Madhubani Painting: A Dying Traditional Indian Art Form

Sonia Patwardhan

Dec 2, 2019·4 min read

Satya Narayan Lal Karn with his wife, Moti Karn, and their original Madhubani painting.

The late, prominent Madhubani artist Satya Narayan Lal Karn epitomized all that is vital and admirable about Indian traditional art today: a strong understanding of the art form, the stories and the cultural context of being a traditional craft artist, incredible skill and passion, unparalleled belief in his calling. He sadly passed away in 2015, but not before I had been lucky to meet him and…