| On the occasion of the Golden Jubilee Celebrations, the Akademi has conceptualized various events and organized on a much professional scale. One of the ambitious programs is the International Painters Camp from SAARC Nations. This event is being organized in Shilparamam Crafts Village , Hyderabad from 6 th to 12 th march 2005 with the cooperation of Department of Arts, Culture and Tourism Government of Andhra Pradesh.
The Akademi has invited 2 artists of eminence from the SAARC Nations. We, being the host country has made a selection and invited 13 Indian Artists to participate in this mega event. In all 23 artists from 6 countries are taking part. Regretfully, the Akademi could not get the participation from Pakistan . A list of artists whose nominations were received and invited to participate is given below for ready reference.
- Sri Lanka
- Mr. J. A. Ajith Ravindra Ananda
- Mr. Jagath Ravindra
- Maldives
- Mr. Ahmed Abbas
- Mr. Mamduh Waheed
- Bangladesh
- Ms. Nasrin Begum
- Mr. Shahjahan Ahmed (Bikash)
- Bhutan
- Sonam Tshering
- Rinchen Wangdi
- Nepal
- Ms. Ragini Upadhyaya
- Mr. Madan Chitrakar
- Pakistan
- India (the Host Country)
- Sharad Pandeya, Lucknow
- Amrut Patel, New Delhi
- Vivek, Bhopal
- Bhaskar Rao, Bangalore
- Prof. Gauri Shanker, Hyderabad
- Ms. Kavita Dhavoskar, Hyderabad
- D. S. Chauhan, Jaipur
- Shiva, Chennai
- Gopikrishna, Kerala
- Arvinda Chakarborty
- Ravinder Salve, Mumbai
- K. R. Subbanna, Delhi
- Aparajithan, Chennai
The Lalit Kala Akademi is quite confident about its outcome as this being our first attempt in the pursuit of excellence. On the basis of its outcome the Akademi will certainly consider and formulate to have such activities from SAARC Nations on regular basis. These activities will not be restricted to India but will take such events to other SAARC nations provided the respective countries governments come forward to associate with the National Academy/Ministry of Culture, Government of India.
It will not be out of mention to acknowledge the credits of my Indian Missions in these countries as well as the Foreign Missions in India for their cooperation an support to materialize the event. My special regards goes to Mr. Ashok Aggarwal, Assistant Secretary, Lalit Kala Akademi who has formulated this project in strengthening the cultural relations with the various SAARC Nations. I also acknowledge the hectic task handled by my colleagues in the Akademi. |
