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PRONUNCIATION OF KALAMKARI

kalamkari  [ˌkælæmˈkɑːrɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KALAMKARI

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Kalamkari is a noun.
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WHAT DOES KALAMKARI MEAN IN ENGLISH?

kalamkari

Kalamkari

Kalamkari or Qalamkari is a type of hand-painted or block-printed cotton textile, produced in parts of India and in Iran. The word is derived from the Persian words ghalam and kari, meaning drawing with a pen. The Machilipatnam Kalamkari craft made at Pedana near by Machilipatnam in Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, evolved with patronage of the Mughals and the Golconda sultanate. There are two distinctive styles of kalamkari art in India - one, the Srikalahasti style and the other, the Machilipatnam style of art. The Srikalahasti style of Kalamkari, wherein the "kalam" or pen is used for free hand drawing of the subject and filling in the colours, is entirely hand worked. This style flowered around temples and their patronage and so had an almost religious identity - scrolls, temple hangings, chariot banners and the like, depicted deities and scenes taken from the great Hindu epics - Ramayana. Mahabarata, Puranas and the mythological classics. This style owes its present status to Smt. Kamaladevi Chattopadhayay who popularized the art as the first Chairperson of the All India Handicrafts Board.

Definition of kalamkari in the English dictionary

The definition of kalamkari in the dictionary is a type of Indian cloth hand or block-printed.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KALAMKARI


Bari
ˈbɑːrɪ
Bihari
bɪˈhɑːrɪ
Cagliari
kælˈjɑːrɪ
calamari
ˌkæləˈmɑːrɪ
curare
kjʊˈrɑːrɪ
gari
ˈɡɑːrɪ
Harare
həˈrɑːrɪ
hari-kari
ˌhærɪˈkɑːrɪ
karri
ˈkɑːrɪ
lari
lɑːrɪ
Mari
ˈmɑːrɪ
Qatari
kæˈtɑːrɪ
safari
səˈfɑːrɪ
saree
ˈsɑːrɪ
sari
ˈsɑːrɪ
scarry
ˈskɑːrɪ
Shari
ˈʃɑːrɪ
shikaree
ʃɪˈkɑːrɪ
shikari
ʃɪˈkɑːrɪ
starry
ˈstɑːrɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KALAMKARI

kala-azar
Kalaallit Nunaat
Kalahari
kalam
kalamata olive
Kalamazoo
kalamdan
kalanchoe
Kalashnikov
Kalat
kale
kaleidophone
kaleidoscope
kaleidoscopic
kaleidoscopically
kalends
Kalevala
kalewife
kaleyard
kaleyard school

WORDS THAT END LIKE KALAMKARI

acari
ambari
askari
Chari
Dari
Ferrari
Godavari
hakari
Javari
kumari
laari
marari
Nagari
ouakari
rastafari
Sassari
Scutari
sundari
uakari
Zardari

Synonyms and antonyms of kalamkari in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «kalamkari» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KALAMKARI

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Translator English - Chinese

kalamkari
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

kalamkari
570 millions of speakers

English

kalamkari
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

kalamkari
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

kalamkari
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Каламкари
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Kalamkari
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

kalamkari
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

kalamkari
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kalamkari
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

kalamkari
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

kalamkari
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

kalamkari
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kalamkari
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Kalamkari
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

kalamkari
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कलामकारी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kalamkari
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Kalamkari
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kalamkari
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Каламкаров
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

kalamkari
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Kalamkari
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kalamkari
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Kalamkari
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Kalamkari
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of kalamkari

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KALAMKARI»

The term «kalamkari» is regularly used and occupies the 55.374 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KALAMKARI» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about kalamkari

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KALAMKARI»

