The second day under the celebration of 38th Foundation Day of Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya witnessed inauguration of an exhibition, Art and Craft and food delicacies apart from folk and tribal dances of Andhra Pradesh India on Saturday.
In the morning, Animesh Shukla, Principle Chief Conservator of Forests, Bhopal inaugurated special exhibition of Medicinal Plants at ‘Aushadhi Vatika Premises’ of Manav Sangrahalaya. Nearly 325 varieties of plants are showcased in the exhibition along with their use in routine life.
To showcase the art of Andhra Pradesh four artists has been invited to paint in Manav Sangrahalaya. The four artists Bhaskar Rao, Prabhakar, Vasu, Maruti Paila are artists of different styles. Bhaskar Rao is an assistant professor of Mass communication at loyola College Hyderabad. He said it is the most natural location in the very heart of state capital for paintings. I am glad that Manav Sangrahalaya gave me this opportunity to paint in such a beautiful location.
‘Hastakala’ was also inaugurated were traditional arts and crafts of Andhra Pradesh are in exhibition and sale. Etikoppaka toys (wood Craft) leather puppetry, Banjara embroidery, Kalamkari paintings and textiles etc. are some of the finest- examples of it.
The wood craft of Etikoppaka, reveal some little known cultural practices of that region and display the creative skills of its makers. The cloth material, saris and suits made up of traditional Kalamkari and Banjara embroidery were liked by all women. The traditional cuisine of Andhra Pradesh is still own distinctive flavors and delicious taste absolutely mouth watering having a liberal use of species. Specialties of Andhra food are spicy and hot.
The noon started on tasty note, the visitors and guests were all dished up with food viz Gangora Chutney (Chutney made up of leaves of local Gangora trees), curry of raw banana — Aritikaya , Munakaya Kuram — Drumsticks curry with cashew, Traditional Pulaav, Sambhar, Annam (plain rice) etc at the premises of the Manav Sangrahalaya. The next under the cultural presentations entitled ‘Janapada Nrutyalu’, the dance troupes from Andhra Pradesh in their colourful and vibrant costumes rendered beautiful dance presentations.