Madhubani Art

Madhubani painting or Mithila painting is a style of Indian painting, practiced in the Mithila region of Bihar state, India and the adjoining parts of Terai in Nepal. In the present time the main artists include Smt Bharti Dayal ' Ganga devi ' Smt Bua Devi ,late Smt Jagdamba Devi,late Smt Sita Devi,and Smt Mahasundari Devi and others. Madhubani painting got official recognition in 1970 when the President of India gave an award to Mrs Jagdamba Devi of Village Jitbarpur near Madhubani. Beside her, other painters, Mrs Sita Devi ' Mrs Mahasundari Devi Mrs 'godavari dutt, Mrs Bharti dayal and bua devi were also given NATIONAL AWARDS in this Art field by PRESIDENT OF INDIA. Smt Bharti dayal was awarded again by All India Art and Craft soceity for melleniumm award and, Smt Mahasundari Devi was again awarded, this time Padma Shri by the government of India in 2011. What is Unique in Bharti 's work is the fact that She centers her Art to HERITAGE style and yet manages to create an entirely Modern and Contemporary work from it .A surge of fantasy in her work makes them appear fresh and Graceful .Her work is Experimental and Authentic .We need a whole army of Bharti to bring back The Beauty and GLory of Mithila painting. A collection of some samples of Mithila's domestic arts may be seen in the Chandradhari Museum, Darbhanga. W.G. Archer has also a collection of Mithila paintings and so has Upendra Maharathi, the artist, under whose supervision a collection of Bihar's folk art and craft has been built up at the Bihar Government Institute of Industrial Design, Digha, Patna. Late smt yamuna devi,chano devi,yogmayadevi,anmanadevi and bachhadai devi has also contributed to this Art . Asha Verma, born in Darbhanga, is dedicated to promote Madhubani art through her research work and her Madhubani paiting workshop popularily known as Ashas' creations at Sri Krishna Nagar, Patna.