The Untamed Echoes

 The essential question that would struck one's mind is how far back do we have to go to explore the history of Graphics Design . Is it the sixties when rock and roll could save your soul? Or the nineties when the internet was born? We need to go further back, not just decades but centuries. Hop on! The ride is about to start! Our ancestors knew well the art of communication without the use of words and scripts. They left no method to show their supremacy not only in their culture but architecture as well. The First Kind Archaeologists believe that the first form of graphical expression was done through cave paintings that can date back to 38,000 BC. These mostly includes animals of that time, hand prints, dancing, hunting, religious rites and burial. The paintings of Bhimbetka Caves located in the Raisen District of Madhya Pradesh serves as a souvenir of Paleolithic age. Source: yehaindia.com The Ajanta Caves of the Mahayana sect of Buddhism depict a rich architecture and design ...

Let's start this journey from the eastern state of Jharkhand - "The land of the forest" which is also the home to our Asur Tribe. Their population stands at 7783 which is 0.13 % of total Jharkhand's population leading them to be one of the vulnerable groups of India. It was not until 2014 when they were first listed under Scheduled Tribes.                                   Image Source: forwardpress.in Who are they? The Asur's have always been the recipients of controversies due to their religious belief. They consider themselves as the descendant of Mahishasur and share empathy with him by mourning his death during the nine days of Navratri. On the eve of Sohrai that coincides with Diwali, people apply oil on their chest, nose and naval area and eat cucumber. The oil symbolizes the blood gushing out of their ancestor Mahishasur when he was killed and the cucumber is a symbol of kaleji(liver) of the ki...