Four women display paintings at Indian fest in Dhaka
By IANSWednesday, December 1, 2010
DHAKA - Paintings by four women artistes are being exhibited here as part of an Indian cultural festival.
The festival, Ananda Jagya, is being organised by Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre (IGCC), High Commission of India in Dhaka and Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA).
Deepa Seth Bhando, Sonika Agarwal, Ruchi Goyal Kaura and Sandhya Singh are featured in a group art exhibition called ‘Harmony and Rhythm’.
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid inaugurated the exhibition.
Most of the exhibits focus on the position of women South Asian society that remains by and large conservative, The Daily Star said Wednesday.
The exhibition is part of the cultural festival that opened in Dhaka, Chittagong and Rajshahi last week, featuring Indian dances, plays, arts and cradfts and films.
