Marking her eighth consecutive Budget in 2025, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chose a white saree with golden borders as ...

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman wore a hand-painted Madhubani saree, gifted by an artist Dulari Devi, for 2025 budget presentation. This choice reflects her commitment to India’s cultural ...

Madhubani artist and Padma Shri awardee Dulari Devi, dedicated to preserving Mithila art, presented a hand-painted saree to Nirmala Sitharaman.

Sitharaman, India's first full-time woman Finance Minister, broke away from the colonial tradition of carrying a Budget briefcase in July 2019, opting instead for a traditional 'bahi-khata', to carry ...

Dulari Devi, a master of Mithila or Madhubani art, was honoured with Padma Shri in 2021 for her contributions towards preserving Madhubani art.