Art teachers give a new look to the office of Assistant Commissioner with Warli art

A group of 11 art teachers from Bantwal and Puttur have given a new look to the office premises of the Assistant Commissioner, Puttur sub-division, by drawing traditional Warli paintings on it. These

A group of 11 art teachers from Bantwal and Puttur have given a new look to the office premises of the Assistant Commissioner, Puttur sub-division, by drawing traditional Warli paintings on it. These teachers from different schools have put up paintings depicting local culture and customs on the corridor of the second floor of the Mini Vidhana Souda in Puttur. Puttur Assistant Commissioner Yatish Ullal said that the idea of getting the corridor painted with Warli paintings came to him after a discussion with his friend who is an arts teacher. “Apart from them giving grandeur to the premises, these paintings are easy to maintain. Hence, I was in favour of using the Warli art form for our office improvement project,” he said. Mr. Ullal said that he had had a discussion with Deputy Director of Public Instruction Malleswamy and Puttur Block Education Officer Lokesh after the maiden Kannada Sahitya Sammelan of teachers from Puttur and Kadaba taluks, which was held in the last week of March this year. “Mr. Malleswamy and Mr .Lokesh agreed to provide a set of 10 art teachers. I took concurrence of Deputy Commissioner K.V. Rajendra and the work commenced on April 8,” he said.