An exhibition of Gond paintings 'Shalaka 20' by painter Mangroo Uike will be displayed in the 'Likhandra Gallery' of the Madhya Pradesh Tribal Museum from Monday.
This painting exhibition will continue till December 30. The displayed paintings will also be available for sale, which can be purchased from the painter. Ink and acrylic colours have been used in these paintings.
Along with this, paintings related to environment, animals, fort and many other stories are seen. Pictures include fox and bird group, deer bird pair, bassin girl, tree and tiger, deer and bird, deer and bird, fish ship, deer and bird, tree and deer, peacock and tree and tiger, birds eating fruit from tree, fruits, creatures and other subjects are visible.
Artist Mangroo Uikey was born in the year 1977 in Patangarh village of Dindori, Madhya Pradesh. Mangroo Uike is a young painter of Pardhan, a sub-caste of Gond. Mangroo's childhood was spent in the village and his early education was also done in the village itself.
In the last 20 years, Mangroo has exhibited his paintings in many art galleries of the country and has also participated in painting camps organized in different cities of the country including Bhopal, New Delhi, Bangalore. At present, Mangroo Uike is doing continuous painting while living in Bhopal.