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.
Maithil Paintings: An Enquiry into Its Historiographical Trajectory (1947 -1997)
The historiography of Maithil Paintings of 50 yrs. after independence (1947 to 1997) – a phase marked by its discovery, commercialisation and promotion as a fine art.
चानो देवी (1955-2009): गोदना चित्रकला की सूत्रधार
मिथिला की चित्र परंपराओं में गोदना चित्रकला एक अस्वाभाविक घटना थी। चानो ने अपनी सूझ-बूझ से उसे न केवल ‘स्वाभाविक’ बनाया, बल्कि एक नयी कलाधारा की शुरुआत भी की।
Godna Painting in India: An Introduction
Tattooing is an age-old tradition of India in general and tribal societies in particular. In Northern and Central India, it is popularly known as ‘Godna.’