Folk, Popular and Functional Arts(Theory)

Folk art Paintings: Phad Paintings, Madhubani Paintings, Pithora Paintings, Nirmal Paintings, Warli Paintings, Pichwai Paintings, Folk murals/wall paintings, Murals (Ala- Gila), Minakari, Ganjifa, Kalamkari, Kalighat pata,  Pata painting — Bengal scrolls, Santal Patas, Jadu patas and pata traditions in rest of India.

Folk dolls, masks and toys.

Pottery: as cultural index and its varieties, Terracotta: ageless types, timed variations, and votive terracotta, Terracotta of Mulela, Blue pottery of Jaipur, Dhokra, its technique, style and utility

Traditional tie and die textiles of India — bandhni, patola, mashru, ikat, Leheriya, Kantha, Chamba rumal

Floor Decoration: Mandhna, Alpana, Rangoli