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From Mud Walls To Paper And Canvas A Tribute To Jangarh Singh Shyam Author Dr. Alka Pande
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What Jangarh Singh Shyam has left behind is a superb legacy that is now famous as the Jangarh Kalam
For the Gond artists, the spirits dwell in colourful trees, in a flowing river, or even in a small lizard, hence
they see the sacred everywhere
This enchanting book aims to connect the indigenous people of India with a discerning urban population
in order to forge economic, communication and education links between the two
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Jangarh Singh Shyam’s work gives life and vision to a dynamic world of various myths and legends that
are animated by the animals, birds, mountains and deities of his village, Patangarh, and of his
community, the Gond tribe. Jangarh belonged to the Pardhan sect of the Gond tribe who are priests and
storytellers entrusted with the very important task of carrying on the traditions and history of the Gond
kings and keeping the many traditions and rituals alive through their music and songs. The songs and
tales stayed in the artist’s mind and found a vivid representation on his canvas. Jangarh was able to
recreate the textures and patterns of the walls on which traditional Gond art is painted. It was only after
the artist was discovered at a young age by J. Swaminathan, that he transferred his art to canvas and
paper, modernising the Gond art form. This book is a tribute to the Master of Gond Art.
About the Author
DR ALKA PANDE is an art critic, cultural theorist, teacher, curator and author. She has two postgraduate
degrees in History and the History of Art and a PhD from Panjab University, Chandigarh. She was the
Head of the Department of Fine Arts and the Museum of Fine Arts, Panjab University, as well as the
Chairperson of the Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi. Recipient of the Charles Wallace Award in
1999–2000, Dr Pande completed her post-doctoral studies in critical art theory from Goldsmith College,
University of London. She received the Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government
(2006), the Australian-India Council Special Award for her contribution to Indian art (2009) and the
Amrita SherGil Samman from the Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi (2015).
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