Kalamkari, in which the design is drawn or block-printed on cloth with natural dyes, is associated with which state?

GujaratCorrect answerYour answerRajasthanCorrect answerYour answerAndhra PradeshCorrect answerYour answerKarnatakaCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer C

Correct answer: C

Kalamkari belongs to Andhra Pradesh, with two distinct centres.
At Srikalahasti the design is drawn freehand with a pen, which is what the name means — kalam is pen.
At Machilipatnam it is block-printed instead, so the same name covers two different techniques.

Worth noting

The Srikalahasti work is temple work, telling stories from the epics; the Machilipatnam work grew as an export trade and carries more Persian motifs.

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