Abu Dhabi: Many foreigners know India through stars in Bollywood films and famous Indian artists. That’s why art and culture make a far more lasting impact on relations [between nations and peoples] than that of diplomacy, a top Indian diplomat told Gulf News.
India House, the Indian Ambassador’s residence in Abu Dhabi, will be hosting art exhibitions of both Indian and Emirati artists more often, T. P. Seetharam, Indian Ambassador to the UAE, said.
He was speaking on the sidelines of an exhibition titled “Kerala Green” with paintings of 35 artists from various South Asian nations, including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
They made the paintings at an artists’ camp in Kerala in India in 2011, organised by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations.
The paintings will be exhibited all over the world and the UAE is their first destination, the ambassador said.
Influenced by the scenic beauty of Kerala, many artists have depicted Kerala’s green landscape in their works. For a group of children rowing a traditional country boat on picturesque waters, Kyi Win from Myanmar has given the caption “Floating Together”.
