A two-month long group art exhibition styled “Sheikh Hasina: On the Right Side of History” featuring 21 artists is underway at the Cosmos Centre in Dhaka.
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Vikram K Doraiswami visited the exhibition on Saturday.
He laid emphasis on an increased collaboration between Bangladeshi and Indian young artists to put together new ideas of art and reach out to more people through art.
“I think through art, we hope to be able to reach out to many more people,” he said, highly appreciating the artworks of Bangladeshi artists.
Vikram Doraiswami was accompanied by his wife Sangeeta Doraiswami.
Deputy Managing Director of Cosmos Group Masud Jamil Khan was, among others, present.
The High Commissioner said Bangladesh is "uniquely talented" as the quality of arts that they see in Bangladesh are truly spectacular.
“This is the best time to celebrate our art. I think this is an important moment for us to celebrate art,” he said adding that Bangladesh is in a wonderful historical juncture today and is set to celebrate 50 years of its Independence, 50 years of friendship between Bangladesh and India in 2021; and ongoing celebrations of the birth centenary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
The High Commissioner, impressed by the ‘wonderful art gallery’, said the centrality of arts is in the shared and historical experience of Bangladesh and India.
He said art is the most fundamental expression by which they not only assert identities but also maintain history, culture and narrative.
