From Patangarh to Japan: The Gond art that became Jangarh Kalam — and the boy who carried it to the world
In the early 1980s, Jangarh Singh Shyam's art on a mud wall in Patangarh village was recognized as contemporary art by J. Swaminathan. This led to the global emergence of "Gond painting," though many insist on calling it "Jangarh Kalam" to honor its individual creator and revolutionary style.
In the early 1980s, Jangarh Singh Shyam's art on a mud wall in Patangarh village was recognized as contemporary art by J. Swaminathan. This led to the global emergence of "Gond painting," though many insist on calling it "Jangarh Kalam" to honor its individual creator and revolutionary style.
