World Record
Sep 12, 20181 min
MURAL MAHABHARATA IS A NARRATIVE ART CREATED BY ARTIST PRINCE THONNAKKAL AND HIS 35 WOMEN DISCIPLES. THIS SERIES CONSISTS OF 113 PAINTINGS DEPICTING THE GREAT INDIAN EPIC, MAHABHARATAM. ALL THESE PAINTINGS ARE IN TRADITIONAL KERALA MURAL STYLE SKETCHED BY SINGLE PERSON, PRINCE THONNAKKAL AND SEND ACROSS THE NATION TO BE PAINTED. THESE WOMEN ARE ALL HOME MAKERS, FROM DIFFERENT FIELD OF WORK, AND THEY HAVE DISPLAYED THEIR HIDDEN TALENTS THROUGH THIS VENTURE. THE INSTANCES ARE COMPILED WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF SANTHA GOPINATHAN PILLAI AND USHA RAJAN.