Anit Thapa addresses the meeting in Kurseong on Sunday. Picture by Passang Yolmo Phulia: Over 800 people wielded brushes and paints of four hues and drew for around 10 hours to create a 3km-long ...

Alpana is a popular folk art form. The word alpana is derived from the Sanskrit “alimpana”, which means 'to plaster' or 'to coat with'. The colour of alpana has an intimate relation with Amar Ekushey.

A post about an ‘alpana evangelist’ went viral on social media recently. The alpana artist in question is Ratnaboli Ghosh, a retired school teacher who lives in Deshapriya Park, and paints alpanas ...

The traditional Bengal art of alpana, invoking Gods with finger-painted motifs, is now all but lost. Handed down through generations of women, this Bengal folk art, where the finger is the brush and a ...

A creative competition for the students on alpana painting, called Kalpona Theke Alpona, took place recently at NSHM Knowledge campus. The event was conceptualised by a private organisation to ...

I must have been about five when I first realised that one didn’t always need a pencil to draw. I stood at the door of the puja room and watched my great-aunt dip her hand in a bowl of white paste.

The traditional Bengal art of alpana, invoking Gods with finger-painted motifs, is now all but lost. Handed down through generations of women, this Bengal folk art, where the finger is the brush and a ...