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Dulari Devi

Rooftop App Artist Spotlight: Dulari Devi (Madhubani Painting)

Today, Dulari Devi is a well-known artist and illustrator in Mithila or Madhubani art. However, this Padma Shri Award 2021 recipient’s life journey so far is an extraordinary story of passion and dedication. Almost akin to a fairy tale, it is enchanting and magical in more than one way. Surprisingly, her fairy godmothers came in

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paintings on friendship

Paintings on Friendship in Traditional Indian Art 

With Friendship Day coming around the corner, there’s some nostalgia in store for all of us. Soon Google’s Discover page will start popping up with Friendship Day quotes and paintings on friendship. And you’ll see kids and teenagers exchanging colourful friendship bands and posting pictures of their friends on social media. And while all of

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Madhubani Bookmark Workshop with Divya Khatri

Madhubani Bookmark Workshop with Divya Khatri

Madhubani or Mithila painting is a style of painting that is practised in the Mithila region of Nepal and India. The painting is characterized by its eye-catching geometrical patterns. Mithila painting or Bhitti Chitra was discovered in 1934 when an earthquake hit Bihar. The British officer of the Madhubani district was William G Archer who

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