Meanwhile, the mirror gifted to the First Lady traces its origin ... Indian state of West Bengal and Santhal painting created by the Santhal tribe and Madhubani painting from the Indian state ...

There is a little bit of Mithila in every Madhubani painting, Ambika Devi a Madhubani artist says. The flora and fauna colour the paintings, literally. There is bark of mango trees and mehendi ...

She said: “No wedding ceremony can be completed in Mithila without painting.” In the 1960s, Madhubani paintings transitioned from wall paintings to paper, making them easier to buy and sell.

An award-winning Madhubani painter explains the historic art form and how she plans to help keep it alive. Advertisement Times journalists around the world bring you a new 360 video every day.

Using a tribal art form called Madhubani, external - which takes its name from a district - they are decorating tree trunks with colourful paintings. The subjects of the 16th century art are ...

This was for the second-time that the Railways had taken such an initiative to promote state art. Earlier this year, walls of Patna Junction were decorated with Madhubani paintings. Indeed ...

MADHUBANI: Union textiles secretary Anant Kumar Singh has appreciated the Madhubani administration’s initiative to make the district the country’s ‘art capital’ and assured all possible ...

ft). “We have started out with Madhubani but will soon expand to Tanjore paintings and other traditional arts, especially because these artisans do not have the means to market their work on the ...