Patna - Patna - Craft Documentation | Research Archive on Handicrafts & Handloom https://gaatha.org Indian Craft online Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:54:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.12 https://gaatha.org/wp-content/uploads/gaatha-logo-63x63.png Patna - Patna - Craft Documentation | Research Archive on Handicrafts & Handloom https://gaatha.org 32 32 Patna Kalam ~ Patna https://gaatha.org/Craft-of-India/patna-kalam-painting-patna/ https://gaatha.org/Craft-of-India/patna-kalam-painting-patna/#respond Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:54:08 +0000 https://gaatha.org/?post_type=listing&p=19149 Among the many schools of painting that emerged during the transition from Mughal sovereignty to British colonial rule, Patna Kalam occupies a distinctive position within the history of South Asian art. Flourishing between the mid eighteenth and early twentieth centuries in the urban centre of Patna, the school developed through the migration of Mughal-trained painters […]

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]]> Among the many schools of painting that emerged during the transition from Mughal sovereignty to British colonial rule, Patna Kalam occupies a distinctive position within the history of South Asian art. Flourishing between the mid eighteenth and early twentieth centuries in the urban centre of Patna, the school developed through the migration of Mughal-trained painters from imperial karkhanas (ateliers) into provincial and commercial centres. Yet, Patna Kalam cannot be understood simply as a provincial continuation of Mughal miniature painting or as a derivative branch of Company art. It represented a profound transformation in the conditions of artistic production itself. In place of the enclosed world of emperors, nobles and dynastic spectacle, the school turned toward bazaars, artisans, itinerant vendors, craftsmen, servants and scenes of ordinary urban labour.

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