Description
The story of Phullara is based on academic sources and research which was discussed with the artists. On that basis, Dukhushyam Chitrakar first composed a poem and set it to music. The painting then began with a pencilled outline of the entire story. Colours were prepared and the panels painted collectively by the chitrakar community over a number of days. This conversation about Phullara-r Bhoj took place over several days at Naya and Jadavpur University. It includes discussion about the form and dimensions of the Phullara scroll prior to the start of the process, examples of song and rhyme schemes, and dialogue about the content and source material itself.
Creator
Chitrakar, Dukhushyam
Chitrakar, Jahanara
Chitrakar, Rabbani
Chitrakar, Rahim
Chitrakar, Rahman
Chitrakar, Ushiara
Dutta, Shrutakirti
Mondal, Sujit
Mukherjee, Ayesha
Source
Mukundaram Chakravarti, Chandimangal, c.1700, ed. Sukumar Sen (Calcutta: Sahitya Akademi, 1955)
Publisher
University of Exeter
Date
2019
Contributor
Dutta, Shrutakirti
Halder, Bhagirath
Holding, Richard
Mondal, Sujit
Mukherjee, Ayesha
Rights
CC BY-NC
Language
Bengali
Type
Conversation
Coverage
Bengal, India; c.1700
Interviewer
Dutta, Shrutakirti
Mondal, Sujit
Mukherjee, Ayesha
Interviewee
Chitrakar, Dukhushyam
Chitrakar, Jahanara
Chitrakar, Rabbani
Chitrakar, Rahim
Chitrakar, Rahman
Chitrakar, Ushiara
Summary
Form and content: An initial discussion between Dukhushyam Chitrakar, Rahim Chitrakar, Sujit Mondal, and Ayesha Mukherjee about the form, structure, and content of the Phullara scroll.
Text: An initial discussion between Dukhushyam Chitrakar, Rahim Chitrakar, Sujit Mondal, and Ayesha Mukherjee about the source text Phullara-r Bhoj, and Dukhushyam Chitrakar's poems based on the same.
Song: An initial discussion between Dukhushyam Chitrakar, Rahim Chitrakar, Sujit Mondal, and Ayesha Mukherjee on the meter, rhyme scheme, and music used for the Phullara poem.
Interview: An interview of Dukhushyam Chitrakar conducted by Shrutakirti Dutta. This video covers his thoughts on Phullara-r Bhoj, the scroll making process, and the traditional myths that inform his narrative.
Location
Naya, West Bengal, India
Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India
Original Format
Photograph
Video