3.1.2.Andretta Artists’ Village,Palampur,Himachal Pradesh Project Brief
Location- Palampur
Andretta is a Himalayan village in India, located 13 kilometres from the Kangra Valley tea estates near Palampur in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district. A tranquil settlement and artists' colony Figure 9-Andretta Village,Palampur nestle on a slight incline under the Dhauladhar range's august snow-capped summits. The atmosphere is eerie. Simply capturing the visitor's atmosphere in such a way that the imprints left on the mind are permanent. Reminiscences are energising anytime they come to mind; when one is off the country, one is not off its maidenly loveliness. Andretta Pottery House The Andretta Pottery Studio and Craft Society is a non-profit organisation founded in 1985. Andretta Studio was founded as a result of the late Sardar Gurucharan Singh's passion for ceramics. Actually, this love blossomed by chance! When he travelled to Delhi Potteries to assist his father's buddy in his brick-making business. He was so enthralled by the pottery making that he decided to pursue it. He went on to study ceramics in Tokyo after that. He then went back to India. In 1927, he established the All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS). After that, he was unstoppable in his efforts to propagate the love for pottery. For a long time, he was the director of the Government Pottery Institute in Ambala. Following that, he established the Delhi Blue Art Pottery. The Delhi Blue Pottery Trust is now the name of the organisation. Many public structures in India employed the high-quality magnetic tiles made here. Gurucharan Singh received the Sahitya Kala Parishad's finest artist award in 1974. In 1991, he was awarded the Padmashree, one of India's highest honours. Pottery in India, published in 1979, was also written by him.
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