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HI ! I am Addish Narayan Chatterjee of
Class 8-C,
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HI ! I am Aditi Jain of
Class 8-C,
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HI ! I am Adya Choudhary 
of
Class 8-C,
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HI ! I am Akshat Choudhary 
of
Class 8-C,
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HI ! I am Amaan Parashar
 of
Class 8-C,
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HI ! I am Ananya Jain
 of
Class 8-C,
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HI ! I am Anoushka Shankar
 of
Class 8-C,
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HI ! I am Anushka Sharma
 of
Class 8-C,
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HI ! I am Aryan Gupta
 of
Class 8-C,
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Our presentation is on 
Patua Culture

The Patua are a unique community, in that their traditional occupation is the painting and modelling of Hindu idols, yet many of them are Muslims. Their name Patua is a corruption of the Bengali word Pota, which means an engraver. They are also widely known as Chitrakar, which literally means a scroll painter.
Hindu Patuas are active in the Kalighat and Kumartuli regions of Calcutta, along with some other parts of West Bengal, where they are reduced in number. It is believed that most Patuas are actually converts from Hinduism to Islam. Today, they practice customs that are both Hindu and Islamic in nature. They may have also been Buddhist at various points in time.
The paintings are traditionally made from handmade paper.backed with cloth.Scrolls are typically 8 to 15 feet long and contain vibrantly painted scenes of a mythology or history story.
These painters wander from village singing stories about picture depicted in their scrolls.

It is believed that most Patuas are actually converts from Hinduism to Islam. Today, they practice customs that are both Hindu and Islamic in nature. They may have also been Buddhist at various points in time. Scholars argue that the Patuas, originally Hindus, were cast out of the Hindu society for not following canonical proceedings in pursuing their trade. Patuas are also known Patigar or Chitrakar.
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Signed, 
Group 1
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Amaan Parashar

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