Cheriyal: Indian Scrolls with a Story
This article was written by Seemab Alam and published on Nazariya. Cheriyal asserts the importance of storytelling in Indian culture,
Read MoreThis article was written by Seemab Alam and published on Nazariya. Cheriyal asserts the importance of storytelling in Indian culture,
Read MoreEarly Sunday morning, over 250 runners set out along the 5K, 10K and 21K run routes around Warangal Fort. They ran around the Warangal Fort ruins, around its lofty gateways and past idyllic villages and lakes in their vicinity.
Read MoreOur GHR Warangal Medal is actually a Cheriyal painting! So you don’t just get the satisfaction of running at a heritage site, but also take home a heritage souvenir and the satisfaction of having helped an art that needs support.
Read MoreSome believe Cheriyal scroll paintings were brought to India by the Mughals, some others say that they were indigenous. Whatever their origins, Cheriyal Paintings can perhaps be considered as the first story boards and graphic novels of India. Read about this vivid art and a comparison with as similar art from Bengal.
Read MoreCheriyal paintings are a dying form of art – known only to a handful of painters in the Warangal district
Read MoreHave you received any love letters in the form of scrolls? You probably had a pretty romantic lover if you
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