The erstwhile Kingdom of Kotah became famous not only because of the bravery of its Rajput rulers and warriors, but also through the Kota qalam, the Kotah school of miniature painting, producing both wall paintings in palaces and havelis, and paintings on paper or occasionally on cloth for many centauries.So it was no wonder that on the occasion of the Festival of India in the USA in 1985, some of the Kotah treasures were shown in The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.