We all are fascinated with Warli prints, we add them to our home decor to add aesthetics, also, beautiful dupattas we drape with warli paintings give us that traditional yet classy look, very common to find, but do you know the origins?    The Warli painting tradition is originally practiced by tribes in Maharashtra, an example of folk-style paintings. The Warli tribe is one of the largest in India, known to be located outside Mumbai. The paintings revolve around marriages that were not known till the 1970s even though they date back to the 10th century AD.  The central concept of the paintings revolves around the elements of mother nature. The main occupation being farming, a large source of food for the tribe. The tribes greatly respect nature and wildlife for their resources. The artists paint on the clay walls of the clay huts using it as their canvases similar to the

Author-Dr.Aishwarya Nair