Lets know what is Warli
Warli is the name of the largest tribe to be found on the northern outskirts of Bombay, in Western India and extends up to the Gujarat border. The origin of the Warlis is yet unknown and no records of this art are found, but many scholars and folklorists believe that it can be traced to as early as the tenth century AD.
What the Warli people do?
The Warlis were originally hunters but today they are farmers and work according to the monsoon.
About the warli paintings
Usually the Warli paintings are done
during the marriage ceremony and they call them as Lagna chitra meaning marriage paintings. The painting is sacred and without it the marriage cannot take place. Their respect for nature is from the most gigantic to the smallest creature and plant. The figures and traditional motives are repetitive and highly symbolic. They communicate through their paintings and their life style and passion for nature are depicted with utmost details. Triangular humans and animals with stick-like hands and legs, geometrical designs with rows of dots and dashes are drawn on the mud walls of the huts of Warlis.Warli art seen today
Warlis worshipped their paintings and never imagined it commercialise them until twenty -five years ago when the people of India discovered them. The warli paintings are liked instantly because it is so alive that one can almost feel the activities and hear trumpets, drumbeats and songs of these happy people. Today small paintings are done on cloth and paper.
What we can learn from warli painting?
Warli painting is very close to every human being.Seeing the picture we to get carried back in our thoughts to our ancestors. This is the life our ancestors were living. This is the simplest way to live a life. No computers, no CDs, no mobiles, no TV, etc, etc. But....a healthy way to live a life. We can learn from them that our kids do not need the expensive toys. but few bird like hen, ducks, sparrow in the court yard can make them more happy, more expressive. Kids are happy when they are close with the nature.
Warli people do not join any Jym. But the lifestyle they live keep them fit. A simple food and lot of work is their secret. That is depicted in every warli painting.
Ofcourse we can not live the way they are living. But why not follow atleast few things. Why not keep electronic gadgets away from us once in a week. Go close to the nature with the family. And just make merry, dance,play and eat simple food.
My journey of warli paintings- I saw my friend Mrs.Poonam Patil doing the warli painting. I liked it very much. She gave me few lessons. Then I never stopped making them. Whenever I see a simple human form i try to convert that form to warli form. I also teach Warli now.
I do the paintings on cloth( TShirts, frocks etc.) and canvas with fabric colour.
After seeing my work,my Cousin Mrs. Madhuri Singh suggested to make warli mats for her. She had a light green dinner set.To match the colour,she told me to use green colour for the base. On that I did the work by black colour. Paper used was oilpaper. Then I got it laminated. 
One of my sisterin law's son is getting married so I gifted them the warli painting depicting the marriage procession. One of my client is very busy whole day she said she wanted warli painting depicting the busy lifestyle of warli people. When she look at it she feels relieved that she is doing a bit less strenous work that these people are doing.
My one and half year old kid can now read simple warli pictures. When he sees warli people with the 'dholaks' (drums) he says dhoom dhoom dhoomak ( the noise coming out of that instrument). When he sees warli boys playing on woodblock in see-saw position he says see-saw up and down.When he sees their god he says" Bappa jay jay"( Ohh!god bless me.)
