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craft mapas
Award-winning miniature artist Dr Sneh Gangal with her creation, Crafts Map of Rajasthan, at a 10-day exhibition organised
by Dastkari Haat Samiti on India's dying arts and crafts in Hyderabad on Friday. The Samiti has about 1,600 artists as its
members. Crafts Maps of India are created by artists from different parts of the country. According to Ms Jaya Jaitley, President
of the Samiti, it pays Rs 20,000 to the artist for the original. Last year, the organisation printed nearly 1,500 copies each
of 23 such maps. Each print is sold at Rs 150.
show has been held in hyderabad from 4th of sept-13th of sept.
-------the hindu buesness line dated sep-4-2004
Miniature Painting with Ms. Sneh Gangal
March 25th & 26th - 11:30am - 2pm
March 29th to April 2nd - 11:30am
to 2pm
March 27th, 28th, April 3rd - Noon - 4:30pm
The miniature tradition of painting goes back to at least the
11th
century when manuscripts were prepared on palm leaves. The art form depicts
scenes of court life, the pomp and
splendor of the durbars, hunting scenes and
battles all captured with detail and brilliant colour.
===BY CANADA
NEWS WIRE
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