EXHIBITION "Roti-Beti" a solo show of paintings and etchings by Nepalese artist Uma Shankar Shah at Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road > 10am to 8pm on 18th to 24th April 2016
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EXHIBITION "Roti-Beti" a solo show of paintings and etchings by Nepalese artist Uma Shankar Shah
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Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003
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Venue : Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003
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Event Description : EXHIBITION : Gallerie Ganesha presents "Roti-Beti" a solo show of paintings and etchings by Nepalese artist Uma Shankar Shah
This is his debut solo show in New Delhi and Shah is also exhibiting an 18-feet long, three-dimensional train installation - in fibre and metal - which will bring alive the whole rail experience for the viewers.
Says 51-year-old Shah, a Fine Arts Lecturer at Tribhuwan University: “Nepalese have been astonished by trains ever since their introduction in India by the British and it became a symbol of a search for new life in the hearts of Nepalese people.”
The establishment of the Indian Railway, which was to be an asset for the British economy at the time, brought about a variety of changes to Indian Sub-continent. Nepal too benefited from this establishment as a number of financial opportunities with India were created. In the Rana regime, trains primarily served a purpose of transporting timber, wheat, jute as commanded by the British. The public was so intrigued by this system that people would climb on top of the goods that such trains carried. People would often travel from Raksaul to Amlekhgunj via train at the time, and crossed the hill Bhimphedi to travel to Kathmandu to get to the temples of Pashupatinath. The Railway system from Jainagar to Janakpur too started carrying people. This was called the Nepal Janakpur Jainagar Railway (NJJR) and was later extended all the way to Bijalpura.
“While all this was happening and the railway system was becoming a center of attraction for the Mithila region people, I was also fascinated by trains as a kid and every day I would go to the railway station to watch the trains pass by,” shares Shah, born in Janakpur. “My happiness had no limits if I ever had the opportunity to touch those trains. In the 40 years that I have grown up with these trains, I have developed a sense of empathy with them where it feels as if I understand the moods of happiness, sadness, uselessness, loneliness of these machines and this is what I have presented in these works.”
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Entry : Free
Parking : Gate No. 1, 2 & 3 (Cars), Gate No. 2 (Bikes & Bicycles)
Venue Info : Events | About | Map | Nearest Metro Stations :
'Jor Bagh(Yellow Line)Exit Gate-1' - Walk Direction
'Khan Market(Violet Line)'
Area : Lodhi Road Area Events
Event Description : EXHIBITION : Gallerie Ganesha presents "Roti-Beti" a solo show of paintings and etchings by Nepalese artist Uma Shankar Shah
This is his debut solo show in New Delhi and Shah is also exhibiting an 18-feet long, three-dimensional train installation - in fibre and metal - which will bring alive the whole rail experience for the viewers.
Says 51-year-old Shah, a Fine Arts Lecturer at Tribhuwan University: “Nepalese have been astonished by trains ever since their introduction in India by the British and it became a symbol of a search for new life in the hearts of Nepalese people.”
The establishment of the Indian Railway, which was to be an asset for the British economy at the time, brought about a variety of changes to Indian Sub-continent. Nepal too benefited from this establishment as a number of financial opportunities with India were created. In the Rana regime, trains primarily served a purpose of transporting timber, wheat, jute as commanded by the British. The public was so intrigued by this system that people would climb on top of the goods that such trains carried. People would often travel from Raksaul to Amlekhgunj via train at the time, and crossed the hill Bhimphedi to travel to Kathmandu to get to the temples of Pashupatinath. The Railway system from Jainagar to Janakpur too started carrying people. This was called the Nepal Janakpur Jainagar Railway (NJJR) and was later extended all the way to Bijalpura.
“While all this was happening and the railway system was becoming a center of attraction for the Mithila region people, I was also fascinated by trains as a kid and every day I would go to the railway station to watch the trains pass by,” shares Shah, born in Janakpur. “My happiness had no limits if I ever had the opportunity to touch those trains. In the 40 years that I have grown up with these trains, I have developed a sense of empathy with them where it feels as if I understand the moods of happiness, sadness, uselessness, loneliness of these machines and this is what I have presented in these works.”
EXHIBITION "Roti-Beti" a solo show of paintings and etchings by Nepalese artist Uma Shankar Shah at Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road > 10am to 8pm on 18th to 24th April 2016
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Feels Nice to see the exhibitions from nepal, which reflects both "Nepalese" and "Maithil" culture on the same platform. Thankyou very much Sir.
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