Kalamkari
![Kalamkari textile depicting scenes
from Lord Krishna's life displayed at National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum, New Delhi](/Images/godic/202501/21/Kalamkari_Painting4254.JPG")
![Kalamkari sari with Aari Work. Kalamkari from Andhra Pradeesh](/Images/godic/202501/21/Kalamkari_sari4254.jpg")
![A Kalamkari artist at work.](/Images/godic/202501/21/Kalamkari_painting4254.jpg")
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Kalamkari or Qalamkari is a type of hand-painted or block-printed cotton textile, produced in parts of India. The word is derived from the Persian words ghalam (pen) and kari (craftmanship), meaning drawing with a pen (Ghalamkar).
The Machilipatnam Kalamkari craft made at Pedana near by Machilipatnam in Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, evolved with patronage of the Mughals and the Golconda sultanate.