Meet the Masters: Leela Devi, Mithila painting
Eminent artist Leela Devi learned Mithila painting from Late Smt. Ganga Devi who was a pioneer of traditional Mithila paintings.
Meet the Masters: Bimla Dutta, Mithila painting
Bimla Dutta is one of the senior most Mithila painters in Madhubani, Bihar. She learnt painting from her mother, elder sister.
Living Libraries: Tokio Hasegawa, Director, Mithila Museum
Tokio Hasegawa says, ‘I did not want this spiritual (Madhubani) art form to disappear like our own Ukiyo-e (Japanese art from the 17th century in Ado period).
Pushpa Kumari: Bringing a new perspective into an established art form
What makes Pushpa special is not only contemporary ideas and treatment, but also, an artistic intensity, an aesthetic ideal that is truly her own.
Critical Interconnections: Maithili and Tantric Art from Northern India
The study investigates the historical traditions of Maithili art in Northern India, and its connections to Tantric art.
Video archives: Padma Shri Godavari Dutta
Mithila art is a traditional form. One acquires it from ancestors. Mothers pass on the tradition to daughters so that they can paint if they need to.
Video archives: Shanti Devi – Sabari of Mithila
Shanti Devi, one of the most acclaimed Dalit painters from Mithila, opens the knot of discourse which nobody wishes to talk to on the open forum.
Research Paper: Tantra and The Poetics of Mithila Art
“In this article I attempt to unravel a mystery. The mystery is semiotic; it is about layers of meanings; it is about how meanings come into existence…”
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.
Madhubani Painting – Vibrant Folk Art of Mithila
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.
Documenting the Image in Mithila Art
This article traces the documentation of ritual wall paintings by Maithil Brahmans and Kayasthas through the collecting practices of private individuals, libraries and others.
मिथिला चित्रकार बिमला दत्त: एक परिचय
परंपरागत मिथिला चित्रकला की पुरोधा कलाकारों में बिमला दत्त का नाम प्रमुखता से लिया जाता है। वह मुख्यत: लाइन शैली में चित्रण करती हैं और चित्रों में परंपरागत विषयों को महत्व देती हैं।
Madhubani Painting: A Historical Context
The ancient tradition of elaborate wall paintings or Bhitti-Chitra in Bihar played a major role in the emergence of this new art form.
दुलारी देवी, मिथिला चित्रकला: एक परिचय
दुलारी देवी का जन्म मधुबनी के रांटी गांव के एक मछुआरा परिवार में 27 दिसंबर 1967 को हुआ। उन्हें बिहार की लोककला में एक यथार्थवादी चित्रकार का विशेषण दिया जाता है।
The way we were
One of the best-known figures from Madhubani, Gauri Mishra questioned and challenged the orthodoxies and worked relentlessly for women’s empowerment, says Sujata Prasad
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.
जीवन के यथार्थवादी चित्रण ने दिलायी पहचान: दुलारी देवी
हमलोग धार्मिक कहानियां, धार्मिक आख्यान या पौराणिक कथाओं को जानते ही कहां थे। आज भी उनके बारे में बहुत खास जानकारी नहीं है।
Madhubani Painting: Caste Influence
An interesting outcome of commercialization was the emergence of different styles of painting, which can be broadly categorized as Geru, Bharni, Kachni, Tantric, Gobar, and Goidana.
Madhubani Painting: An Introduction
Madhubani painting, also called Mithila Painting, is a traditional folk art of Bihar which has succeeded in creating a place globally. Madhubani painting has been done traditionally by the women …