This video shows the artist's work-in-progress, as he develops his methods of representation.

These images show the artist's initial sketches and work-in-progress as he makes decisions on how to develop the storyline.

Mundy Shaheb-er Golpo (The Tale of Mundy Shaheb) 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…

The images show Dukhushyam Chitrakar's first drafts of the poem he composed, and the transcribed version on the Famine and Dearth database, linked here, is the final iteration, which he set to music. The poem narrates Mundy's early years as a…

The story of Mundy is based on academic sources and research which were discussed with the artists before they began composing the narrative poem and pattern for the scroll. The conversations about Mundy Shaheb-er Golpo took place over several days…

These images and video show the painters at work, with the natural colours they made themselves. The panels of the scroll were painted collectively by the chitrakar community over several days. The order of panels were revised when the painters…

The story of Mundy 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.…

This is a transcription of selections from Phullara's story in the Chandimangal that the artists used as a starting point.

These are the initial research notes on sources shared with the artists, on the basis of which discussions were begun.

These videos show the artist in the process of creating work-in-progress sketches

This storyline was drafted by the artist after reading the source materials. It illustrates the ideas that inform the work-in-progress sketches, as well as the final narrative.

The story of Phullara is based on academic sources and research which was discussed with the artists. The artists were given access to research materials and sources relevant to their story. On this basis, they developed initial ideas and approaches,…

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.…

The story of Phullara is based on academic sources and research which was discussed with the artists. The artists were given access to research materials and sources relevant to their story. On this basis, they developed initial ideas and approaches,…

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. This poem focuses on Phullara-r Baromasha, or monthly account of…

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.…

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.…

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.…