The First Ramsar Site of Kutch: Chhari-Dhandh Wetland Conservation Reserve
India has the vast diversity of nature with amazing characteristics. The Indians are nature lover since ancient times. Not only […]
Kutch Art, Craft And Culture
The Fluidity of Heritage: The Life and Art of Ashish Shantilal Kansara
Ashish Shantilal Kansara is a central figure in the survival of Rogan art, a 1,500-year-old tradition involving polymerized castor oil. As a legally recognized GI-authorized user, he is one of the few masters proficient in all three historical branches of the craft—freehand painting, mold printing, and embellished freehand. Residing in Madhapar, he and his wife, Komal, have trained over 130 women, ensuring the craft’s continuity and providing sustainable livelihoods for the local community.
Rogan painting Kalpavriksha: symbolic copy of Nature
Rogan painting Kalpavriksha is directly inspired by nature itself. The Kalpavriksha (tree of Life) stands for the desires of human nature that can be filled by nature only. Rogan artisans who are inspired by nature try to copy nature in an artistic manner.
Gujarat’s Cultural Crime: Why the State is Killing Rogan Art to Protect a Monopoly
Is the Gujarat government’s favouritism destroying Rogan Art? Discover the story of Ashish Kansara, the master artisan and last Hindu custodian being erased by a state-sponsored monopoly.
Kutch Rann Utsav : The colours of white Rann
Kutch a district of Gujarat is the God gifted natural place with the Rann and the Sea. Kutch is a place
Rogan Art Painting: Tradition, Technique, and Research by Asmita Soni
Rogan art painting is a rare and historically significant oil painting tradition from the Madhapar, Kutch region of Gujarat, India.
રોગાન કલા, મહિલા સશક્તિકરણ અને ભારત સરકાર
આપણા ભારતનો સાંસ્કૃતિક વારસો સદીઓ પુરાણો છે. જેમાં ચિત્રકલા, નૃત્ય કલા, શિલ્પ અને સ્થાપત્ય, સંગીત અને બીજી ઘણી બધી કલાઓ
રોગાન ચિત્રકળા : કળા એક ખૂબીઓ અનેક
રોગાન કલા એટલે એક પ્રકારની ચિત્રકલા. આપણે ગુજરાતી ઓ તો આજે પણ સામાન્ય રીતે જયારે પણ ઘરમાં રંગ કરાવીએ ત્યારે આપણે કહીએ છીએ કે રંગરોગાન ચાલુ છે. એટલે ગુજરાતીમાં તો આપણે રોગાન એટલે રંગ કરવો એમ કહી શકાય. રોગાન કળાની ઘણી બધી ખૂબીઓ છે અને બધી ખૂબીઓ બહુ જ અદ્ભૂત છે.
Maa Ashapura: The Goddess of Kutch
Maa Ashapura is the place of trust for the people of Kutch. Ashapura’s name suggests to fulfil the wishes of
Challenges In Doing Rogan Art
Every art is a challenge itself. Every art checks the skill, patience, perfection, focus and passion of the artist. To
Rogan Painting — The Ancient Technique Behind Early Oil Art
Unveiling the Antiquity: Rogan Oil Painting as Early Oil Art Rogan Painting is a magnificent craft from India, The Drying
Master Artisan of the Rogan Arts – Ashish Shantilal Kansara
Rogan Art of the Kutch, Gujarat is a world famous art form. When we talk about the artisans of the