Colours of Shared Dreams
Colours of Shared Dreams Our mothers and grandmothers used to make paintings on walls, aripana designs on the ground for rituals, and mould clay into objects of offerings and rituals. We continue this lineage of art to express both our celebrations and tribulations. For Maithil women our lives are a tapestry of complex traditions, kinships, struggles, and resilience. In a society that continues to limit our freedom, we stitch our place in history, in full colour. Our sisters were pioneers in translating a language of walls to one of paper. They opened a window for us to explore a whole new dimension. There are fantasies here. The roars of creatures from our kaleidoscopic imagination, of jungles that once were, all a part of a whimsical, vibrant nature. There are also aspirations of women who fly planes, who drive tractors, who independently raise their children, and even venture into space. Many of us have been pushed to the periphery because of our caste or gender. Observed
