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February 7, 2025 at 01:46 PM
🔆 Project PARI (Public Art of India)
📍 Launch & Execution:
✅ Launched by the Ministry of Culture at the 46th World Heritage Committee Meeting in New Delhi.
✅ Managed by Lalit Kala Akademi and the National Gallery of Modern Art.
📍 Objective:
✅ Enhance Delhi’s aesthetic and cultural landscape, inspired by India’s traditional art and modern themes.
📍 Contributions:
✅ Over 150 artists from across India, including many women artists, have created murals, sculptures, and installations.
📍 Art Styles Represented:
✅ Includes Phad (Rajasthan), Thangka (Sikkim/Ladakh), Miniature (Himachal Pradesh), Gond (Madhya Pradesh), Tanjore (Tamil Nadu), Kalamkari (Andhra Pradesh), Warli (Maharashtra), and more.
📍 Proposed Sculptures:
✅ Themes like nature, Natyashastra, Gandhi ji, Indian toys, hospitality, ancient knowledge, Naad (Primeval Sound), and Kalpataru (divine tree).
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