Padma Shri Sita Devi: A Legendary Mithila Artist
Nishad Avari shares a note on Sita Devi, one of the most important and celebrated Mithila artists.
Nishad Avari shares a note on Sita Devi, one of the most important and celebrated Mithila artists.
Mithila painting has been a domestic ritual activity in Jitwarpur village which was unknown to the outside world until the massive Bihar earthquake of 1934.
“देश में मिथिला कला का कोई म्यूजियम नहीं है, सरकार को चाहिए कि जल्दी से जल्दी मिथिला कला का एक बढ़िया म्यूजियम बनवाये, जैसे बिहार म्यूजियम बना है, उससे भी अच्छा।”
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