Mithila Paintings: From a Dalit Perspective
Dalit art evolved as a mode of resistance and protest. It tires to historically trace the origin and the seriousness of caste discrimination.
Dalit art evolved as a mode of resistance and protest. It tires to historically trace the origin and the seriousness of caste discrimination.
पूर्णिया के ग्रामीण क्षेत्रों में मृत्तिका उत्कीर्णन मुख्यतः महिलाओं के द्वारा किये जाते हैं जिन्हे स्थानीय लोग ‘लिखनी-पढ़नी’ या ‘चेन्ह-चाक’ कहते हैं। उनके मोटिव्स के अपने सांकेतिक अर्थ हैं।
This article traces the historical journey of Mithila painting, that of the painting of walls, floor-spaces on the medium of paper in North Bihar.
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