Sonia Chitrakar: Bridging Tradition and Hollywood Glamour Sonia Chitrakar is a young Patua of Naya in Pingla, India, whose artistic journey seamlessly blends the rich heritage of Bengali folk art – specifically Patachitra painting – with the dazzling spotlight of international cinema. Born in 1998, she carries forward a legacy rooted in her mother, Jaba Chitrakar’s, renowned expertise in this ancient visual storytelling tradition. Fro…