INDIA, May 2, 2011 (BBC): The ancient art of Madhubani painting is widely practiced in the Mithila region of the northern Indian state of Bihar. The art originated from Madhubani town and, traditionally, the artists were all women. Originally, pictures were painted on the mud walls of village huts. But now artists paint on paper, cloth and canvas too. The art is generally passed on from parents to children, and remains a family affair: in a cramped courtyard, often a dozen women are hunched over drawings, paintbrush in hand, adding bright colors to drawings. See a beautiful slideshow at source, above.
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