He has been at the forefront of keeping the family tradition of making Chhau masks alive despite the fact that the income is “seasonal” and doesn’t pay much unless customers are interested ...

The mask depicts the character the dancer is performing. Paper, mud, and clay are the main ingredients required to prepare a Chhau masks. The masks are painted in pastel shades and have a frank ...

Elaborate Purulia Chhau masks of Durga, Shiva and Ganesha with ... "When it comes to Indian masks, it is very difficult to draw the line between the religious and non-religious.

While, the Seraikela and Purulia subgenres of Chhau use masks during the dance, the Mayurbhanj Chhau uses none. Masks form an integral part of Chhau dance in Purulia and Seraikella styles.

This is Charida, the hub of Chhau mask-making, located in the Baghmundi block of Purulia district. It has been earmarked by the West Bengal government’s Department of Micro, Small and Medium ...

Back in 2019, the traditional Chhau mask-making industry in Purulia, West Bengal, was well known among tourists with around 150 families involved. Even two years back, Umacharan Sutradhar ...

Meanwhile, the exhibition cum workshop on ‘Seraikela Chhau Mask Making’ was also inaugurated. The six days’ exhibition and workshop will continue till March 18. Eminent Mask Making Guru ...

The Purulia Chhau mask earned a GI tag in 2018, giving the niche art global exposure. And now, thanks to 31 mask makers from Charida village in Purulia district’s Baghmundi block receiving their ...

Its three distinct styles hail from the regions of Seraikella, Purulia and Mayurbhanj, the first two using masks. Chhau dance is intimately connected to regional festivals, notably the spring festival ...

Srikalapith has 35 students learning Seraikela Chhau and mask-making. The school also plans to start a Chhau music school in the near future. As for now, it aims to provide a three-year diploma course ...

Jamshedpur, July 23: The state art and culture department has discovered a new variant of Chhau, a tribal dance, which does not involve the mask and involves dialogue between the dancers. The new ...

Nepal Chandra Sutradhar, the chhau mask maker and dancer from Purulia, was posthumously given the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian award. Majhi, who was conferred with the Padma Shri ...