This story is from December 10, 2018

Madhubani paintings beautify walls in Patna

Madhubani paintings beautify walls in Patna
A girl paints a wall with Madhubani painting in Patna on Sunday
PATNA: Beautiful Madhubani paintings depicting the state’s heritage with social messages are adorning the city walls, thanks to the Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC).
PMC deputy commissioner Vishal Anand told TOI on Sunday the project was aimed at beautifying the walls so that people would hesitate in either spitting or urinating in the open. “Vulnerable points have been selected for the painting.
However, work will continue on most of the walls. This is also a part of smart city project,” he said.
In the first phase, walls of Income-tax roundabout, Gardiner hospital and four Chhath ghats have been adorned with Madhubani paintings. The second phase covers A N College, Bharatiya Nritya Kala Mandir, Biscomaun Bhawan and areas around Gandhi Maidan. Experts in Madhubani paintings and young artists have been engaged in this work.
Final year postgraduate Sanskrit student Nutan Kumari, who is passionate about art work, is one of the artists doing this work. Nutan said she could see better response from people who were hesitant in dirtying the walls after they were painted. “We can paint the wall once, but major responsibility lies on the residents who have to ensure they do not urinate or spit on the walls,” said Nutan, adding her team had to face difficulty painting the AN College wall because of extreme dirt and stink.
The artists have painted the walls on different themes like Chhath, Smart City and Patna museum. They are also giving social message through their paintings, like dustbin showing people to throw trash in it.
It is the PMC’s responsibility to first clean the wall, get them covered with distemper paint and then paint them white. After that, the wall is handed over to the artists for Madhubani paintings. A third-year student of College of Arts and Craft, Premchand Kumar, was busy painting the wall outside Bharatiya Nritya Kala Mandir on Sunday. He was happy showcasing his talent. Originally from Siwan, Premchand said he would love to carry such work to his home district.

Another artist, Sinny Shoshya, said many passersby were noticing their work. Most of them were curious to know what was going around. However, there were a few who were passing idiotic comments. “But that will not stop us from doing our work. Being the daughter of Bihar, it is our duty to make the state capital look beautiful,” she added.
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