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