10TH December, 2021

Subject : Ganjifa Cards

Assignment: Create Ganjifa Cards Marks:10

Artist: Yuvrani Shraddharaje Bhonsle

Duration: 2 Days Deadline: 13th December 2021 10:00 am.

Overview:

Ganjifa, Ganjapa or Gânjaphâ, is a card game and type of playing cards that are most
associated with Persia and India. After Ganjifa cards fell out of use in Iran before the twentieth
century, India became the last country to produce them. The form prevalent in
Odisha is Ganjapa.

Ganjifa cards are circular or rectangular, and traditionally hand-painted by artisans. The game
became popular at the Mughal court, and lavish sets were made, from materials such as
precious stone-inlaid ivory or tortoise shell (darbar kalam). The game later spread to the general
public, whereupon cheaper sets (bazâr kalam) would be made from materials such as wood,
palm leaf, stiffened cloth or pasteboard. Typically Ganjifa cards have coloured backgrounds,
with each suit having a different colour. Different types exist, and the designs, number of suits,
and physical size of the cards can vary considerably. With the exception of Mamluk Kanjifa and
the Chads of Mysore, each suit contains ten pip cards and two court cards, the king and the
vizier or minister. The backs of the cards are typically a uniform colour, without patterning.
Source: Wiki

Objective: The objective of the assignment is to understand the visual grammar of Ganjifa
Cards and implement it in contemporary scenarios.

Material and Tools:

10 cm diameter card - 2, Plain paper -2, Compass, Ruler, Pencil, Eraser, Colours:Orange,
Poster Green, Poster White, Yellow, Poster Red, Poster Black, Mauve/Violet,o Cerulean Blue
(mix little white in it and keep it ready), Green (mix yellow and cerulean blue to get this shade)
Brushes: 000, 1, 2, 4

Assignment:
Task 1 - Practice to paint based on the demo that you have seen during the workshop.
Share one finished card based on the demo.(Circular Cards)
For example, How to paint a circle, How to make a flower pattern as shown in the demo
session, How to create a pattern with dots etc.
 10TH December, 2021

Task2 - Create 4 Ganjifa Cards(Circular) based on your favourite books, Film or series for
example
Satte Pe Satta, Lagaan, Avengers, Justice League etc

2) Submit Task 1 by 11th December, 2021 till 10:30 am in the classroom and 2 by Monday, 13th
December, 2021 in the classroom by 10:00am.