When Dulari Devi says, “Painting is my everything,” she means it — the practice of art changed her life in a very real and tangible way. Born a member of the lower caste in Bihar, India, Devi spent ...

Meet Anshu, an author delving into diverse realms. With a background in the UPSC CSE exam, Anshu combines expertise in labour, gender issues, Mithila culture, cuisine, environmental concerns, public ...

Minister for Women, Children and Senior Citizens Shraddha Shrestha has said that it is essential to preserve Mithila art as it is linked to its history and culture. "However, only if art can be linked ...

David Szanton, president of the Ethnic Arts Foundation, spoke on the evolution of Mithila art for the opening of The Benton’s new exhibit, “Tradition and Transformation: Mithila Art of India.” Mithila ...

Mithila painting has evolved as a tradition that started about 700 years ago, with women using flower pigments and bamboo to adorn walls with religious motifs and wedding décor. The themes of the ...

For centuries, women of the Mithila region of Bihar, India, painted colorful images on the walls and floors of their homes in order to create protective and auspicious spaces for their families and ...

Godawari Dutta (1930-2024), the renowned Mithila artist, was among the galaxy of fine artists that Mithila has produced in the past sixty years. With her death, an important chapter of this ...

Artist Ranju Yadav grew up in a village of Rajbiraj of Saptari, and learned Mithila art from her mother, grandmother and aunts who painted the walls and floors of their traditional mud houses. In her ...

Gaya:Ahead of the upcoming Pitripaksha Mela in Gaya from September 28, the holy town is gearing up to gift its visitors a visual delight — one of the longest Mithila paintings, a traditional art form ...

Panaji: Madhubani artist Mamta Bharti, who hails from Patna, has been in Goa for the first time, managing Shikha’s Karigari stall offering a painting, few colours and a brush to indulge into famous ...