Amadubi Village- home of paitkar painters




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  • Amadubi village is home to famous Paitkar painters whicht is  situated in Dalbhumgarh block, 65 km away from Jamshedpur, Jharkhand.

    Paitkar Painting Scroll Painting is a 500-year-old painting art. Almost 50 families of Paitkar painting families live in this village, whose number is around 400.

    Amadubi attracts tourists for its rural life and supernatural natural art. Coming here you feel an intimate peace after the hustle and bustle of the city.

    Amadubi-Panijiya Rural Tourism Centre queryflag

    So let us know why we should come to Amadubi.

     

    What is Paitkar  Scroll Painting?

    Paitkar Painting: This is a special type of painting art in which stories or different aspects of forest life are depicted by scrolling them on a thin canvas or cloth.

    Paitkar scroll painting Amadubi | queryflag
    Paitkar Scroll painting Amadubi | image source: Google


     

    Only natural color is used to make it.  Natural color is made from various types of geru stones, vegetables, and fruit seeds.


    It takes 3 to four days to make each scroll and the most important thing is that every scroll painting is different because the people who make it never do it by looking at the internet or anyone else, they always make it from scratch.

    These scroll paintings are wonderful to look and it also reminds us ie in the digital artificial world, original handmade things still matter.

    A Patkar painting sells for Rs 3000 to Rs 15,000, but due to poverty and lack of access to the market, many Patkar painters are working as laborers.

     

     

    Story based paitkar scroll painting | image source: Google
    Story-based paitkar scroll painting | image source: Google

     

    Amadubi Panijiya Tourist Center:

    This tourist destination is located in Amadubi village which is the center of tribal art and culture of Amadubi village where tourists can enjoy a glimpse of tribal life, food, and famous Paitkar paintings.

    Entry gate of Amadubi-Panijiya Rural Tourism Centre | image source: Google

     

    There are cottages for staying in this tourist place where the tourists can stay and experience the beautiful and peaceful natural environment of Amadubi village.

    cottage at amadubi village
    cottage at Amadubi village | image source: Google

    Coming here, you will experience a pause away from the hustle and bustle of the city, as here everything has become stable.

    The food prepared by the villagers and the tribal folk singing in the evening is captivating.

    There are also huts built in this tourist spot where one can sit and eat food, perform group folk dances, and talk to the villagers.

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    hut in Amadubi tourism centre | image source: google

     

     

    Folk dance Amadubi queryflag
    Folk dance Amadubi | image source: Google

     

    Apart from this, there is a garden where flowers and fruit trees are planted which further enhances the beauty of this tourist place.

    This tourist destination was inaugurated in 2018 which comes under the Tourism Department of Jharkhand. 

    Before Covid, a large number of tourists used to come here and the beauty of this place was worth seeing, but after the arrival of Covid, the number of tourists has reduced considerably. 

    Due to lack of tourists and neglect, it is losing its beauty. The  cottages and Artworks waiting for visitors

     

    How to reach Amadubi

    The main city from Amadubi is Jamshedpur which is about 57 minutes from here. Amadubi can be reached by road or rail.
     

    By Train:

    The nearest station to go by train is Ghatshila.
    Amadubi is about 12 km away from Ghatshila station and can be reached by auto or cab.

     There are many trains available from Jamshedpur to Ghatsila. which is like this

    1 Steel Express: It starts from Dattanagar Junction Jamshedpur at 6:10 am and reaches at 6:47 am in 37 minutes.

    2. LTT Shalimar Express: It departs from Tatanagar at 6:20 am and reaches Ghat Shila at 7:11 am.

    Both trains run seven days a week, apart from this there is Nilanchal Express at 8:55 in the morning and KBJ Ispat Express at 1:47 in the afternoon.


    By Road: 

    The main road from Jamshedpur to Amadubi is NH 18.  First of all you have to reach Chirugora from NH 18, then there is a road beyond Chirugora which goes to Amadubi, from here Amadubi is 5km, you can use Google Mam to reach the village.

     

    Some important questions:

    where is the Amadubi village located?

    Ans: in Dalbhumgarh block, 65 km away from Jamshedpur and 12 Km from Ghatshila, Jharkhand 

    What Amadubi Village is famous for?

    Ans: Home to famous Paitkar painters and Paitkar scroll paintings.

    What is Paitkar scroll painting?

     Ans:  Stories or different aspects of forest life are depicted by scrolling them on a thin canvas or cloth using natural colors like vegetables & fruit seeds, and stones.

     

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