Kalighat Paintings are a group of paintings, which have their roots in cultural upheavals of 19th century colonial Bengal. Their name comes from the place where the artists originally set up their practice - around the Kalighat temple in Calcutta. Their medium was watercolour on mill-made paper and they were primarily created by the scroll painters-cum-potters who migrated from rural Bengal to the city of Calcutta in the nineteenth century. These paintings have been appreciated as well as neglected over a period of time, their fate being dictated for a greater part of time by popular sentiment rather than their artistic value. Initially, Kalighat paintings were mainly depictions of Hindu gods and goddesses including their various incarnations. But over a period of time the influences expanded and Kalighat… Click here to read more