For creating smallest Warli Art measuring 1 cm * 1 cm in 27minutes and 22 seconds using Set Square 60 deg scale, black pen 005 nib, pro- circle protractor and an Eraser as tools to draw Warli Art.
London : World Book of Records has announced that prominent t artist Ms Chitra S of Chennai; Tamil Nadu, India has been included by the World Book of Records for creating smallest Warli Art measuring 1 cm * 1 cm in 27minutes and 22 seconds on 23 September 2023 using Set Square 60 deg scale, black pen 005 nib, pro- circle protractor and an Eraser as tools to draw Warli Art. The digital certificate was handed over to Ms Chitra S by the World Book of Records. Significantly, Warli painting is a tribal art mostly created by the tribal people from the North Sahyadri Range in Maharashtra, India. This range encompasses cities such as Dahanu, Talasari, Jawhar, Palghar, Mokhada, and Vikramgad of Palghar district. This tribal art originated in Maharashtra, where it is still practiced today.The simple pictorial language of Warli painting is matched by a rudimentary technique. The ritual paintings are usually created on the inside walls of village huts. The walls are made of a mixture of branches, earth and red brick that make a red ochre background for the paintings. The Warli only paints with a white pigment made from a mixture of rice flour and water, with gum as a binder. A bamboo stick is chewed at the end to give it the texture of a paintbrush. Walls are painted only to mark special occasions such as weddings, festivals or everything harvests. On being recognized by the World Book of Records, Ms Chitra S was congratulated by the Central Working Committee of the World Book of Records and other dignitaries from international scenario.