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New Delhi. Jagriti art initiative which is well known for conducting various exhibitions and parleys within India and abroad organized an exhibition Metaphoric Shifts and New Imagery showcasing Paintings and Sculptures of around 60 artists at Group Show at Lalit Kala Academy. The ‘Guests of Honour’ at the exhibition were actor & Oscar Award winner Mr Irrfan Khan and Ambasssador of Arab Republic of Egypt to India, Dr. Mohamed Higazy and Secretary of Lalit Kala Academy, Dr. Sudhakar Sharma. A share from all the sales of the corpus will be donated for charitable purposes to Literacy India, for their various philanthropic activities.

On this Occasion Director of Jagriti Art Mr. Gaurang Jalan said that Jagriti Art is an awareness initiative showcasing quality art from the house of GMB Films (P) Ltd. and is a reliable source of contemporary and modern Indian Art providing extensive range of Art for display, consultancy and sale. “Art with a Heart has been our sublime motto and we have been actively involved in various community service initiatives - be it concern for the environment, tribals, establishment of scholarship for meritorious students, care for dementia and the aged, protection and welfare of the women and child or eradication of polio through Rotary - we have come forward and contributed to the best of our ability”, he further added. Jagriti Art conducts regular workshops, exhibitions, cultural exchange programmes and parleys to provide a proactive platform for established as well as emerging artists.

While appreciating this effort of Jagriti art Initiative, Professor. Sandeep Marwah one of the 'guest of honours' in the exhibiton said that such endeavors not only have artistic and entertainment value but they help in the development of the society at the same time. Paintings of renowned and well known artists such as M.F Hussain, Satish Gujral, Bijon Chaudhary, Jayshree Chakraborty, Prosenjit Sengupta, Bikash Bhattacharya were included in the exhibition.