With respect to the Kalamkari painting, which of the statements given above are correct?

Srikalahasti and Machilipatnam are its two distinct styles.

Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay popularised it.

Karuppur Kalamkari Paintings from Andhra Pradesh received the geographical indication (GI) tags.

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Kalamkari is a type of hand-painted or block printed cotton textile.
Only natural dyes are used in Kalamkari, which involves twenty-three steps
The style owes its present status to Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay who popularized the art as the first chairperson of the All-India Handicrafts Board.
There are two identifiable styles of Kalamkari art – Srikalahasti style (Chittoor district) and Machilipatnam style (Krishna district).
In the Machilipatnam style of Kalamkari, motifs are essentially printed with hand-carved traditional blocks with intricate detailing painted by hands.
On the other hand, Srikalahasti style of painting draws inspiration from the Hindu mythology describing scenes from the epics and folklore.
Karuppur Kalamkari Paintings from Tamil Nadu received the geographical indication (GI) tags.

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Kalamkari is a type of hand-painted or block printed cotton textile.
Only natural dyes are used in Kalamkari, which involves twenty-three steps
The style owes its present status to Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay who popularized the art as the first chairperson of the All-India Handicrafts Board.
There are two identifiable styles of Kalamkari art – Srikalahasti style (Chittoor district) and Machilipatnam style (Krishna district).
In the Machilipatnam style of Kalamkari, motifs are essentially printed with hand-carved traditional blocks with intricate detailing painted by hands.
On the other hand, Srikalahasti style of painting draws inspiration from the Hindu mythology describing scenes from the epics and folklore.
Karuppur Kalamkari Paintings from Tamil Nadu received the geographical indication (GI) tags.

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