TBI Photo Essay: The Varied Hues of Indigenous Art in India

Advertisement Similar Story Kyani to Nirula’s: Artist Takes India Down Memory Lane with Sketches of Iconic Eateries Aditya Raj from Jaipur visited an exhibition during his law school days and

By Pushpa Achanta

July 20, 2012

Longpi black stone pottery of Manipur — Black stone pottery is unique to Longpi village in north-eastern Manipur according to Presley Ngasainao who acquired crafting skills from the older ladies in her household. Cooking and storage containers are fashioned by hand or out of moulds filled with a paste made from crushed black serpentite stone and weathered rock mixed with water. These are then heated in a kiln and polished with special leaves.

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Kyani to Nirula’s: Artist Takes India Down Memory Lane with Sketches of Iconic Eateries

Aditya Raj from Jaipur visited an exhibition during his law school days and decided he would be an artist. Here’s his visual representation of a nostalgia trip with pictures of the most iconic eateries in India.

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