Madhubani painting is practiced in Bihar. Painting is done with fingers, twigs, brushes, nib-pens, and matchsticks, using natural dyes and pigments, and is characterized by eye-catching ...

Dulari Devi, a Padma Shri awardee and renowned Madhubani artist, gifted Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman a saree depicting intricate Madhubani paintings. Sitharaman wore it while presenting the ...

Subjected to child marriage, she faced harsh social evils. She picked up the Madhubani art form from her employer Karpoori Devi who herself is an accomplished painter. As to date, Dulari Devi’s ...

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her eighth consecutive Union Budget wearing an off-white handloom silk saree adorned with Madhubani artwork, gifted by Padma Shri awardee Dulari ...

but she developed interest in the art in the company of famed Madhubani painters Mahasundari Devi and Karpoori Devi and pursued it with full passion despite growing family hardships and loss of ...

Madhubani, a traditional folk art from the Mithila region of Bihar, is known for its intricate floral motifs, geometric patterns, and vibrant colours that depict nature and mythology with delicate ...

It was gifted to her by Padma Shri awardee Dulari Devi, a renowned Madhubani painting artist from Bihar, whose unique style of Mithila painting has brought global recognition to the region.

Her journey to explore and illustrate Madhubani art can be traced to the time when she worked as a domestic servant in the home of Madhubani artist Mahasundari Devi. Dulari Devi came across ...