Bangladesh, Dec. 16 -- Indigenous art form from Mithila gets an added new dimension at ongoing exhibition

Mithila art has represented Nepal's indigenous culture, passing down through generations in the Madhes. Now, noted artist S C Suman explores this tradition with a bit of modern touch that gives it added relevance.

Each of his paintings at the 'Mithila Cosmos VII: Journey of a Pilgrim' exhibition at Siddhartha Art Gallery exudes culture, colours and feminism, but with added improvisations that make it contemporary.

"Mithila is an art form that is mostly used by women. Women have been the ones who preserve culture and pass it to other people and upcoming generations. The art form is what it is today because of women," explains Suman....