More than 100 artists came forward to paint Mahatma Gandhi’s the journey of life as a mark of tribute to the Father of the Nation at the Delhi University on Friday.
The artists crafted magical graffiti art illustrations portraying the incredible journey from Gandhi’s childhood to his assassination.
Based on 40 themes pertaining to Gandhi’s life they painted their expressions on the 34 walls allotted for their art work. Some of the themes included Gandhi’s childhood, marriage, life as a lawyer in South Africa, Dandi March, Champaran Movement, Quit India Movement, love for children, emancipation of women, eradication of leprosy and overall role in the Freedom Movement.
Tourism Minister Kapil Mishra inaugurated the theme based event “Mohanda to Mahatma” at the Gandhi Bhavan where Vice-Chancellor Dinesh Singh and other DU officials were present.
Artistes who participated in the event were from the Wallbook Project and students from the College of Art, SaradaUkil School of Arts, Shyam lal College, IIlM School of Design, Jamia Milia Islamia and Jiwaji University.
“Expressing the various phases of Gandhi’s life through creative and thoughtful graffiti was our way of paying tribute to the Father of Nation. His teachings have inspired us to create this graffiti,” said Sunil KuttyMenon, founder of the Wallbook, a mass wall painting activity, which would be seen across States of the country as an “expression for a better tomorrow” by professional, amateur and budding artists.