'Meri Pehchaan-II' an Art Exhibition by Tricity Students at Kala Bhawan

CHANDIGARH: Chhaya school of art conducted its largest art exhibition "Meri Pehchaan II " at Punjab Kala Bhawan sector 16, "The City Beautiful" in which 140 students from kinder garden to masters had participated. More than 800 paintings were displayed which consisted of all kinds of medium and techniques like acrylic, water colors, pencil shading, oil paintings etc.The last day of the function was inaugurated by Kamal Arora Chairman of Chandigarh Sangeet Natak Academy.
Speaking on the occasion, Koushik Sinha, Chairman, Chhaya school of art said "on the occasion that it was my dream to open a school of all kinds of arts so that all the leaves from young to old can show their creativity and explore the one in them and get an opportunity to prove themselves. I set off for Chandigarh from Calcutta with nothing but a strong belief in myself. The positive and driveful attitude of the people of Chandigarh encouraged me to translate my dreams into reality."
"I tried really hard but couldn't get any positive replies but I did not give up and finally my journey started with just two students. The main objective of opening this school was to bring out the passion in the people so that they can do excel in their art field. I am really happy that I could finally fulfill my dream and made people realize that art could b taken as a profession too. I couldn't do this without my family's support and I am really thankful to them as well," he said.
Parveen Sinha (Director) added that everyone cannot become doctor or engineer. Everyone have different qualities, dreams, passion etc. One thing that we all have common in us is that we all are different and this world needs artists, designers, innovators, etc to make the world beautiful.
The whole function was managed by the "Chhayans". A special thanks to all of them.