The Rock Art and Tribal Art of Chhattisgarh State in India
The Rock Art and Tribal Art of Chhattisgarh State in India
The Rock Art and Tribal Art of Chhattisgarh State in India
The Rock Art of India
Education in India Rock Art
Meenakshi Dubey-Pathak

One of the most effective tools of preservation of rock art is education
One of the most effective tools of preservation of rock art is education
© Meenakshi Dubey-Pathak
One of the most powerful and effective tools of preservation of rock art is education, and Dr Meenakshi Dubey Pathak is no exception to this rule. Working with local tribes in order to understand their art and culture, she began a series of contemporary paintings inspired by the rock art; on canvas, tree bark, stone, glass, and fabric.

Her art and painting techniques now form the basis of rock art workshops, aimed at educating the young on the cultural and artistic legacy of India. A 'hands-on' approach to ancient rock art conveys the ancient and tribal myths, the themes and the techniques employed. In this way, her workshops inform her students of the importance of preservation of both an ancient and a living culture.

Meenakshi Dubey-Pathak

Heritage Day April 2009
Heritage Day April 2009
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Dr. Meenakshi Dubey Pathak is a member of the Rock Art Society of India (RASI), the Indian Society of Prehistory and Quaternary Studies, the Australian Rock Art Research Association (AURA), Australia and a member of the Rock Art Network.

Dr. Dubey Pathak's extensive research not only brings to light the prehistoric rock art of India but it also highlights the drastic need for its preservation: "This wonderful and precious cultural heritage of ours is facing the danger of extinction by the unaware and uncivilized human beings and their vandalism. The agencies at work must put in a concerted effort to educate the people including the local tribes about the importance of these painted rock shelters and take steps to preserve them before its too late."

Preservation in Pachmarhi

Railings at Badkach
Railings at Badkach
© Meenakshi Dubey-Pathak
 
Vandalism
Vandalism
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Belkandhar
Belkandhar
© Meenakshi Dubey-Pathak
 
Lion Mask
Lion Mask
© Meenakshi Dubey-Pathak
 
Bazar
Bazar
© Meenakshi Dubey-Pathak
 
Nagdwar Graffiti
Nagdwar Graffiti
© Meenakshi Dubey-Pathak
Figure at Nagdwar
Figure at Nagdwar
© Meenakshi Dubey-Pathak
 
Human vandalism at shelter
Human vandalism at shelter
© Meenakshi Dubey-Pathak
 
Mother and Child
Mother and Child
© Meenakshi Dubey-Pathak
 
Meeting with forest guards & guides to save rock art
Meeting with forest guards & guides
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Bazar
Painted shelter protected by the Forest department
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Dr Meenakshi Dubey Pathak
Dr Meenakshi Dubey Pathak
© Meenakshi Dubey-Pathak

Trishul Petroglyph Site

Trishul Petroglyph Site
Trishul Petroglyph Site
© Meenakshi Dubey-Pathak

Dr Meenakshi Dubey Pathak worked to protect the wonderful petroglyph site at Karu in 2002. About 30kms from Leh on Leh-Manali road, it is located between the roadside and the right bank of the Indus River near an establishment of the Indian Army. The site extends from the road to the riverbank and consists of about 45 boulders, small and large bearing a variety of petroglyphs apparentl belonging to various periods. The scenes primarily depict hunting, hand impressions and animals. A boulder on the bank of the river bears two Ibex calves in playful action very rhythmically engraved. The site has been protected and developed as a tourist spot by the Indian Army and named 'Trishul Petroglyph Site'.

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