Mithila paintings are one of the artistic outputs of the MAP ‘Picturing Past, Present, and Future (PPPF)’ in Nepal. In Nepal, PPPF collaborated with Janaki Women Awareness Society (JWAS).

"On the bottom left is discrimination at home regarding parents’ treatment towards their son and daughter. However, when the mother gets old, only the daughter takes care of her. At the top, on the weight scale, a man is compared to money and jewellery as a man sees his status in money, while a woman is compared to books as a woman always wants to read but does not get the chance, especially after she gets married.

The middle picture is about the proverb 'The presence of a woman brings prosperity' (Janha Stri, Waha Sri). Female gods are worshipped, but women are discriminated against in society.”