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Famine Tales : This anthology of patachitra and comics shows the spectre of hunger is still alive
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Patuas of West Bengal sustain their art of storytelling through scrolls
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West Bengal: No End to Patua Artists Financial Woes As COVID-19 Rages
Patuas practice the ancient folk art of painting scrolls and presenting them before the audience with a song. However, the pandemic has snatched away their livelihood.
Group of Patua artists performing in West Bengal. Photo: Author provided.
Pingla (West Bengal): âI watched a film in which the customer tells the milk seller that you are putting too much water in the milk to which he replies âno, we are not putting water in milk, we are putting milk in water. These days we also mix milk in water and give it to our grandchildren when they ask for it,â says 56-year-old Gurupada Chitrakar before bursting into laughter.