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Kalamkari: The art that comes with storytelling
short by Tarnika Jain / on Thursday, 16 November, 2023
Kalamkari is a revered art form, featuring intricate hand-painted designs with natural dyes on cotton. This art form flourished under the Golconda Sultanate. Historically, itinerant chitrakars depicted Hindu mythological stories through pictures. Today, kalamkari is facing challenges in preserving its generational craft, but a revival can be seen through embroidered Kalamkari in modern fashion.
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