Indian Arts?

The gada is washed overnight in sheep dung steeped water and is then beaten to remove impurities – the process being repeated for two days. It is then treated with a myrobalam (resin) mixture in buffalo milk. A bamboo pen 4-6 inches in length is crafted, the bamboo deriving its colour from a reservoir that is not allowed to dry. Kasimi – the black dye is made from rusted iron pieces and sugarcane jaggery while Chavalkodi – the red/maroon dyes come from an alum powder solution. Various effects are then obtained with cowdung, seeds, plants and crushed flowers.

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Note: We have not been able to post questions over the last 3 days as we were caught up preparing the Carla Bruni Memorial Quiz, a quiz that we did for Kutub Quizzers in Delhi. Kind of a farewell quiz for me as I am shifting bases to Mumbai pretty soon. The four questions put up today are from this quiz - they also take care of the backlog!