Kalaa Dhaaraa Inauguration

L-R: Sri M. Rajendra, President, Mysore Dist. Hotel Owners' Association, Sri  S. Nagarajan, Asso.V.P. & Head, Mysore Centre, Infosys Technologies, Mysore and Sri D. Ram Singh, Chairman, Ramsons Kala Pratisthana.

Executive Trustee of Ramsons Kala Pratishtana, Sri M.B. Singh, joins the other dignitaries on the dais.

Sri S. Nagarajan is seen inaugurating the exhibition by lighting the lamp.

Sri S. Nagarajan addresses the gathering

Chief guest Sri M. Rajendra talks on the occassion

A section of the audience

Former Ambassador Sri A. Madhavan is articulating on a point while Dr. K.H. Basavaraj, sri D. Ram Singh and Smt. Girija Madhavan listen to him.

Madhavans were the first to give their warm and appreciative comments in the visitors' book.

Smt. R. Kaladevi is captivated with the acrylic on canvas painting of Sri K.S. Parameshwar

Kalaa Dhaaraa, a mega exhibition of contemporary art hosted by Ramsons Kala Pratishtana (RKP)  was inaugurated at the Pratima Gallery in Nazarbad on the morning of 16 Feb. by S Nagarajan, Chairman, Confedration of Indian Industry Mysore Zone and Vice President and Head Infosys Technologies, Mysore Centre.

The exhibition will conclude on May 4th.

Speaking on the occassion, Nagarajan lauded the efforts of  Ramsons Kala Pratishtana  in organising Kalaa Dhaaraa. He confessed  to being not quite connected with art and that his only link was through his wife an accomplished Bharatanatyam dancer but said that one need not have a Ph.D. to appreciate art and that art had influence on the human psyche.

Earlier, the guests of honour were welcomed by  Dr C.R. Dilip Kumar Gowda, and Raghu Dharmendra of RKP. Following the traditional lighting of the lamp by the chief guests, M Rajendra, President, Hotel Owners Association of Karnataka,  and the  guest of honour who also spoke, suggested that artists and art organisations use the lobbies and foyers of major hotels to advertise their galleries  and  works of art.

Rajendra also said that  the recreation of  Mysore’s Heritage through the eyes of painters was needed so that lakhs of tourists who pass through Mysore know the existence of great artists  and the presence of galleries here in Mysore.

At the inaguration  some 40 works were on display  and more would be added on in the days to come.

The inaugural display consisted of works  of  Chandranath Acharya, J.M.S. Mani, K.V. Kale, Girija Madhavan, M. Girija, K.S. Parameshwar, S. Satyanarayana, B.B. Raghavendra, T.S. Jayadevanna, Manish Verma, Sunil Mathad, Balu Sadalge, Meenakshi Sadalge, Krishna Raichur, O. Venkatesh, Ramesh Babu, B.L. Mahesh, Sindhu Kamath, Manjunath Mane and Ganesh Somayaji.

Former Ambassador A. Madhavan, Former Dean of CAVA Ramdas  Adyantaya,  wellknown artist Vijay Hagargundgi and others were present.