| Repository | Special Collections Archives (GB 0029) |
| Ref No | EUL MS 485/3/6 |
| Date | 2020 |
| Level | Item |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Title | Dukhushyam Chitrakar,"Durbhikkha" [Famine] |
| Creator Name | Chitrakar; Dukhushyam (1946-2022); Scroll Painter |
| Description | Part of Kangal-er Gaan [Penniless Songs]. The final song is by contemporary poet, painter, and singer Dukhyshyam Chitrakar. In this short lyric, Dukhushyam speaks in the blended voice of the pir, drawing on multiple religious traditions to the point that these are indistinguishable. His poem simply titled Durbhikkha [Famine] reflects on famines past and present, based on the perspective and experience of the sufferers of such events. The choukopata (square scroll) accompanying the poem is also painted by Dukhushyam in his inimitable style, perhaps one of few contemporary scroll painters who still insist on the tradition of working directly on paper with colours, without any need for pencilled outlines.
[This information was taken from the project website at https://faminetales.exeter.ac.uk in 2024] |
| Format | Object |
| Language | Bengali, English |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Access Conditions | Usual EUL conditions apply. Requires large table, weights and member of staff's assistance to unroll/re-roll |
| Copyright | CC-BY-NC |
| Publication Note | 'Famine Tales from India and Britain: A Graphic Anthology' (Jadavpur University Press, 2023)
Project website at https://faminetales.exeter.ac.uk |
| Management Group | Visual culture papers |