Kalamkari Painting

Karuppur Kalamkari paintings from Tamil Nadu recently received the geographical indication (GI) tag.

  • Other GI tags from Tamil Nadu include the Kanyakumari cloves, Dindigul locks, Mahabalipuram stone sculpture, Nilgiri (orthodox) tea, Virupakshi hill banana, Thanjavur doll, Thanjavur paintings, Coimbatore wet grinder, Kancheepuram silk and saree.

About Kalamkari Painting

  • Kalamkari literally means, Kalam - pen & kari - work, i.e., art work done using a pen. It is done on cotton or silk fabric with a tamarind pen using natural dyes. Mostly natural dyes are used in Kalamkari, which involves twenty-three steps
  • This colourful art dates back to more than 3000 B.C.
  • The paintings ....
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