India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman poses with officials while leaving her office to present the Union Budget. She has chosen a white saree with Madhubani painting for the occasion. Reuters ...

A self-taught artiste, Dulari Devi belongs to a fisherman community, not traditionally known for painting, but she developed interest in the art in the company of famed Madhubani painters ...

3. It is named after the Madhubani district of Bihar from where it originated 4. This style of painting has been traditionally done by the women of the region, though today men are also involved to ...

It is learnt that it took Dulari Devi over a month to complete Madhubani painting on the saree. The artwork, meticulously hand-painted on Bengaluru silk, features elements quintessential to Madhubani ...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's iconic sarees on Budget Day always make headlines. This year, she chose a white kasavu saree with a golden border and an intricate Madhubani painting. She paired ...

Her journey in Madhubani painting began under the mentorship of Karpoori Devi, an established artist in the Mithila region. Despite facing many personal challenges, including the loss of her ...

A self-taught artiste, Devi belongs to a fisherman community, not traditionally known for painting but she developed interest in the art under the mentoship of famous Madhubani painters ...

According to a blog post by Rooftop, Dulari Devi hailing from the simple village of Ranti in Bihar, practices both forms of Madhubani art: Katchni, or line sketches, and Bharni, or color-filled ...

Sitharaman's off-white saree with intricate golden work was gifted to her by Padma Shri awardee Dulari Devi, a self-taught Madhubani artist from Bihar. This budget will likely see special packages ...

Earlier, in Feb 2024, during the interim budget, she wore a blue saree featuring traditional Kantha embroidery from West Bengal. Madhubani painting aka Mithila art, is a traditional Indian art form ...

Who is Dulari Devi? Dulari Devi's journey to becoming a celebrated Madhubani artist is nothing short of inspiring. She comes from a fisherman community, which traditionally was not involved in ...