About the craft

The word ‘Gond’ comes from the Dravidian1 articulation ‘Kond’ which signifies ‘green
mountain’. Gond painting is a renowned people craft of the Gond ancestral local area of
focal India. It is a type of painting from society and ancestral workmanship that is drilled by
perhaps the biggest clan in India – the Gond – who are transcendently from Madhya Pradesh,
yet can likewise be found in pockets of Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, and
Odisha. The historical backdrop of the Gond public dates almost 1400 years. Mixed with
secret, design, mix of tones and humour, these workmanship pieces portray a cutting-edge
mind.

Map of India showing the Gond region

The Gonds are the biggest ancestral/Adivasi people group in India today, and their specialty
is uncommon and have an incredible legacy esteem and the multifaceted design of this
workmanship requests regard. Gond canvases portray the pictures of the way of life of the
clan and their current circumstance, the untamed life of the spot and environmental factors.
The compositions likewise portray the conviction and confidence of the clan, different
fanciful animals and characters from the ancestral fables; all the above are inborn piece of
this fine art.
The clan accepts that seeing great pictures around and having them in the spaces can bring
best of luck and inspiration. Creatures are one of the conspicuous themes utilized in the
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Dravidian people speak the Dravidian languages such as Tulu, Tamil and Kannada. Residing in the Southern
states of India, the oldest recorded history of the Tamil-speaking people dates to the 3rd century B.C.
compositions. What’s more, the clan accepts that all animals are possessed by spirits, and
everything is hence heavenly and holy. Shri Jangarh Singh Shyam was the principal ancestral
craftsman to utilize material and paper for his work of art. Jangarh Singh Shyam was a
Pardhan Gond craftsman of the town Patangarh in Dindori region in Madhya Pradesh.
Pardhan Gonds are one of the subgroups of the Gond people group