Multilingual, international calligraphy exhibition, in Bangalore is your perfect plan this weekend
"Calligraphy is an art which comes out when your mind imagines, your heart feels and your hand gives it shape on paper," Prof. KC Janardhan, Artist, Sculptor and Calligraphy Maestro said during the inaugural ceremony of the three-day multilingual international calligraphy exhibition and seminar here in Bangalore on Friday, March 10.
The three-day event that is being held at the Falcon's Den at Prestige Falcon Towers on Brunton Road here in the city boasts of being the first of its kind exhibition of calligraphy wherein artists from across the world have come together and are displaying their art in various languages.
Artists and experts from more than 10 countries including Turkey, Japan, Sudan and Middle-East have arrived for the event and are taking part in the exhibition. They will also hold seminars, and panel discussion on various aspects of calligraphy for three days.
The event sponsored by Bearys Group is being organised by Institute of Indo Islamic Art and Culture (IIIAC) and will continue till March 12.
What's more fascinating for the arts enthusiasts is, apart from the conventional Arabic, Chinese, calligraphy, the organisers have also provided a platform to local artists who are putting their work in regional languages on display. These regional languages include Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Urdu, Marathi, Devanagari among others.
On the first day of the exhibition, the artists including young and renowned UAE Calligrapher Narjez Noureddine were seen interacting with people who had come to see the art and were also seen exchanging ideas and sharing tips with them.
Syed Mohamed Beary, Chairman and Managing Trustee of the IIIAC and Chairman of Beary Group, in his presidential address stated that one of the major aims of organising the event was to revive the calligraphy art locally and to bring out its spiritual, traditional and cultural significance.
He asserted Calligraphy was now not limited to Chinese and Arabic languages and has been adopted by local artists who are creating beautiful art in their respective regional languages of India.
"It was in 2004 that I got an opportunity to interact with Muqtar Ahmed and discuss a few things about calligraphy. I was so inspired after knowing in depth about this art, I felt there was a need to bring this art to mainstream and our youngsters should know more about this. That's when I collaborated with Muqtar and we established IIIAC 15 years ago." Syed Beary said.
Syed Beary and Shabeena Sultana, the Tunisia's consul to India in Bangalore also called on artists and enthusiasts to use Calligraphy as a medium of spreading social harmony, diversity and peace at a time when hate and communalism are triumphing in the society.
At the exhibition, lies the delight to one's eyes with artwork of over 50 renowned artists on display in various local and international languages.
There are verses of Quran brushed with beautiful and classic strokes and there are poems, quotes and messages in Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and several other regional languages.
One of the poems in Kannada by Suresh Waghmore written as a tribute to mothers "Amma" was also widely appreciated by the visitors on the first day of the exhibition.
Muqtar Ahmed, the Principal of IIIAC, a renowned name in the world of calligraphy himself, has also displayed his work at the exhibition.
When asked if this would be one off programs or if this was part of bigger plans and we would see more of such events in the future, Syed Beary opined that one could hope of more such exhibitions but the organisers were currently mulling on organising such events in other cities like Mumbai, Hyderabad, Delhi among others in years to come.
So, if you are an art lover in Bangalore or like to appreciate great artworks, the Miraj 2023 is your perfect weekend plan. The exhibition will run till March 12 and the entry to the exhibition and seminar is free of cost.
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Tsunami alert after a volcano in Indonesia has several big eruptions and thousands are told to leave
Jakarta, Apr 17: Indonesian authorities issued a tsunami alert Wednesday after eruptions at Ruang mountain sent ash thousands of feet high. Officials ordered more than 11,000 people to leave the area.
The volcano on the northern side of Sulawesi island had at least five large eruptions in the past 24 hours, Indonesia's Centre for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation said. Authorities raised their volcano alert to its highest level.
At least 800 residents left the area earlier Wednesday.
Indonesia, an archipelago of 270 million people, has 120 active volcanoes. It is prone to volcanic activity because it sits along the “Ring of Fire,” a horseshoe-shaped series of seismic fault lines around the Pacific Ocean.
Authorities urged tourists and others to stay at least 6 km (3.7 miles) from the 725-metre (2,378 foot) Ruang volcano.
Officials worry that part of the volcano could collapse into the sea and cause a tsunami as in a 1871 eruption there.
Tagulandang island to the volcano's northeast is again at risk, and its residents are among those being told to evacuate.
Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency said residents will be relocated to Manado, the nearest city, on Sulawesi island, a journey of six hours by boat.
In 2018, the eruption of Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano caused a tsunami along the coasts of Sumatra and Java after parts of the mountain fell into the ocean, killing 430 people.
