My self Dr Chhaya kumari professionally I am Dental Surgeon , Linguist , Nationally/Internationally acclaimed folk artist I was very keen to several folk paintings of our country especially mithila painting as I belong to Mithilanchal and accordingly I have been nourished with Mithila Culture which really very beautiful culture and the Mithila Art depicting the culture of Mithilanchal. Goddess Sita belongs to Mithilanchal. Mithila Art is being done by the way of Bharni Style with minute painting and every place is filled with art and color. This Folk art is being done in every celebration like marriage ,Thread Ceremony, Mundan and all the festival of India. The Mithila art has been acknowledged by all over the world and day by day its importance is getting boost. From childhood I observed my Grand Mother and Mother creating this art very beautifully and by seeing the same eternal interest was developed inside to me and I found myself to explore such a beautiful art worldwide by my different Mithila art creation. My Mentor for the same art is definitely My Mother and Grandmother who generated interest inside me by her created art. Even I have different obligation like my Dental Profession as well as my Family Caring but I continuously giving my time for creation of Mithila Art by fulfilling other obligations. In my Journey for exploration of Mithila art I have been appreciated by India Book Of Record and Asia Book Of Record Largest Madhubani Painting on canvas. Apart from the same I have been bagged so many other awards and appreciation from Different art society like Kalaratnam Award, Kalamani Global Award, Kalagaurav Award, KalaBhushan samman, Kalavibhushita Award, Women achiever Award, Women Inspirational award,Leo-nardo-da Vinci Award,Picaso Gold Award and may more. I have been awarded more than 300 awards for my creation.
From Ramayana to Modern art, Madhubani is at the centre of global art
In India, folk tales traditionally focused around Ramayana and Mahabharata, these folk tales are captured in various, and one such traditional form is, the Madhubani art, also known as Mithila art, it is believed to be about 2500 year old. Madhubani is a form of paintings depicting scenes from folk tales of Mahabharata and Ramayana, ranging from birth of gods and king, Marriages, and projecting festivals, such as Holi, Surya Shashti, Kali Puja, Upanayana, and Durga Puja. Even demonstration of human relation to nature are rice parts of Madhubani art.
Locally it is believed, during Prince Rama and Sita’s wedding, King Janak ordered all the women of Mithila to paint their walls with colourful art and immortalise the culture of Mithila. As the art predominantly originates from Madhubani district of Mithila region of Bihar, the art form took the name of its birthplace. Along with myths depicted in Madhubani paintings, emphases is also given to natural elements of the world, which is visible by the importance given to depiction of Sun. The sun, has always been an important element to all of human kind, as it is to Madhubani and its people. No house in Madhubani is left without worshiping the Sun that is the importance of it, there are whole paintings given to the description of sun in various colours and moods. Even moon and plants like ‘Tulsi” are widely portrayed in paintings.
The traditional work force in India, has always been headed by men in most economical sectors, but few sectors are open or even reserved for women, one such place is art. A number of Indian traditions put forth women at centre, celebrating their natural qualities and skills. Mithila painting is one such example, as most of the art is done by women themselves, it is only recently that men have joined the work as the demand for Mithila painting has gone up in last few decades. How is Madhubani art made, one cannot stay without appreciating the simplicity and geometrical patterns, using two-dimensional imagery for its painting, the brilliance of the artist are amazing, there are quite less form of art in the world, which have the capacity to hold simple and complex artistry put into one.
In the old days the painting were done on walls, floors of huts, which lasted long, but were easily damageable due natural calamities. The paintings were done using cow dung on freshly plastered mud walls, and floors of huts. Now it is also made on cloth, hand- made paper, and even canvas, even these are made from natural materials by mixing cow dung, neem juice, and multani mitti. At times the paintings are made from the paste of powdered rice. For longevity, canvas is always considered better, but now special hand-made paper is also used by expert Madhubani artist. The art has maintained certain uniqueness to it, as it has been confined in a geographical area for a long time. Even the themes and style used in the paintings are more or less the same. To categorize Madhubani, it is put into five different styles, such as Tantrik, Kohbar, Bharni, Godna, Katchni. Contemporary artist have been using this forms into one as a whole for their work.
It was just recently that Madhubani took to global fame, due to William Archer a British officer, after discovering them in 1934 while inspecting the damage caused by a massive earthquake in Bihar. He was interested in the art of Madhubani, he took photos of the paintings, which were made on walls, in doing so, Mithili art was brought to the global view, and resulted in increase of its demand today. In 1960s Bihar faced severe drought the All India Handicrafts Board promoted women of Mithili village to make more paintings on paper to generate income. The combination of local women taking up production of Madhubani painting and efforts taken by contemporary artist, such as Ganga Devi, have brought the art to much larger audience today.
Art forms like Madhubani, are essential in preserving Indian history in its truest essence, story of Ram, Radha and Krishna, from Shiva to Saraswati all are captured Indian folk tales. Many contemporary Indian artists took the art on to the global stage, whose contribution is commendable. Names such as Sita Devi, who received the state award by Bihar Government, later on also got Bihar Ratan and even a National award. Mamta Devi from Jitwarpur village was bestow Padma Shri in 1975. In 1984 Ganga Devi received the Padma Shri, she is famously known for making Madhubani art known to the world, she was born in Mithila itself in 1928.The contribution of these great stalwarts is unimaginable, bringing out a local folk tradition in to the Global spectrum is astonishing.
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