Tharu grannies skeptical on continuity of tattooing tradition
By RSS
22 Mar, 2020
Bhulung Chaudhary, 98, inked an indigenous tattoo on back of her hand when she was around 12. Sharp needle dipped in handmade colour inked her first childhood tattoo.
It pained her a lot. Her hands swelled. These drawbacks didn’t deter her to ink more in future years until she turned 25. She tattooed on her foot, ankle, thigh, abdomen, forearm, arm, wrist, neck, shoulder and almost everywhere possible.