The Scroll Man  (Paperback, Bhanu Dudhat)

Bhanu Dudhat is that rare breed of scroll painter, who can enliven even a staid story with local motifs, a few words and pictures that are so peculiar to his art. Artist Bhanu Dudhat, age 67 years does not see himself as an artist, but as someone who strives to preserve India’s rich culture and glorious history. His artworks are a testimony to this fact, and more, as they depict with stark clarity several events of mythological and religious significance. At the age of five, temple walls were his canvas, where he used to make portraits of national leaders as well as Gods. His talent and creations grew in stellar proportions over the years. Highlight of his career as an artist is the scroll painting work, he undertook first in 1985, in order to widen his horizons and translate his ideas into real work. “I always felt that an artist’s creations should be of use to the society in terms of information and insights.