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 INDIAN ART TECHNIQUES  1. Madhubani Paintings The Madhubani style of Indian art began in the Mithila district of Bihar and is one of the most well-known.  2. Warli Art  Warli paintings from Maharashtra's Nasik and Thane regions intimately relate to the tribe's customs and traditions. The daily activities of the locals in that community, including farming, dancing, hunting, and prayer, are shown in Warli 3. Kalighat Painting  In the area of Kali Temple in Calcutta, in the middle of the 19th Century, the Kalighat painting style emerged. The group of Patuas who created these designs on paper is the source of the term Kalighat Pata. The simple yet captivating paintings depict scenes of daily life and mythological deities.  4. Phad  The Rajasthani Phad narrative scroll painting has a thousand-year history. On horizontal fabric scrolls painted in red, yellow, and orange depict tales of local deities and heroes. 

 TRADITIONAL INDIAN CRAFTS FOR AGES  Indian Arts and Crafts have been popular since ancient India. tribal people living in colonies made utility items with their hands to meet their daily requirements. These traditional crafts of India are known as Handicrafts and the items made were called local handicrafts.   Some of the popular Indian traditional products are cane, bamboo handicrafts, Pashmina shawl, zardozi, chikankari, block printing, mural arts, etc. Throughout the centuries crafts have been embedded as a culture and tradition within rural communities. crafts in India are diverse and rich in history, culture, and religion. craft is the process of procession to their work, much like their values, philosophy of life, fashion, and self-image. Craftspeople, commonly known as artisans, possess technical knowledge of materials and work methods. They’re skilled employees whose profession relies on manual skills. The power of their work strategies and their manual skil...

  LITTLE WOMEN [BY: LOUISA MAY ALCOTT] Introduction: "Little Women" is a novel by American author Louisa May Alcott that portrays the coming-of-age journey of the four March sisters: Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy. The book, loosely based on the author's and her sisters' lives, depicts their transition from childhood to womanhood. It is classified as an autobiographical or semi-autobiographical novel. ANALYSIS OF THE BOOK:   JO MARCH: Jo March teaches us the importance of being independent and ambitious. Her unyielding determination to follow her dreams, especially in writing, reminds us that we should not allow societal expectations to restrict our aspirations. Jo's character inspires us to embrace our uniqueness and defy traditional gender roles, emphasizing the significance of being true to oneself. MEG MARCH : Meg embodies the virtues of responsibility and duty within a family. She demonstrates that caring for others, especially siblings, is noble. Meg's content...

DIARY OF A Y OUNG GIRL  ABOUT: The Diary of a Young Girl, often referred to as The Diary of Anne Frank, is a book of the writings from the Dutch-language diary kept by Anne Frank while she was hiding for two years with her family during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. The family was apprehended in 1944 and Anne Frank died of typhus in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in 1945.  PLOT: The Diary of a Young Girl is the story of Anne Frank, a Jewish teenager who lived in hiding in Amsterdam during the holocaust. Though she and six of the seven others would die after being discovered and captured, Anne's father, Otto, received his daughter's writings and published them as a historical memoir.  REVIEW: 'The Diary of a Young Girl' by Anne Frank is not a mere teenage girl's entry, but is way more than that. this book is a personal account of the author, Anne Frank, who maintained her during her hiding in the 'secret annex' at the time of World War 2. It w...

  ELEANOR AND PARK ABOUT:   'Eleanor and Park' is the first young adult novel written by Rainbow Rowell. Published in 2012, the story follows dual narratives by Eleanor and Park, two misfits living in Omaha, Nebraska from 1986 to 1987. Eleanor, a chubby 16-year-old girl with curly red hair, and Park, a 16-year-old biracial Korean boy, meet on a school bus on Eleanor's first day at the school and gradually connect through comic books and mixtapes of 1980s music, sparking a love story.  PLOT: Set over one school year in 1986, Eleanor and Park is the story of two star-crossed misfits- smart enough to know the first love never lasts, but brave and desperate enough to try. Eleanor is the new girl in town, and she's never felt more alone. With all her mismatched clothes, mad red hair, and chaotic home life, she couldn't stick out more if she tried. Then she takes the seat on the bus next to Park. Quiet, careful, and in Eleanor's eyes- impossibly cool, Park worked out...

  THE 3 MISTAKES OF MY LIFE ABOUT:   'The 3 Mistakes of My Life' is the third novel written by Chetan Bhagat. The book was published in May 2008 and had an initial print run of 420,000. The novel follows the story of three friends and is based in the city of Ahmedabad in western India. this is the 3rd best-selling novel by Chetan Bhagat.  PLOT: This story is based on 3 friends living in Ahmedabad in western India. This story moves about as the protagonist Mr. Govind Patel tells us about the 3 biggest mistakes he made in his life which are- 1. Falling in love within his friend circle  2. Investing all the money in a single project 3. Being too selfish to cause harm to human life.  REVIEW: It is a story of a young Indian generation in this modern world who counters unpredictable love, thwarted ambitions, absence of family affection, the pressure of a patriarchal setup, and the work environment around a universalized office. It also forces readers to question...