In 2011, when renowned Mithila painting artist Mahasundari Devi was conferred the Padma Shri award, Dulari Devi had no idea what it was all about. Curious, she had asked Mahasundari Devi about it. A ...

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 ...

Rani Jha, a distinguished Madhubani artist and scholar, holds a PhD on the Contribution of Women in Mithila Painting and Literature from LNMU Darbhanga (2010). Rooted in ancient ritual and tradition, ...

The Mithila Chitrakala Sansthan, Madhubani, has launched an offbeat course for the people interested in art and culture. The three-year bachelor in Mithila folk painting programme (BMFP) runs under ...

Darbhanga (Bihar) [India], Oct 1 (ANI): The Darbhanga-New Delhi Bihar Sampark Kranti departing from the Darbhanga Junction railway station on Monday will have all the 19 coaches showcasing the popular ...

In their act of painting, the women of Madhubani enact something akin to poetry. They do not write with words but with line, ...

KATHMANDU: Mithila art, its several motifs and its paintings were decoded at ‘Maithili Sanskriti Sangosthik Karyakram’ on May 27 at Rastriya Naach Ghar, Jamal. At the seminar attended by academicians, ...

New Delhi [India], September 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared the success story of a girl from Madhubani district in Bihar during the 126th episode of his monthly radio broadcast, 'Mann ...

For the first time in the history of Philatelic and Postal Stamp Management, the Government of Nepal has issued 17 postal stamps portraying the SDGs in Mithila painting. Minister of Communications and ...