Parola is giving modern form to art, prepares unique artefacts with traditional techniques – Represented Jammu and Kashmir at the national level, the price of one painting is up to nine thousand rupees Samvad News Agency
Jammu. To preserve Dogra culture and traditions, 40 year old Megha Khajuria of Udhampur has made art a medium. She is creating unique paintings using traditional Dogra Parola art and cow dung. By using natural resources, she is giving a modern form to the age-old tradition, so that the identity of Dogra heritage can reach the new generation. According to Megha, in ancient times, there was a tradition in the villages of painting the walls of the houses with Parola and applying a paste of mud and cow dung on the ground. Inspired by these traditional ways of decorating homes, he started making paintings. Now she creates artefacts from cow dung and traditional colours. She also does the work of coloring clothes with flowers and other natural things.
New path found during Covid
Megha was earlier a lecturer on contract in a government school. When job opportunities started decreasing during Covid, he decided to do something new. During this time, I got an opportunity to understand traditional art and the use of natural colours. She has been continuously working in this direction for the last one and a half years. The price of one of his paintings is around nine thousand rupees.
Representation of Dogra culture on national platform
Around 500 people from different parts of the world participated in the Satvik Movement organized online in the year 2025. Megha was the only participant from Jammu and Kashmir in this event, who represented Dogri culture through her art. His artworks have also been appreciated at the administrative level. Recently the Divisional Commissioner has purchased paintings from him. Megha believes that instead of confining Dogra art to history alone, it is important to make it a part of the life of the new generation.
Source: www.amarujala.com
