Product details

Canvas

Palm Leaf

Durability

said to last as long as 600 years

Usability

Decor, Gifting

SKU

OPL/02/DUSHYANTA/SHAKUNTHALA/P10

The ancient art innovators at Odisha, refined and devised a new technique of Etching and Painting on Palm leaves. The perfection in painting, the unique engraving style and the knowledge of dyes, makes the art, one of the most creative and mesmerizing art form in India.

Odisha Talapatra Chitra The art goes back to the time when there was no Pen or Paper and people recorded everything on palm leaves. The history of writing in India found its true meaning in Palm Leaves. Many tales and epics like Ramayana, Mahabharata, Krishna Leela were originally registered on palm leaves and were passed on for Generations.