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In recent times a few artists are trying to revive the art of Kalighat Painting which had all but died out in the early 20th Century.Debdita Banerjee is one of the artists who has taken upon herself the task of reviving and promoting Kalighat Painting.She is probably the only one in India who belongs to a non-patua family but has dedicated herself to revive the almost died out tradition of "Kalighat Pata".The painting is done is natural pigment colour on p ...