Lado Bai was born in the Badi Bawadi village of Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh in the Bhil tribal community. The Bhil Tribe are indigenous, being the Second largest Tribal Community in India and art is Integral to the Bhil Community. 

Ladoo Bai was identified as a potential artist by J Swaminathan during his research tours through the tribal districts of Madhya Pradesh. Lado Bai's works are characteristic for their formal simplicity, heightened by her use of dots. Nature, spirituality and animism find dominance in her canvases.