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29-year-old Dhan Bahadur Chaudhary of Bhimdatta Municipality-18 Salghari is now interested in drawing portraits of women dressed in Tharu dress. He said that he enjoys drawing pictures that reflect the Tharu culture. "I was interested in painting since I was studying at school," he said, "now I have become self-employed from this profession."
While young people are going abroad for employment, he is earning good income by doing his interest at home. He said that he was earning between 1,500 and 2,000 per day.
"I was interested in arts since I was young, I learned by doing," Choudhary said, "I left school while studying 12th grade and started this profession." He has been in this job for a decade. He goes to different places to paint and write banner sign boards. He told me that he used to work all day to support his family. Chowdhury paints better by 'spraying' with a machine than with brush and pencil. Reduce the use of brushes. They use brushes for small jobs. He said that for making paintings or banners, hoarding boards and sign boards etc., the wages are fixed at 300 to 500 rupees per square meter. Chowdhury says that with the introduction of
technology, painting work has also decreased. According to him, the work of writing the name of the shop, making sign boards and making banners for various programs is now done by machines. Uday Sunar of Punarwas Municipality-8, who has been working as a painter for 20 years, said, "Now, all the work of making banners and hoarding boards for programs has been consumed by flax print." He started this profession at the age of 17. At that time there was a lot of attraction in the field of art. The Home and Small Industries Office also used to provide training on this subject. He started this profession after three months of training. While working, he trained for three more months. Now he has become a popular artist of fine art and commercial art.
On the occasion of Arani's Day, Nepal Artists Association is painting on the wall of District Administration Road in Mahendranagar market area, reflecting different types of art and culture. 22 artists are involved in the painting. Pictures of Tharu women in original dress, women performing different types of dances, Chaliya dance, Hudkeli dance etc. are painted on the walls. That picture has also reflected the art culture of this region. "When I was a child, I used to draw pictures with a stick lit on both sides without doing my school homework. At night, I used to show it to my brother and go to sleep," said Tulsiram Chaudhary of Belauri Municipality-2 Baijudanda. In his family, brothers, sisters and nieces can also make a good picture.
"By doing this job, you can manage your family's expenses properly," Chaudhary says, "It is better than earning in the Gulf, you can earn up to 50/60 thousand a month." According to him, every year when the business was good in the market, the traders called to write down the name of the shop. He used to decorate and write in an attractive manner. But now all that work is less. Chaudhary said that the attraction of the new generation in this profession is also decreasing. Due to declining jobs and lack of training, new youth are not able to join it. He said that only 25/30 people are working in Kanchanpur now.
