Shine india monthly magazine Published this article page no 17 The jharna patachitra of West Bengal is a long vertical paper scroll used to tell stories from religious epics. The artists compose songs that they sing while they slowly unroll each scene of the painting. Old fabric is pasted on the back of the scroll to make it stronger. These village storytellers travelled from village to village listening to news and passing on information much like television today. The Gujarat earthquake of 2001 and the tsumani of 2004 inspired such singer artists to present ballads of these natural disasters shine india monthly magazine telugu buy.
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