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Anuprita

60+ Folk Painting Styles from India

Celebrating the rich diversity of Indian folk painting — from celebrated traditions to rare and nearly-vanished art forms, each one practiced with natural pigments and handmade materials.

60+Folk Painting Styles
6+Years of Mastery
100%Natural Pigments
Living Traditions
Anuprita Khare
✦ The Artist

Anuprita Khare

Anuprita is a multidisciplinary artist, educator, and researcher whose creative journey brings together science, culture, and craft. With a foundation in Chemical Engineering, an MBA, and certification as an Early Childhood Educator, she brings a rare blend of analytical thinking and artistic intuition to her work.

Her transformation began during the Covid era, learning directly from master folk artists across India through online workshops and books. What started as a simple search for a Warli workshop turned into a profound apprenticeship under artists whose families have practiced their traditions for generations, including several national award-winning practitioners.

Through extensive research, she expanded her documentation to 80 folk and tribal art traditions — 65 from India and 15 from outside India. Her work celebrates a truth she holds close: countries apart are connected through art.

Her mission: to honor traditional artists, preserve cultural knowledge, and share the beauty and interconnectedness of global folk art with the world.

80Traditions Documented
40+Directly Learned
15International Styles
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✦ Original Works

Art for Sale

Each piece is one of a kind — painted with hand-ground natural pigments on handmade paper or traditional cloth. Every purchase includes a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.

✦ Living Traditions

Art Forms Practiced

From celebrated traditions to nearly-vanished forms — each style is a doorway into a distinct cultural cosmos. All practiced with natural pigments and handmade materials.

Aipan
Uttarakhand
Alpona
West Bengal
Aripan
Bihar / Mithila
Assamese Manuscript
Assam
Basholi
Jammu & Kashmir
Batik
Pan-India
Bengal Pattachitra
West Bengal
Bheenth Chitra
Rajasthan
Bhil
Madhya Pradesh / Rajasthan
Bhojpuri
Uttar Pradesh / Bihar
Bikaner
Rajasthan
Blue Pottery
Rajasthan (Jaipur)
Boondi
Rajasthan
Chamba
Himachal Pradesh
Cheriyal
Telangana
Chitrakathi
Maharashtra
Chittara
Karnataka
Deccan School of Painting
Deccan / Hyderabad
Dhuli Shilpa
Andhra Pradesh
Ganjifa
Odisha / Maharashtra
Godhna
Chhattisgarh
Gold Emboss
Karnataka / Tamil Nadu
Gond
Madhya Pradesh
Guler
Himachal Pradesh
Idital
Odisha
Jadu Patua
West Bengal / Jharkhand
Jatri Patti
Odisha
Jhoti Chitta
Odisha
Juang
Odisha
Jyunti Patta
Odisha
Kalamkari
Andhra Pradesh
Kamangiri
Tamil Nadu
Kalighat
West Bengal
Kangra
Himachal Pradesh
Kavad
Rajasthan
Kavvi Kale
Karnataka
Kerala Mural
Kerala
Kinnal
Karnataka
Kishangarh
Rajasthan
Khovar
Jharkhand
Kolam
Tamil Nadu / Andhra Pradesh
Kurumba
Tamil Nadu (Nilgiris)
Lippan
Gujarat (Kutch)
Mandana
Rajasthan / Madhya Pradesh
Manjusha
Bihar
Mansa Pat
West Bengal
Mata Ni Pachedi
Gujarat
Mithila Painting (Bharni)
Bihar / Mithila
Mithila Painting (Kachni)
Bihar / Mithila
Mughal
Delhi / Agra
Mysore
Karnataka
Paitkar
Jharkhand
Pattachaitra
Odisha
Phad
Rajasthan
Pithora
Gujarat / Madhya Pradesh
Pichchwai
Rajasthan (Nathdwara)
Raagmala
Rajasthan / Himachal Pradesh
Rajasthani Miniature
Rajasthan
Suara
Odisha
Santhal
Jharkhand / West Bengal
Shah Qalam
Deccan
Tanjore
Tamil Nadu
Pattachitra on Tusser Silk
Odisha / Jharkhand
Thangka
Tibet / Himalayas
Thollu
Andhra Pradesh
Tikuli
Bihar
Togalu Gombayatta
Karnataka
Usta Kala
Rajasthan (Bikaner)
Yantras
Pan-India
Warli
Maharashtra
✦ Custom Artwork

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Request an original piece in any of the folk painting styles — for your home, a gift, a wedding, or a heritage project.

How it works

  1. Share your vision — the style, subject, size, and occasion.
  2. Anuprita replies with a timeline and pricing estimate within 3–5 days.
  3. A 50% advance confirms the commission. Work begins with natural pigments.
  4. Progress photos at key milestones. Final delivery with a signed certificate.

Pricing guide

Pricing varies with the art form, complexity, and size. Please reach out with your vision and Anuprita will provide a personalised estimate within 3–5 days.

Delivery

Within India: 7–10 days. International: 14–21 days via tracked courier.

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