An Accidental Artist's Tribute to Mahatma!
An Accidental Artist's Tribute to Mahatma!
DECCAN CHRONICLE | DC Correspondent
Encouraged by friends and family, he shared the picture of the sculpture with Tushar Gandhi the great grandson of Mahatma Gandhi and later met him at his Mumbai residence. This meeting and the subsequent discussions, gave Susheel the necessary confidence & direction to do an in depth exploration of Gandhi, his philosophy and work by joining International Fellowship Program on Peace and Nonviolence conducted by Sevagram Ashram Pratishthan Wardha. While undergoing this fellowship, he sculpted another sculpture of Mahatma which was appreciated by his co-fellows and the faculty of the program and he got an opportunity to make a presentation on his artistic works on Mahatma at Sevagram International Symposium. After completing the program in May 2023, Susheel decided to offer tribute to Mahatma Gandhi – his muse, by making a series of paintings and donating these to the Sevagram Ashram.
Dr. Siby K. Joseph, Director of Library and Research Centre for Gandhian Studies of Sevagram Ashram Pratishthan,Wardha lauded the decision and extended the necessary support. Susheel spent the next 40 days doing the paintings. Finally, on July 14, 2023, Susheel handed over these paintings, his labour of love & reverence, to Sevagram Ashram. These paintings will be showcased in the newly established Library and Research Centre for Gandhian Studies of Sevagram Ashram Pratishthan,Wardha.
Susheel is currently researching on his next project on Champaran Satyagraha.
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