The second day of Vishwa Rang began with a melodious performance of Sarod by Aamir Khan at Bharat Bhavan. He performed brilliantly here on Tuesday.
He was accompanied by his father Nafeez Khan on Tabla. In a 20 minutes long performance they both played the famous melody of Tagore “Ekla Chalo re”, and they ended their performance with Vande Matram.
Later, a national Painting Exhibition was also inaugurated by world-renowned painter Prabhakar Kolte. Santosh Chaubey, painter Ashok Bhowmik, Liladhar Mandloi and Devi Lal Patidar were also there. More than a thousand entries were reached for the world-class exhibition, of which 158 paintings have been included in the exhibition of different aspects.
Apart from the painting exhibition, a unique exhibition of Liladhar Mandloi is also displayed at the gallery with the name “Breathing Stone: A Successful Blend of Technique and Creation” which captives the audience and art lovers.
In a special conversation with Liladhar Mandloi, he said that in this era of globalization, when there is an effort to bring all the creations to the same surface, we cannot bind art in any way.
By combining art with new technology, we can give birth to amazing creations.
Meanwhile, famous painter Ashok Bhowmik organised an educational tour which highlighted the changes in painting from 1850 to 1930.
The tour was classified into 5 sessions where 14 speakers gave presentations by focusing these changes according to the specific time period.
In this session, Lokesh Jain elaborated these changes by naming them as “Raja, Raj, Rajneeti and Rupiya”.
With the term “Raja” he explained that in around 1850 painters used to make portraits of kings and art was restricted to them only. Followed by “Raj”, where he spoke about “British Raj” when painters used to document the monuments, flora and fauna of India which also knows as “Company era” of painting. Later he talked about “Rajneeti” where the painting was influenced by politics and in last he explained “Rupiya” or the market and how its impact on our choice and trends.