Old sketches bring back lost memories
His sketches from the 40s and 50s are almost like an album of important moments in India’s history. The events of partition, the trauma and pain have been captured by artist S. L. Parasher as documentary.
Spanning across ten decades, his paintings, murals and sketches have been much appreciated by the likes of Rabindranath Tagore and Pandit Nehru.
In early sixties, Parasher was acclaimed as one of India’s most significant artists. His immortal works on the history of partition and life in refugee camp are on display at Parasher Art Gallery under the aegis of Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR).
“The extent of psychological trauma during partition has been a matter of human interest stories in books written on partition by authors like Khushwant Singh and Amrita Pritam,” said Dr Suresh K Goel, director general, ICCR.
He added, “There have been very few visual impressions of the human sufferings, however. S. L. Parasher who was born in Pakistan, suffered the fate of having to leave all his belongings and roots in his hometown. Parasher’s collection is a valuable piece of history of modern India and a treasure of art.”
The artworks by Parashar bring back into the public memory, what has slipped away into oblivion.
At Parashar art gallery, A-71, South Ex 2
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