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ARTISTS OF SOHRAI, PATTACHITRA AND PATUA ART CALL ON THE PRESIDENT AS PART OF THE ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE PROGRAMME

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Newdelhi:24/7/25: A group of artists called on the President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan today (July 24, 2025). Twenty-nine artists of Sohrai, Pattachitra, and Patua art forms stayed at Rashtrapati Bhavan from July 14 to 24, 2025. Artists from Jharkhand, Odisha, and West Bengal participated in the second edition of Kala Utsav 2025, the ‘Artists in Residence Programme’ at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

The Artists in Residence programme, Kala Utsav, is a celebration of the spirit of India’s artistic traditions, reaffirming the important role of living art traditions in preserving cultural identity and inspiring future generations. This Kala Utsav has also provided a platform for folk, tribal, and traditional artists who have continued to practice various forms of art for generations.

The President witnessed the art exhibition of the artists, created during their Residency programme. She appreciated their contributions to India’s important traditional art forms and wished them success in their future artistic endeavours.

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Ashok Palit has completed his graduation from Upendranath College Soro, Balasore and post graduation from Utkal University in Odia Language and literture.. He has also carved out a niche for himself as a scribe of eminence after joining the profession in 1988. He is also an independent media production professional. He brings loads of experience to Advanced Media, Ashok Palit as a cineaste has been active in film criticism for over three decades. As a film society activist, he soared to eminence for his profound commitment to the art film appreciation and aesthetics of cinema. His mode of discourse is often erudite but always lucid and comprehensible marked by a perfect acumen so rare in the field. A film aesthete with an immense fond of critical sensibilities, he wrote about growth and development of odia cinema in New Indian Express, The Times of India, The Hindustan Times, The Asian Age and Screen. He has been working as an Editor for Cine Samaya from 2002-2004.. He had made solid contribution on cinema in many odia Dailies and weekly such as Samaj, Prajatantra, Dharatri, Samaya, Satabadi, and weekly Samaya.
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