A painting exhibition titled Rudrani - The Power of Women was held in the city a while ago. A total of 20 women painters from across the country exhibited their work at the Regional Center Aliganj of Lalit Kala Akademi. Organized by Sapna Sharma, Pratima Singh, and Girish Tiwari, the exhibition had artists from Indore, Punjab, and Nagpur. Shobha Prakash Vaidya’s paintings titled Prasthan were inspired by the creations of Kalidas.

Minakshi Bahadur (L) and Priya Kakkar
Minakshi Bahadur (L) and Priya Kakkar

(L) Mohd Shakeel (R) Pratima Singh
(L) Mohd Shakeel (R) Pratima Singh

(L) Tripti Pahwa (R) Upasna Tripathi
(L) Tripti Pahwa (R) Upasna Tripathi
Minakshi Bahadur, one of the visitors said, “It was very nice to see the creativity of women, expressing their emotions through different forms of art. Every painting presented is real in itself and very impactful.”

Dr Satya Singh
Dr Satya Singh

(L) Deepak Kabir (R) Dr Manisha Singh
(L) Deepak Kabir (R) Dr Manisha Singh
The artistes depicted the power of women through paintings and graffiti. This exhibition, which had a total of 40 paintings, aimed to bring the creativity of women artists under one roof.
— Vivek Kumar