Though I had so many times tried to get attention from the people of mithila through my videos, which I posted on many facebook groups related to activities of maithils containing huge number of maithil members. But I found that most of post got unnoticed or maithil people were not interested in contributing in the …
The toymaking tradition, enjoying a mark of cultural recognition, dates back to the time of Tipu Sultan. Throughout his reign as a treat, Tipu got a piece of woodwork from Persia and he fell in love with it. In the art of wooden toymaking, he is supposed to have invited Persian artisans to teach his …
Old clothes are still on. How will we do? The t-shirt eventually wears soft, our jeans ‘ ankles stick out and shoes have gaps. There’s a lot of good stuff there, however, and it just seems a shame to chuck it down. Something can be said, of course. There’s definitely a way to remember the …
Many people mistake bananas as trees because of their tall nature. The banana plants have pseudostems that are formed from the leaf sheaths. You may have known bananas for their sweet fruits but they have other many different uses. What you should know is that all banana plant parts are very useful. There are very …
The art of beadwork is believed to have begun its life from Mesopotamia and later been carried to Egypt where it remained till 33 BC and finally earned global attention. Meanwhile, with all the buzz of beads history in world, there also came another story that states, the birth of beads art in India happened …
Mithila has been that region in this vast acculturation called India that contributes to the maximum creative minds so far art and craft comes into consideration. Sikki craft work is one such talent that only women in Mithila can possess and can pass onto their daughters. A fistful of golden grass that grows in the …
Madhubani, the name itself establishes an authority over zillions of hearts throughout the world, so does ‘Block printing’. Block Printing, having its origins from China, even earlier than third century and later expanding its territory to the rest of East Asia, survives till date as the most beautiful form of art. In India, the Paithapur …