SHAHNAWAZ HUSSAIN INAUGURATES EXHIBITION
OF PAINTINGS BY INMATES OF TIHAR
The Textiles Minister
Shri Syed Shahnawaz Hussain has said that the Government will
consider creating a separate stall in the Central Cottage Industries
Emporium, New Delhi, for exhibiting the creative works of the
inmates of Tihar Jail. He was speaking after inaugurating an exhibition
of paintings of the inmates of Tihar Jail here today. The Minister
said, the government will also consider giving space to the works
of Tihar inmates wherever exhibitions of handicrafts are held
organised by the Ministry of Textiles and organizations under
it.
Appreciating the
exhibits, Shri Syed Shahnawaz Hussain said, the paintings reflect
the bitter and sweet realities of society. He said, the light
of humanity burns in hearts of the prisoners and thanked the Tihar
jail administration for encouraging these talented artists.
About 150 paintings
are on display, of which nearly 100 paintings are by Sanjay Kumar
and Kaushal Kumar both under trial prisoners in murder cases.
These paintings are diverse in their theme – human figures, landscapes
and abstract paintings in oil and water colour and sketches. The
exhibition titled ‘Expression Tihar’ has been organised by the
Central Cottage Industries Corporation in collaboration with Tihar
Prison and the Non-Governmental Organsation ‘Arman’.
