Treasures Of India

Story Behind:

I was invited to meet the Mr. D.V.Singh, The Head of Chancery, Indian Consulate, Atlanta,GA. This painting was specially created keeping in mind the values, culture and traditions of India. When I started my painting titled “Treasures of India”, I had just two things on my mind. One was to create an art piece which summates the versatility of arts from India and secondly, a painting which unites the beauty of my motherland, connecting every dot & every region with its magnificent art forms. In this process, I researched for various regions and their indigenous art forms. Art is the backbone of India. Since ancient times, be it Architectural wonders, sculptures, magnificent cave paintings, murals, various dance forms, art of puppetry, folk and tribal paintings, to various musical instruments played by our very own geniuses of arts field. In an attempt to bring out the beauty of arts from India, I have tried to cover as many art forms as possible for one small canvas.

Below are listed the ones depicted in this painting:
1. Chakra which is the soul of India
2. Art styles such as 
a. Pahari Painting from the mountainous regions
b. Tangkha Mandala from Arunachal Pradesh
c. Madhubani/Mithila painting from Bihar, Jharkhand
d. Gond painting from Madhya Pradesh 
e. Pattachitra from Odisha
f. Kalamkari from Andhra Pradesh
g. Painting inspired by famous folk artist of Bengal, Jamini Roy
h. Warli painting from Maharashtra regions
3. Embroidery art such as
a. Kashmiri Embroidery from Kashmir region
b. Phulkari art from Punjab regions
c. Katha work from Bengal regions
4. Dance forms such as 
a. Kathak from Northern India
b. Bharatanatyam from Tamil Nadu and surrounding regions
c. Kathakalli from Kerala
d. Kachchi Ghodi Dance from Rajasthan
e. Bihu Dance from Assam region
5. Kathputli or Puppetry arts from Rajasthan regions
6. Sports like Jallikattu from Tamil Nadu, Vallam Kali from Kerala
7. Essence of India which is in the simplicity of everyday life such as
a. Chai, Scooter, Autorikshaw, Palki or Doli, Shikara
b. The most favorite delicacy - Pani Puri
c. Oil lantern, Hookah, Wooden horse which almost every child has played with.
8. Yoga which has been practiced since ancient times and now has found many followers from all over the world
9. National Bird -Peacock, National Animal – Tiger, National Flower - Lotus

Recognitions: This painting was displayed on the walls of The Indian Consulate of Atlanta, since 2017 - 2019. Now this painting is adorning the home of Mr. D.V.Singh ji, who was the Head of Chancery at The Consulate of India, Atlanta.