• Amit Kumar

We critically examined the debates around art, particularly „folk‟ art, to delineate a discursive history of categories that unravel the politics of nomenclature. We also examined those discourses in the context of Mithila art, by surveying the literature from the earliest writings to the most recent ones. In this topic, we shall present an understanding of the region of Mithila in the historical context. We shall also delineate the history of Mithila art, from the earliest times when it was done on walls and floors to its commoditized form. The objective of this paper is to provide a background of the region- how structures and relations of society, economy, polity and culture have worked together to construct this region, which provides a context in which the painting tradition emerged.

Mithila, its People and its Art

"Mithila, its People and its Art", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no.1576-1602, April-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904S33.pdf

"Mithila, its People and its Art", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no. pp1576-1602, April-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904S33.pdf