Made in Bihar

Every line has a maker.

Painting, grass and material traditions understood through technique, authorship and changing livelihoods.

5 growing entries

The maker’s name, regional practice and working conditions matter as much as the finished object.

Madhubani painting

Mithila’s living painting traditions, carried from walls and ritual spaces onto paper, cloth and contemporary surfaces.

A distinctive narrative painting tradition associated with Bhagalpur and the stories surrounding Bihula and Bishahari.

A school of painting attentive to occupations, markets, ceremonies and the texture of everyday life.

Golden grass shaped into containers, figures and household objects through patient, precise handwork.

Patna’s painted craft tradition, transformed from the ornament of the tikuli into a contemporary decorative art.

Culture has names and faces

Individual artists, cooks, speakers, organisers and custodians belong in the People archive, connected to the traditions they sustain.