Badhia painting, Raghurajpur, District Chandanpur, Orissa. Artist: SwainHe claimed the paintings had been made decades ago by his award-winning father, thus the "antique" look. Hmmmn... The one on the wall is also by dear dad. Now, that looked genuine. But the house surely was limewashed? Yes, every year. But the painting area was never touched. Hmmmn... (Above): painted wall in the village and artist at work on a scroll
Published in Deccan Herald, July 2011
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