Tamil Nadu 7th Standard English Book Term 2 Naya – The Home of Chitrakaars Solution | Lesson 2.3

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Lesson 2.3 Naya – The Home of Chitrakaars

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Lesson 2.3 > Naya – The Home of Chitrakaars

A. Fill in the blanks choosing the words / phrases given in the box.

Midnaporefolk artchitrakaars
Pata Chitrapainted scrollsunrolled

Naya is a quaint little village in West Bengal’s Midnapore district. However, it is not an ordinary village. Around 250 patuas or chitrakaars or artists live there. These folk artistes are painters, lyricists, singers and performers all rolled into one. They practice an ancient folk art called Pata Chitra. This is a type of storytelling using painted scrolls. The scrolls had stories painted on them and the artists sang the story as they unrolled the scroll. This art has been practised since the 13th century.

B. Write the apt word for the given phrases.

1. The traditional folk art of West Bengal

Ans ; Pata chitra

2. Annual festival to celebrate the success of local artists

Ans ; Pot Maya

3. The other name of story tellers

Ans ; painters, lyricists, singers, and performers.

4. Conservation of trees, female infanticide etc..

Ans ; Social Messages

C. Fill in the details of the mind map.

CHARACTERS

1. The artists of Naya are called

Ans ; Chitrakaars.

2. These folk artists include

Ans ; Painters, lyricist, singers, and performers

3. The number of artists

Ans ; around 250

SETTING

State : West Bengal
District : Midnapore
Village : Naya

SOLUTION

This art form adapted social messages and contemporary events.

PROBLEM

This art form faded over a period of time.

D. The process of making a Patta is in jumbled form. Read the sentences and number them in proper order.

  1. A Patta is created by painting on a canvas.
  2. It is made by stitching multiple sheets of poster paper together.
  3. ute fibre canvas was used in olden days.
  4. Plant-based colours and lamp black are mixed in coconut shells.
  5. The sap of the wood apple tree acts as a glue.
  6. A thin cotton cloth is glued to the back of the painting for long life.
  7. The completed scrolls are dried in the sun.
  8. Finally they are stored in rolled up bundles.

Ans ;

  1. A Patta is created by painting on a canvas.
  2. ute fibre canvas was used in olden days.
  3. It is made by stitching multiple sheets of poster paper together.
  4. Plant-based colours and lamp black are mixed in coconut shells.
  5. The sap of the wood apple tree acts as a glue.
  6. A thin cotton cloth is glued to the back of the painting for long life.
  7. The completed scrolls are dried in the sun.
  8. Finally they are stored in rolled up bundles.

E. Draw the pictures in the given boxes using the clues.

  • The snake is next to the owl.
  • The owl is not next to the bird.
  • The kite is on the right.
  • The owl is between the snake and the kite.
BirdSnakeOwlKite

Now where is the bird?

The bird is on the left

F. Find their group name and write them in the blanks.

literary artmartial art visual art
 textile artperforming art

1. Kuchupudi, Bangra, Dandia,

Ans ; Performing art

2. prose, poetry, drama, novel

Ans ; Literary art

3. photography, film making, sculpture

Ans ; Visual art

4. Karate, Kungfu, Capoeira

Ans ; Martial art

5. weaving , embroidery, carpet designing

Ans ; Textile art

 

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