NE FEATURES BUREAU
NEW DELHI, MAY 13
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi on Sunday to view the exhibition ‘Jana Shakti: A Collective Power’. The exhibition has been organised to mark the 100th episode of Prime Minister’s popular radio programme ‘Mann ki Baat.’ The exhibition celebrates the artistic diversity of India and is inspired by the themes highlighted in ‘Mann ki Baat.’
Hon’ble PM @narendramodi visited @ngma_delhi to view the exhibition # Jana Shakti- A collective power. The exhibition is inspired by the Hon’ble Prime Minister’s radio program #MannkiBaat and is an artistic representation of twelve themes of Mann Ki Baat. pic.twitter.com/TuHEVzxaUS
— National Gallery of Modern Art New Delhi (@ngma_delhi) May 14, 2023
- Jana Shakti is an exhibition of works by India’s top artists covering the themes and issues discussed in PM Modi’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’
- Atul Dodiya, Paresh Maity, Jagannath Panda, Iranna GR, and Manu and Madhavi Parekh are among the 12 artists who contributed to the exhibition.
The Prime Minister was taken on a special walkthrough of the exhibition where the artists got an opportunity to explain their artworks and the themes of ‘Mann Ki Baat’ that that inspired their art works.
PM @narendramodi visited Jana Shakti, an exhibition at the NGMA, Delhi. (1/2)#AmritMahotsav #JanaShakti #MannKiBaat pic.twitter.com/I27jE7s7S7
— Amrit Mahotsav (@AmritMahotsav) May 14, 2023
The Prime Minister also viewed the immersive projection show of the Jana Shakti exhibition at the historic dome of the Jaipur house. After viewing the artworks, PM signed the Jana Shakti Exhibition catalogue and penned down the message, “Mann Mandir ki Yatra Sukhad ho..” The catalogue has also been pre-signed by the 13 artists.
Thirteen renowned modern and contemporary artists have utilized various mediums to express themselves and present an artistic representation of the Prime Minister’s message on twelve themes. Each theme is related to topics such as Water Conservation, Nari Shakti, Awareness on Covid, Swachh Bharat, Environment & Climate Change, Indian Agriculture, Yoga & Ayurveda, Indian Science & Space, Sport & Fitness, India @ 75 & Amrit Kaal, Celebrating North-East India and India & the World.
The artists whose artworks are on display in the exhibition include Madhavi Parekh, Manu Parekh, Atul Dodiya, Riyas Komu, G.R Iranna, Ashim Purkayastha, Jiten Thukral & Sumir Tagra, Paresh Maity, Pratul Dash, Jagannath Panda, Manjunath Kamath, and Vibha Galhotra.
Govind Mohan, Secretary, Ministry of Culture; Kiran Nadar, Founder, Kiran Nadar Museum of Art and Dr. Alka Pande, Curator of the exhibition were also present on the occasion along with other officials and staff of the Ministry of Culture and National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi.
