "Chess" and "Snakes and Ladders" were invented in India.

 

 7. India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru was featured in the Vogue magazine. His Nehru jacket was listed on Times list of “Global fashion statement”.

 

 8. The Sanskrit name for India is Bharat Ganarajya. That is the reason why it is also called Bharat. The name "India" comes from the Indus River, which is where the earliest settlers made their homes.

9. Indian Postal system, commonly call “India Post” is the most widely distributed postal system in the world. It has 154,866 post offices, of which 139,040 (89.78 percent) were in rural areas and 15,826 (10.22 percent) in urban areas.

  

 10. Navi Mumbai, located in the eastern trans harbour of Mumbai, Maharashtra, is one of the world's largest planned townships.

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Ever since the dawn of Indian civilization, our country has always been under the spotlight on the stage of Art and craft. Nation’s prosperous cultural heritage and years of traditional evolution is marked by enormous varieties of art, craft and handicraft. It was the presence of plentiful masterpieces of artistic landmarks manifested by Indian art and craft which invited invaders from distant places of the world. But what the invaders could not take away with themselves was the inherent artistic skill of the native Indians. This magical art and craft skill which made the world go down before India is been passed from generation to generation and is ever blossoming and ever-prospering. Time and again Indian craft heritage gets wide critical acclaim across the world due to fine and striking magnum opus delivered by the immense toil by Indian craftsmen, intermingled by their inbuilt skill.

Art and craft serves as a reflection of traditional identity of people of a particular region. Down the ages, Indian craft flourished under different empires and was successful to imbibe in itself the specialty and peculiarity of each particular period. Since time immemorial, Indian craft served as an integral part of culture and custom of rural and tribal communities. It is because of their collaborative efforts in nurturing their handicraft skills that Indian craft heritage can today aptly boast of its rich diversity and value. You talk about Kashmiri woolen carpets or zari embroidery or ceramic products or terracotta designs, each of them excel in their quality and have rose to stardom owing to their uniqueness.

AuthIndia provides an opportunity for all of its beloved customers to own such ethnic stuffs, each of them crafted by the native workmen of our country. We, at AuthIndia currently possess multitudes of crafted items, each of them dwelling in the glory of Indian craft heritage. We have got samples from every sector and zones of craft at your service. From the embroidery section, we retain intricate zari embroidery work, the famous phulkari work of Punjab, Chikan embroidery from the city of nawabs- Lucknow, kutchi embroidery of Gujarat, kantha embroidery of Bengal and much more. If you are interested in textile sector, AuthIndia does not fail in this department too. We avail you some of the finest kutch designer work textiles weaved by famous native craftsmen. We serve as the retailers of pure vegetable print kalamkari sarees, fabrics, kurtis, fabrics, dress materials, bed sheets, door curtains, patch work kurtis and sarees, wall panels and everything under your umbrella of imagination and beyond. If you want to take home some authentic Indian paintings, give us the opportunity of catering to your needs, as we have some finest masterpieces of Madhubani painting and various folk paintings depicting numerous folklores. Own some Bastar art sculpture carved by famous bastar artists of India. Each of the vast terracotta figures available for sale in AuthIndia proves their magnificence. You can also find dresses, fabrics, gift items adorned by beautiful Kolam designs at your very own one stop destination for authentic traditional products-AuthIndia. So, hurry up!! Grab this opportunity of owning a sample of the royal Indian craft heritage and make the most of it!!

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Ever since the dawn of Indian civilization, our country has always been under the spotlight on the stage of art and craft. Nation’s prosperous cultural heritage and years of traditional evolution is marked by enormous varieties of art, craft and handicraft. It was the presence of plentiful masterpieces of artistic landmarks manifested by Indian art and craft which invited invaders from distant places of the world. But what the invaders could not take away with themselves was the inherent artistic skill of the native Indians. This magical art and craft skill which made the world go down before India is been passed from generation to generation and is ever blossoming and ever-prospering. Time and again Indian craft heritage gets wide critical acclaim across the world due to fine and striking magnum opus delivered by the immense toil by Indian craftsmen, intermingled by their inbuilt skill.

Art and craft serves as a reflection of traditional identity of people of a particular region. Down the ages, Indian craft flourished under different empires and was successful to imbibe in itself the specialty and peculiarity of each particular period. Since time immemorial, Indian craft served as an integral part of culture and custom of rural and tribal communities. It is because of their collaborative efforts in nurturing their handicraft skills that Indian craft heritage can today aptly boast of its rich diversity and value. You talk about Kashmiri woolen carpets or zari embroidery or ceramic products or terracotta designs, each of them excel in their quality and have rose to stardom owing to their uniqueness.

