Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 7: The Jammu Chapter of INTACH (Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage) organised an interactive workshop named ‘Discover Your Living Heritage’ at KC Public School here today.
The workshop was attended by a large number of enthusiastic students of the school. The members of INTACH Jammu Chapter Arvind Kotwal was chief guest, SM Sahni , Convener, INTACH Jammu Chapter, Kripal Singh, Parola Art Expert (former Art Curator, Dogra Art Museum, and Shivani Khajuria, Miniature Painting Expert, were present on the occasion. Principal AK Mishra was present on the occasion as the guest of honour.
Kirpal Singh highlighted the salient features of the heritage of Jammu and Kashmir, especially in variegated art forms such as miniature painting tradition of the Basohli School of Pahari Art. He underscored the need for and relevance of not only discovering the art heritage of J&K but also to sustain it by imbibing and putting into practice the entire range of its special techniques, forms and unique features.
Shivani Khajuria conducted the workshop for students by illustrating the styles of painting traditionally practised in Jammu and Kashmir. She used a large white board to draw a sample of the Basohli school of miniature painting and punctuated it with comments on the special features of this school.
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