Kangra Paintings

One of the Kangra paintings

  One of the many programs CORD offers is a workshop for a special type of paintings called Kangra Paintings. What's interesting about Kangra paintings at CORD is that they are exclusively done by deaf and mute village adolescents.



Some of the Kangra painters hard at work

 Last week Dr. Didi (what we call our CORD founder and Director) came back from a trip to Canada. When she went there she took a villager who draws Kangra Paintings to see a Kangra art exhibition, along with one of his interpreters. He seemed to have enjoyed the trip a lot, (I think it was his first time outside the country) and his interpreter and he showed us a power point in the general assembly of the trip they took to Canada

I personally think this is one of the best CORD programs, as it takes villagers who normally wouldn't be cared about and gives them empowerment in the form of making a living through painting. Dr. Didi really wants these kids to realize that they can improve their lives and make a living, and so far it has been a success in my opinion.


Me and some of the deaf Kangra painters