AuthIndia provides an opportunity for all of its beloved customers to own such ethnic stuffs, each of them crafted by the native workmen of our country. We, at AuthIndia currently possess multitudes of crafted items, each of them dwelling in the glory of Indian craft heritage. We have got artifacts from every sector and zones of craft at your service. From the embroidery section, we retain intricate zari embroidery work, the famous phulkari work of Punjab, Chikan embroidery from the city of nawabs-Lucknow, kutchi embroidery of Gujarat, kantha embroidery of Bengal and much more. If you are interested in textile sector, AuthIndia does not fail in this department too. We avail you some of the finest Chanderi designer work textiles weaved by famous native craftsmen. We serve as the retailers of pure vegetable print kalamkari sarees, fabrics, kurtis, fabrics, dress materials, bed sheets, door curtains, patch work kurtis and sarees, wall panels and everything under your umbrella of imagination and beyond. If you want to take home some authentic Indian paintings, give us the opportunity of catering to your needs, as we have some finest masterpieces of Madhubani painting and various folk paintings depicting numerous folklores. Own some Bastar art sculpture carved by famous bastar artists of India. We also provide some authentic samples of kumbham murals. Each of the vast terracotta figures available for sale in AuthIndia proves their magnificence. You can also find dresses, fabrics, gift items adorned by beautiful Kolam designs at your very own one stop destination for authentic traditional products-AuthIndia. So, hurry up!! Grab this opportunity of owning a sample of the royal Indian craft heritage and make the most of it!!

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Ever since the dawn of Indian civilization, our country has always been under the spotlight on the stage of art and craft. Nation’s prosperous cultural heritage and years of traditional evolution is marked by enormous varieties of art, craft and handicraft. It was the presence of plentiful masterpieces of artistic landmarks manifested by Indian art and craft which invited invaders from distant places of the world. But what the invaders could not take away with themselves was the inherent artistic skill of the native Indians. This magical art and craft skill which made the world go down before India is been passed from generation to generation and is ever blossoming and ever-prospering. Time and again Indian craft heritage gets wide critical acclaim across the world due to fine and striking magnum opus delivered by the immense toil by Indian craftsmen, intermingled by their inbuilt skill.

Art and craft serves as a reflection of traditional identity of people of a particular region. Down the ages, Indian craft flourished under different empires and was successful to imbibe in itself the specialty and peculiarity of each particular period. Since time immemorial, Indian craft served as an integral part of culture and custom of rural and tribal communities. It is because of their collaborative efforts in nurturing their handicraft skills that Indian craft heritage can today aptly boast of its rich diversity and value. You talk about Kashmiri woolen carpets or zari embroidery or ceramic products or terracotta designs, each of them excel in their quality and have rose to stardom owing to their uniqueness.

AuthIndia provides an opportunity for all of its beloved customers to own such ethnic stuffs, each of them crafted by the native workmen of our country. We, at AuthIndia currently possess multitudes of crafted items, each of them dwelling in the glory of Indian craft heritage. We have got artifacts from every sector and zones of craft at your service. From the embroidery section, we retain intricate zari embroidery work, the famous phulkari work of Punjab, Chikan embroidery from the city of nawabs-Lucknow, kutchi embroidery of Gujarat, kantha embroidery of Bengal and much more. If you are interested in textile sector, AuthIndia does not fail in this department too. We avail you some of the finest Chanderi designer work textiles weaved by famous native craftsmen. We serve as the retailers of pure vegetable print kalamkari sarees, fabrics, kurtis, fabrics, dress materials, bed sheets, door curtains, patch work kurtis and sarees, wall panels and everything under your umbrella of imagination and beyond. If you want to take home some authentic Indian paintings, give us the opportunity of catering to your needs, as we have some finest masterpieces of Madhubani painting and various folk paintings depicting numerous folklores. Own some Bastar art sculpture carved by famous bastar artists of India. We also provide some authentic samples of kumbham murals. Each of the vast terracotta figures available for sale in AuthIndia proves their magnificence. You can also find dresses, fabrics, gift items adorned by beautiful Kolam designs at your very own one stop destination for authentic traditional products-AuthIndia. So, hurry up!! Grab this opportunity of owning a sample of the royal Indian craft heritage and make the most of it!!

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