Chief Administrative Officer of Bharat Bhavan and an art critic Prem Shankar Shukla said, “Miniatures may look very pretty at first sight but working on them is the real challenge.”

Notably, a tribal folk art workshop ‘Manjari’ is being organised at Madhya Pradesh State Tribal Museum. Organised by Tribal Folk Art and Boli Development Academy the workshop ‘Manjari’ is all about Indian miniature paintings and its various versions.

Here on Sunday, CAO of Bharat Bhavan Prem Shankar Shukla presented his view points over Kangda art. While interacting with the audience, he shared his experiences. He said that the artists working here today are an example of extreme capability and creative perspectives.

He said one should learn from these artists on how society could maintain the richness of country’s culture. He quoted this by giving examples of writers like Raghuvir Sahay, Kedarnath Singh and Chandradhar Sharma Muleri.

It is to be noted that the use of vibrant and fizzy colours has always been a major part of these paintings. The painters used to experiment with the colours like black, yellow, blue, golden, white and red. With the time new experiments also took place in this art. So, there are various reasons why this art comes amongst the superior arts of the country.

But in this workshop the artists will use natural colours like the colours from leaves, herbs and other options. It is noteworthy that there is no specific institute that teaches this art so this workshop is being organised.

A questionnaire was also held to mark the conclusion of the session.During the workshop the artists will learn the Indian miniatures including Kangda, Basohali, Guler, Kisangadh, Chamba and Gadwal.

Interestingly, these miniature versions of Indian tribal art will be taught to the participants using the traditional ways. The workshop will continue till September 5.