These Rojal artists of Gujarat, keeping 400 years old art alive, meet only on History TV18

Abdul Khatri and his family have received many awards including Padma Shri. (Photo: History TV18)

Originally from Persia, Rojal art made its way to Gujarat centuries ago and Abdul Ghafoor Khatri and his family are keeping the art alive in Kutch, Gujarat.

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Rogal Art is an age-old craft named ‘Rogal’ – a mixture of castor oil and natural dyes. Meet Abdul Ghafoor Khatri of Gujarat, who is ‘OMG! Yeh Mera India’ this Monday, February 14 at 8 pm only on HistoryTV18. The eighth season of the trendsetting original factual entertainment series will send viewers “OMG!” Every Monday at 8 PM with exciting, inspiring stories of extraordinary Indians and their incredible talent.

Originally from Persia, Rojal art made its way to Gujarat centuries ago and today Abdul Ghafoor Khatri and his family are keeping the art alive in Kutch, Gujarat. The unique thing about this art is that there is no pre-drawing, sketching, marking borders, designs, blocks/molds or any other elements to create a rough drawing to make the art. For his efforts, Abdul Khatri and his family have received several awards including Padma Shri, International Crafts Award, 4 National Awards and others. Meet this passionate family and their beautiful art this Monday at 8 PM ‘OMG! This is my India!

Watch the rogue artists of Kutch as well as other incredible individuals from across the country, including the team from Chennai developing extraordinary mobility aids for wheelchair users.

Tune in to watch ‘OMG’! Yeh Mera India every Monday at 8 PM only on HistoryTV18.

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