Tradition and novelty: A folk artist’s experiment with the comics medium
Contributions to Indian Sociology
Published online on June 03, 2026
Abstract
Contributions to Indian Sociology, Volume 59, Issue 1-2, Page 66-86, February–June 2025.
This essay seeks to problematise the conception of folk art and craft traditions of scholars such as Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, who assume that while these are the repositories of India’s ancient heritage, the practitioners of these crafts are humble vessels ...
This essay seeks to problematise the conception of folk art and craft traditions of scholars such as Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, who assume that while these are the repositories of India’s ancient heritage, the practitioners of these crafts are humble vessels ...