Ragamala Paintings - S2 Ep 8 with Soma Ghosh and Dr Vijay Sharma
About this episode
This episode explores the cultural significance and artistry of Ragamala paintings, featuring insights from two knowledgeable guests.
Welcome to the 20th episode of Books and Us —and the 8th of Season 2! Though technically it’s the 21st, as we also released a special episode earlier in July! We've also completed two years since launching this podcast, having crossed 1000 streams and downloads. It may be a modest number, but every listen motivates us to keep going and exploring more compelling topics in the nonfiction category. Thank you for being part of this journey. In this episode, we take a different route. Rather than focusing on a single book, we’re diving into a cultural aspect that is perhaps long forgotten but has captivated me ever since I learned about it through my friend Sundip Sharma(sundipsumahendra@gmail.com), artist and promoter of miniature paintings based in Jaipur, Rajasthan. His father, Sumahendra (Mahendra Kumar Sharma), was a renowned Rajasthani painter who had also authored a book on the topic titled ‘ Ragamala Chitra Parampara ’ (Ragamala Painting Tradition). Sadly, that book is now out of print, but it led me to explore the vivid world of Ragamala paintings. These exquisite miniatures—mostly created in the 17th and 18th centuries—are perhaps the only artworks in the world that visually…
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