Paintings, narrating the bravery tales of freedom fighters are captivating the interest of the spectators. The paintings on freedom fight are being put up at Madhya Pradesh Tribal Museum.
The exhibition will be on view till Thursday.
In these paintings, the folk expressions of freedom struggles are displayed. The painters expressed the social unity, confidence and struggle against the British during independence very closely and beautifully through the medium of painting. Gandhi also appeared in some of these pictures with his spinning wheel somewhere in the State.
These paintings have the heart of the common people, who are giving energy to the revolutionaries standing in the front row with innovative uses of their songs, stories. In these paintings, the painters have etched the hope of India in the grip of British rule, in which the courage of the folk and the non-violence of Mahatma Gandhi are seen through the medium of the picture.
He brought a change in society through his thoughts. All this will be showcased in the tribal paintings by the artists during the camp.
Gond tribal painters including Santoshi Tekam, Chhoti Tekam, Bharti Shyam, Manoj Tekam, Dhawat Singh, Subhash Vyam, Mohan Singh Shyam and Ramnarayan Maravi.
Bhil tribal painters include Geeta Baria, Sita Maera, Savita Baria, Sher Singh Bhabor, Dubu Baria, Jambu Singad and Ramesh Katara and Korku tribal painters include Phulwati.