Craft Practices of Meena Women
About Dr Madan Meena
Trustee, Bhasha Research
and Publication Centre
Dr Madan Meena is a visual artist and researcher. He has worked extensively with artists and craftspersons from local communities in Rajasthan and Gujarat. His doctoral dissertation from University of Rajasthan was on the subject ‘Art of the Meena Tribe’. He continues to work as a researcher with the women of the Meena tribe and has documented and exhibited their Mandana wall paintings across the country and overseas.
He has published two books on the subject, Joy of Creativity and Nurturing Walls. As a practicing visual artist, Dr Meena has exhibited his own works extensively in various galleries. As a curator, he has designed an exhibition on brooms for the ‘Arna Jharna: The Desert Museum of Rajasthan’ of Rupayan Sansthan (Institute of Rajasthan folklore studies) in Jodhpur.