Vol. 11, Special Issue 9 (2022)

Author(s):
Anima Mandal, Rickey Rani Boruah, Momita Konwar, Sourav Baruah, Ng Basanti Chanu and Shradhasmita Dutta

Abstract:
Madhubani is the traditional painting of Bihar in Mithila locale, which has changed the social structure of Bihar as well as social personality and styles of painting from time to time. To keep our designs or motifs alive utilization of traditional motifs in textiles is essential. In creating new designs, Indian folk arts along with painting play an important role. Due to increasing demands of consumer and changes in fashion necessitate modifications in the fashion industry with regard to design, colour, style and technique. The article deals with the study of origin and history of Madhubani painting, raw material, motifs, and colour used in Madhubani painting, categories of Madhubani painting and styles of Madhubani Painting. Rahika village under Rahika block and Simri, Jitwarpur, Ranti village under Rajnagar block and Bhadurpur village under Darbhanga Sadar block were selected for the study. The data were collected from both primary and secondary sources.