India’s Prime Minister gifted a Sohrai painting to Russia’s President at the recent BRICS summit in Kazan. Sohrai is an indigenous mural art form dating back to the Meso-chalcolithic period (9000-5000 BC). It is practiced mainly by tribal women using natural materials like charcoal, clay, and soil. The art depicts natural themes such as forests, rivers, and animals, with vibrant colors and symbolic motifs. It is popular among tribes in Jharkhand, Bihar, Odisha, and West Bengal. The Hazaribagh region in Jharkhand, where similar ancient cave paintings were found, has a GI tag for Sohrai art.
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