Chennai: Hindu outfits have been outraged by controversial depictions of Hindu deities in a painting exhibition hosted by the Loyola College in Chennai. The themed painting exhibition criticizes the radical right-wing groups for their extreme actions and expresses the artists’ angst against such moral policing in the country.
Chennai: Hindu outfits have been outraged by controversial depictions of Hindu deities in a painting exhibition hosted by the Loyola College in Chennai. The themed painting exhibition criticizes the radical right-wing groups for their extreme actions and expresses the artists’ angst against such moral policing in the country.
The suppression of rights by writers, minorities and liberal thinkers have been depicted in the paintings, which have been painted by artist Manibharathi. While one painting questions the rationale behind the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh, another painting depicts how the right wing groups criticized the female genital mutilation practiced by the minority Muslim groups in the country. The assault of MNC companies on Bharat Mata has been depicted as the #metoo moment of liberalization. Another painting condemns the government's apathy of farmer suicides in the country by depicting a farmer committing suicide from the glass frames of Mahatma Gandhi while Swachh Bharat is much bandied about.
The subject of the painting exhibition clearly shows that the painters have expressed their inner feelings against the tyranny of right-wing groups, which has outraged Hindu groups and drawn flak from them.
The suppression of rights by writers, minorities and liberal thinkers have been depicted in the paintings, which have been painted by artist Manibharathi. While one painting questions the rationale behind the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh, another painting depicts how the right wing groups criticized the female genital mutilation practiced by the minority Muslim groups in the country. The assault of MNC companies on Bharat Mata has been depicted as the #metoo moment of liberalization. Another painting condemns the government's apathy of farmer suicides in the country by depicting a farmer committing suicide from the glass frames of Mahatma Gandhi while Swachh Bharat is much bandied about.
The subject of the painting exhibition clearly shows that the painters have expressed their inner feelings against the tyranny of right-wing groups, which has outraged Hindu groups and drawn flak from them.