The spectators were taken on a majestic trail of birds through the glimpses of pictures. A wildlife photograph exhibition ‘Birds of Bhoj Wetland’ by Asit Chandra Chandra is on display at Modern Art Gallery, Bharat Bhavan premises. The exhibition was inaugurated by R Shreenivasa Murthy, IFS, APCCF and Member Secretary Madhya Pradesh Biodiversity Board, Bhopal.
The exhibition exclusively on birds was inaugurated on Tuesday at Bharat Bhavan. Since its opening the exhibition is evoking a great response by the art lovers of the city.
The Kala Vibhushan awardee, Asit Chandra Chandra is known for his exemplary contribution to the sphere of art. Chandra's acquaintance with the lens commenced in his youth and blossomed into a lifetime romance as he emerged as a seasoned photographer.
After taking up permanent residence in Bhopal, he focused on wildlife and man's feathered friends and created an excellent collection of photographs on the subject. “Birds watching always precede bird photography. I have been fascinated by these fathered gifts of nature. Their behaviours, size, shape and sheer brilliance of their colours have always left me spell bound,” he said.
He further said that this exhibition is an attempt to highlight the crisis the Wetland is up against. It is a call for taking up of the issue by the political class, the bureaucracy, the common man, the students and all other members of civil society before it is too late and the damage becomes irreversible.There are brilliantly clicked pictures of freckling lesser whistling- teal with a large egret, painted storks, large egret, small blue kingfisher, white breasted kingfisher, lesser pied kingfisher and Grey Heron as well.
A former senior officer of the Indian Revenue Service, Chandra has travelled widely within India and abroad. The camera has been his constant companion.