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Mithila · Madhubani · Handcrafted
The Sacred Art
Silhouettes that carry the quiet elegance of Sita's composure. Mithila motifs hand-painted onto silk and cotton, each piece a meditation on beauty with dignity.
Collections
Four names. Four dimensions of the divine feminine.
Each collection born of a different way she has been known.
Tradition of Brilliance
Daughter of Janaka — regal, luminous, born into light. These pieces carry the gravity of legacy and the quiet confidence of a woman who knows her worth.
Explore CollectionBeyond the Body
Valmiki calls her this in the Ashok Vatika — alone, unbroken, sovereign. She who has transcended form. Pieces for the woman who needs no witness.
Explore CollectionBorn of the Earth
Pulled from the soil of Mithila. Grounded, nourishing, abundant. These pieces carry the quiet strength of a woman rooted in something ancient.
Explore CollectionShe Who Is of Mithila
The name that ties her to soil, to song, to every woman who ever painted the divine onto a mud wall. Our name. Our promise.
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Each collection honours a different weaving tradition — from the golden rustle of Tussar to the weightless drape of Chanderi.
Curated Pieces
Our most-loved pieces — handcrafted by master artisans, each carrying the soul of Mithila.
"The art has always been world-class. What was missing was a brand that would put the artist's name on the label and pay her what her work is worth."
Maithilii is built on a simple promise — the woman who paints your saree is named on the label, and a fair-trade share of the price reaches her directly. Founder Seema Singh grew up between Patna and the villages of Mithila, watching her aunts paint Kohabar marriage chambers and lotus thresholds onto the walls of their homes.
Two decades as a journalist and documentary filmmaker showed her how rarely the world's most accomplished folk painters earn what their work is worth. Maithilii is her answer — a small, slow brand that builds every collection around a Madhubani motif and every transaction around the artist's name.
Read the full story →Sacred Symbols
Janakī
Purity rising from the depths. The lotus in Mithila art represents divine beauty born of humble earth.
Bhūmijā
Bhoomija — daughter of the earth. Grounding, nurturing, abundant. The soil from which all creation springs.
Maithilī
The Ashoka grove of resilience. Trees in Mithila art speak of shelter, patience, and the strength of stillness.
Vaidehī
She who has transcended form. In Mithila's vocabulary, spirit is not beyond the body — it is what remains when everything else falls away.
What Sets Us Apart
"Every saree and dupatta is hand-painted to order by women artisans in Bihar's Madhubani district. We name the artist on every certificate of provenance — because the hand that paints the piece deserves to be seen."
"We work directly with Bhagalpur Tussar weavers, Chanderi handloom families, and Mithila painting cooperatives. No middlemen — which is why your saree carries the soul of the craftsperson, and a fair share of its price reaches the hands that made it."