Rs. 2,500.00
Join us for a workshop with a Master! Drawing Lines: Mithila Painting with Santosh Kumar Das
SUNDAY JANUARY 11th 2026: 2.00 - 5.00 PM
Join artist Santosh Kumar Das for a unique insight into Mithila painting from Madhubani, Bihar. Unlike other Madhubani artists, Das trained in both Indian and Western art traditions. Born in 1962, he graduated in English from Darbhanga, and gained a Bachelor of Fine Art at M.S.U, Baroda in 1990.
The roots of Mithla art are deep. Women of the Brahman, Dusadh, and Kayasth communities illustrate epics and folktales, along with everyday life, as they decorate the walls and floors of their homes to celebrate birth, marriage, and religious festival
In the 1960’s, the genre grew in popularity as drought relief efforts brought new opportunities for livelihood and patronage into the area. By 2003 Das served as Director of The Ethnic Arts Foundation’s Mithila Art Institute, where students responded to contemporary issues, empowering themselves through art.
In 2017, ARTISANS' launched Das' autobiographical book, Black, published by Tara Books. Lauded in India and abroad, Das' works can be found in museum and institutional collections, including Sarmaya Arts Foundation, the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art in India; and the Oberlin Museum, the Ethnic Art Foundation, and the Art Institute of Chicago, in the USA.
Location: ARTISANS' Gallery
Price: ₹2500 incl. GST per person (Materials will be provided)
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