The Tribune
April 22, 2017
An exhibition on the life and work of Sohan Qadri opens at Punjab Kala Bhawan
Punjab Lalit Kala Akademi and Kumar Gallery, Delhi are organising an exhibition of original paintings of renowned artist Sohan Qadri. The exhibition will open on April 22 at 5.30 pm at the gallery of Punjab Lalit Kala Akademi, Punjab Kala Bhawan, Sector 16, Chandigarh. Some rare documentaries on the life, art, and philosophy of the maverick would also be screened. A coffee table book with serious essays on the art and life of Qadri would also be released. There will be 35 artworks of the master painter on display. This exhibition would provide a glimpse into the mind of this extraordinary artist, writer, Yogi, Tantric and thinker. Born in the village of Chachoki, in 1932, in British India, he was initiated into yoga, tantra, dance and Music at the age of fourteen by Guru Bhikham Giri of the same village. In 1952 he worked as freelance photographer in the Bombay Film studios. He further explored meditation in the cave temples of Himalayas and Tibetan Monasteries till 1955. He studied art at Government College of Art, Shimla (Now Government College of Art, Chandigarh). In 1966, he left India and settled in Copenhagen. —TNS On till April 23
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