Tribal Painters Take Centre Stage At Bhopal's Bharat Bhawan

Tribal Painters Take Centre Stage At Bhopal's Bharat Bhawan

Students from different schools and colleges understand ethnic culture MP through canvas

Staff ReporterUpdated: Sunday, February 02, 2025, 08:47 AM IST
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Tribal Painters Take Centre Stage At Bhopal's Bharat Bhawan | FP Photo

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Day 2, Saturday: A large number of art lovers, especially children gathered in Adirang Hall at Bharat Bhawan to have a glimpse into Gond and Baiga paintings. Since tribal paintings portray their life and their love for nature and wildlife, children from various schools and colleges in the city raised a lot of questions about those paintings.

One such painting depicts the Mahabharatan character Bheem who everyone knows was very fond of eating. Once when he was deprived of food, he took a lot of narcotics including Ganja, but when his brothers came to know of it, he just vomited the entire intoxicant which turned into smoke.

The painters are from Dindori district in Madhya Pradesh, Bastar in Chhattisgarh. Over 200 paintings were on display. A bamboo-made water bottle that functions as thermos generated a lot of interest.   

A painting competition was also held for the children aged eight to 12 years. They were seen colouring their imagination sitting under the February sunlight and enjoying the event.

Nevertheless, the book exhibition did not have much to offer, although there were a few works of noted authors like Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk’s Memories of Distant Mountains, The City and Its Uncertain Walls by Haruki Murakami, Children’s Book and India Story by Shailja Menon and Sandhya Rao. 

Directorate of Archaeology, Archives & Museums has set up a stall exhibiting the plaster-cast of idols of ancient India. Earlier in the day, Bhopal Heritage Walk – a journey of historical and architectural development from the 11th to 21st Century organised.  

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