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Jammu, Dec 6
Describing various art forms as voice of silence, Chief Minister Mr. Ghulam Nabi Azad said on Wednesday that Jammu and Kashmir has been abode of artists of par excellence who in their art pieces reflected true aspects of life and culture and made great impact of these memorabilia to be reckoned with.
Addressing after inaugurating installation created by renowned sculptor Mr. Ravinder Jamwal titled ‘my village’ at Birpur about 18 km from here today, Mr. Azad said that “our areas have also produced artists of high caliber whose modern art works have provided yet another modem of expressing people’s mood and events of times”.
Chief Minister said that cultural diversity of the state has been great source of producing artists of wide-ranging disciplines and added that high rated painters, sculptors, wood workers and other skillful artists have brought laurels to the state and depicted richness of state’s vast and homogenous cultural ethos.
“State’s art and culture have always remained source of inspiration to people in general and intelligentsia in particular and contributed in a big way to tighten bonds of amity between various sections of the society”, he maintained.
Chief Minister said that for being rich in diverse languages, dialects, traditions, religions and cultures, Jammu and Kashmir has always presented unique picture of co-existence of heterogenic aspects in a homogenous atmosphere with love and brotherhood. “This makes our land paradise of communal and cultural ethos which requires protection and preservation. Art has a pivotal role in this direction and artists have to contribute like always to propagate this phenomenon of amity and love”, he said.
Referring to the demands put forth by people of Birpur, Chief Minister said that development of rural areas is one of the top most priorities of the government with focusing attention on upliftment of hitherto left under-developed areas. He said road connectivity, construction of infrastructure for public-utility departments, opening and upgrading of new schools and hospitals and launching of welfare schemes is high on agenda of the government.
Lauding the work of Mr. Ravinder Jamwal, Mr. Azad said that he was delighted to observe the creative art and hoped that young artist would keep up his standard and achieve new highs.
Mr. Azad took keen interest in the installation which depicts the activities of village life round the pond which used to be the only source of water and lifeline of the countryside in yester years. He also went round the pond known as kacha talab and saw installation depicting people taking out water in pitchers, women washing clothes, youth swimming across the pond and swinging.
Chief Minister also went round the studio set up by Mr. Jamwal in the village and took keen interest in busts and statues put up at the display. These creations have been made by Mr. Jamwal mostly using the medium of bronze, stone, fiber glass, ceramics and wood.
Mr. Azad was given a rousing reception on reaching there and a large number of people of the area had gathered to receive and hear him.
Art historian, Mr. Lalit Gupta and Mr. Mohinder Singh also spoke on the occasion and put forth several demands pertaining to development of the area.
Minister for R&B Mr. Gulchain Singh Charak accompanied Chief Minister during his visit.
Deputy Commissioner Jammu Mr. Hirdesh Kumar Singh, Administrator Jammu Kala Kendra Mr. Soujanya Sharma, Municipal Commissioner Jammu Municipal Corporation Mr. Vinod Sharma, Principal Institute of Music and Fine Arts Ms Savita Bakshi, art lovers, prominent citizens and a large number of people of the area were present on the occasion. |
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