Prime Minister gifted Sohrai Painting to Russia’s President Vladimir Putin during BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia.

About Sohrai painting

• Practiced mainly in mural art form in Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand.
• During Sohrai, a local festival, local tribal women make these paintings on walls of their mud houses.

Features: 

• Known for their use of natural pigments and simple tools.
• Artists often use brushes made from twigs, rice straw, or even fingers to create intricate designs.
• Depiction of animals, birds, and nature is a reflection of the agrarian lifestyle and the reverence for wildlife in tribal culture.
• Sohrai-Khovar Paintings have also been awarded GI tag.