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Rogan josh: A dying art kept alive in a few enthusiastic households

The art form has few practitioners today and survives in Kutch, where it has been handed down for generations.

Sumar Khatri sits cross-legged on the bare floor of his house. A blue plastic container that looks just like a simple spice box, found in most Indian kitchens, is lying open next to him. Inside, however, are an array of pigments soaked in water.

He works oblivious to his surroundings in what looks like a composed scene. He takes some of the yellow dye, places it on the heel of his hand and mixes it with a metal stylus.

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