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The Ministry of Culture recently launched Project PARI (Public Art of India) coincided with the 46th Session of the World Heritage Committee Meeting, held in New Delhi.

About Project PARI

	Details
Launched by	Ministry of Culture
Nodal Agency	Lalit Kala Akademi, National Gallery of Modern Art
Objective	Enhance New Delhi’s cultural and aesthetic outlook
Key Themes	Nature tributes, Natyashastra, Gandhi ji, Toys of India, Hospitality, Ancient knowledge, Naad (Primeval Sound), Harmony of Life, Kalpataru (Divine Tree).
Artist Participation	Over 200 visual artists; significant participation from women artists
Artforms included	Phad paintings (Rajasthan), Thangka painting (Sikkim/Ladakh), Miniature painting (Himachal Pradesh), Gond art (Madhya Pradesh), Tanjore paintings (Tamil Nadu), Kalamkari (Andhra Pradesh), Alpona art (West Bengal), Cheriyal painting (Telangana), Pichhwai Painting (Rajasthan), Lanjia Saura (Odisha), Pattachitra (West Bengal), Bani Thani Painting (Rajasthan), Warli (Maharashtra), Pithora Art (Gujarat), Aipan (Uttarakhand), Kerala Murals (Kerala), Alpana art (Tripura).

[2018] The well-known painting “Bani Thani” belongs to the:

(a) Bundi school

(b) Jaipur school

(d) Kishangarh school