He continues, “Elephants die while crossing railway tracks, get electrocuted, or sometimes for reasons like food poisoning too. We worship elephants but we also contribute to the growing man-animal conflict.”A pair of elephants stand out prominently in one of his paintings. There are barricades everywhere that stops people from accessing some of the art forms. In some of the temples, you can also find images of kuravan- kurathi, a tribal couple caught in a dancing pose. It could be drawing faces of birds, tigers, and elephants (as they see wildlife in and around their homes) or giving shape to tribal and folk art forms, terracotta, geometric designs, animation art.....

Source: The Hindu March 16, 2017 09:33 UTC