Discover the use of kalamkari in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to kalamkari and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Kalamkari Industry of Masulipatam
On the art of hand painting with vegetable dyes on cotton fabric.
Akurathi Venkateswara Rao, 1992
2
Mangoes and Bananas
Kalamkari Ancient Indian Textile Art The illustrations in this book were created in the traditional Indian art form of Kalamkari. 'Kalam-kari', literally meaning Ten- manship', developed on the southeastern coast of India in the 17th century.
‎2006
3
Homage to Kalamkari
Appendix on technique and dyes, articles on various aspects of Kalamkari including historical chintzes, bound in Kalamkari cloth.
‎1979
4
A History of Indian Painting: The modern period
Saryu Doshi: "Pichhavais from the Deccan", Homage to Kalamkari, pp. 67- 72 ( Marg Publications, n.d.). Amit Ambalal: Krishna as Shrinathji (Mapin, 1987). J.P. Das: Puri Paintings (Arnold Heinemann, 1982). Krishna Chaitanya: A History of ...
Krishna Chaitanya, 1976
5
Kalamkari & Traditional Design Heritage of India
Written in a lucid style, the book not only explores the origin of the beautiful craft and other traditional design forms, but also documents their evolution while carving a road-map for the future.
Shakuntala Ramani, 2007
6
Indian Murals and Paintings
Kalamkari Painting  The regions of acchlipatnam and Srikalahasti in Andhra Pradesh are known for Kalamkari paintings made on cloth. The beautiful Kalamkari painting also involves weaving and hand block printing apart from painting.
Chillibreeze
7
SUSTAINABLE AND RESPONSIBLE TOURISM: TRENDS, PRACTICES AND CASES
16th centuries A.D. Kalamkari from Srikalahasti reflects a predominately Hindu patronage, and artists in the area continue that tradition through the painting of a variety of Hindu narrative themes, including the Ramayana, the Mahabharata, and ...
PARIKSHAT SINGH MANHAS, 2012
8
Kalamkari and Traditional Design Heritage of India
This book chronicles the story of love which is considered an Indian creation.
M. L. Varadpande, Shakuntala Ramani, 2007
9
Fabric Art: Heritage of India
paintings could be well accommodated within the scope of Kalamkari but for other wide variations in technique the textile historians feel it safer not to bring it within the purview of Kalamkari. 130a The Kalamkari centres with mythological ...
Sukaadas, 1992
10
Ikat Textiles of India
The Kalamkari Industry is the most ancient industry of India. It was world famous and was greatly appreciated by the foreigners, even before the Christian era. Aryavatam village in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh is well known for this ...
G. K. Ghosh, Shukla Ghosh, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KALAMKARI»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term kalamkari is used in the context of the following news items.
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Car wash chic | The Asian Age
There are a lot of durable fabrics with Indian prints such as paisley, bandhni, batik, kalamkari, etc. that can be easily used to make a car wash ... «The Asian Age, Jul 15»
2
Wear art on your sleeve - The Tribune
One can easily spot the dancing stick figures of Warli, Madhubani-style fine lines, murals of mythological scenes, vegetable-dyed Kalamkari, ... «Chandigarh Tribune, Jul 15»
3
Art from looms - The Hindu
... Bagru, Daabu and Kota Doria of Rajasthan, Phulkari works of Punjab, Kalamkari, Pochampally and Mangalagiri of Andhra Pradesh. «The Hindu, Jul 15»
4
Ethnic Opulence
There is Lucknow chikan material, kalamkari, Pochampally, Mangalgiri, Bagru print, Dhabu and Kota Doria from Rajasthan, fabrics with ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
5
The old and the beautiful
Raji is immersed in the world of art, working with hand-painted kalamkari and its artisans for over 12 years at Dwaraka, and is part of the ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
6
Come July, It's NRI Time At Czarina
Along with sarees, the NRI Fest also features blouse materials in brocade, velvet, net, tissue, kalamkari and ikat. Ready made blouses in ultra ... «Yentha, Jul 15»
7
Exhibition in Chennai on clothes in Indigo
Equally exciting are kalamkari and chintz-inspired sari collections painted by ... works for women's empowerment through training in Kalamkari. «The Hindu, Jul 15»
8
Silk statements
Alshifa Handlooms and the Islampura Swadeshi Samiti display a wide selection of indigo, Batik, Kalamkari and Dabu prints on Chanderi silk ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
9
Her design story
... an extra dimension by adding a row of bows down the back or a tiny patch or pocket in Kalamkari on a slate grey dress enhances the appeal. «The Hindu, Jul 15»
10
Aesthetically pleasing and colourful with ethnic touch …
... plain silk cotton saris with contrast kalamkari border to Maheswari and Chanderi saris with a blend of subtle and bright shades and the ethnic ... «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Kalamkari [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/kalamkari>. May 2024 ».
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