JOIN US‘Netravathi Varna Jagruthi,’ an exhibition held in Press club as a part of Press Day celebrations organised jointly by Dakshina Kannada district Working Journalists Association, Mangalore Press Club and Patrika Bhavana Trust at Mangalore Press Club on Tuesday, reflected on the possible after-effects of Yetthinahole project, as the artists envisaged it.
The exhibition intended to create awareness on the disastrous effects of the diversion of River Netravati.
The water colour paintings depicted the sceneries of River Nethravathi and its tributaries.
The paintings also captured the emotions of people connected with the lifeline and their anguish, though artists’ lines.
The expo also highlights the significance of Western Ghats and the nine tributaries of the river.
The art pieces convey the nine negative impacts of Nethravathi river diversion project.
Artists from Karavali Chitrakala Chavadi - Santhosh Andrade, Bhavani Shanker, Sapna Noronha, Ganesh Somayaji, Thyagaraj, Sharat Holla, Shabir Ali, Permude Mohan Kumar, Wilson D’Souza and Jivan Saliyan drew and exhibited their paintings on the spot, lead by artist and Sahyadri Samrakshana Sanchaya President Dinesh Holla.
The artworks are open to public at the third floor of Mangalore Press Club, Lady Hill, till July 7 between 10 am to 5.30 pm.
Inaugurating the Press Day celebrations, Taranga Managing Editor Sandhya S Pai said “Media can be both constructive and destructive. Negligence of a journalist can harm people’s lives.
One should provide justice to their write-ups by maintaining the credibility.”
Opining that there was a need for introspection at this juncture, Sandhya S Pai said that journalistic write-ups should benefit the readers.
“Issues of concern such as environment degradation should be focused upon. If the media is to highlight serious issues, the whole picture of India could be changed. Press should inspire the lives of people,” she added.
Speaking on ‘Journalism and democratic beliefs,’ Hosa Diganta Daily Group Editor Shivasubrahmanya K said that journalists should work on the grounds of democracy.
Press should not recommend any belief. If it does so, it will lead to clashes in the social system.
Opining that there was a need for journalists to maintain a healthy distance between politicians, he said press persons should dare to expose the double standards in the system.
DK Working Journalists Association President P B Harish Rai was present.