ABOUT RANJIT JHA
The Saga of Mithilanchal
“There is a reason our art and village is called the forest of honey or Madhubani. No matter how time goes on or the changes we see around us, we will always innovate and make you fall in love with our sweet artform!”
A young and enterprising artist in his twenties from the village of Madhubani in Bihar, Ranjit Jha learnt the vibrant art of Madhubani painting from his mother when he was 7 years old. He has manifested his love for nature, art, and the inspiring symbol of the Tree of Life in enchanting artworks on a variety of media! The natural colours and the inspiring symbolism behind every motif created brings him closer to his traditions as he spreads his message of peace and happiness through art across India.
The Madhubani style of painting can be traced to the Madhubani district in Bihar, literally meaning ‘a forest of honey’, where women spent a lot of time making these paintings on the walls of their homes. Mainly attributed to the upper caste in the beginning, this was later taken up by women across all castes. The women used their keen sense of beauty to create evocative paintings of gods and goddesses, animals and characters from mythology, using natural dyes and pigments and painted with the help of twigs, fingers and matchsticks.
