• NGMA India

    Nandalal Bose

    Khanjani Wala 5031 Nandalal Bose Tempera on paper 59.3 x 63.3 cm

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"""""""Haripura posters by Nandalal capture moments of everyday Indian village life and culture. This poster is one of many examples of acute observation of his surrounding in which he has depicted a'Khanjani wala' (a folk musician who plays a percussion musical instrument called Kahanjani). It is an important part of Indian village culture where after the hard work in the field all farmers and villagers gather in a small club at evening and sing songs and use this musical instrument. Artist has executed this illustration with vibrant earthy colours and spontaneous, energetic contouring lines which aptly limn the figure with the artist's personal sensibilities toward Indian folk arts and tradition."""""""
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