Sohrai and Khovar painting is a mural art traditionally practiced by women in the Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand.[1][2] Traditionally used to decorate the hut walls, it is also done on paper and cloth so that it may be sold to patrons.[3]
Sohrai art is done at Sohrai, or harvest festivals.[3] It is done in colour. Khovar painting is done at weddings, in black and white.[4][5]
History
The art form was popularized by Bulu Imam, who established the Sanskriti Museum & Art Gallery.[3][6] In 2018, the Jharkhand government announced plans to adorn trains and government housing with Sohrai paintings.[7] They received the Geographical Indication tag in 2020.[8]
Process
The walls are first coated with a mixture of soil and dung, and then painted.[4]
References
- ↑ Sharma, Aasheesh (2020-03-05). "India's new rock stars". India Today. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Balasubramaniam, Chitra (2018-09-06). "The beauty of Sohrai and Khovar paintings". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Chandra, Kavita Kanan (2018-02-17). "Women keep it alive". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Cocooned in Jharkhand 's Sohrai and Khovar art". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
- ↑ Heather (2016-05-18). "Hazaribagh: The Forest Villages". Asian Art Newspaper. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
- ↑ Deogharia, Jaideep (November 6, 2016). "Hazaribag's tribal wall art at Paris exhibition". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Jharkhand's tribal Sohrai paintings to adorn trains, PMSAY houses". Hindustan Times. 2018-09-27. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
- ↑ Kandavel, Sangeetha (2020-05-12). "GI tag for Jharkhand's Sohrai Khovar painting, Telangana's Telia Rumal". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
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