Murals

Conservation architect Urvashi Srivastava is saving Shekhawati's fading havelis and vibrant frescoes through her initiative, 'Shekhawati Virasat Abhiyan'.

The Kind Hour Foundation, led by artist and animal welfare champion Mouli Mehrotra, is using the power of art and education to change the lives of street animals. Through creative street murals, community outreach, and educational workshops, the foundation is teaching empathy and responsibility towards animals, particularly to children.

His amazing pieces earned him international recognition across the world, including from MF Husain, APJ Abdul Kalam, Christiano Ronaldo, MS Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and many more.

"With each passing day, painted Havelis in Shekhawati are falling apart and beautiful frescoes are crumbling to dust, erasing some very significant history of a rich cultural region in Rajasthan."

Taking inspiration from everything cultural - ranging from famous singers to dance forms - the bright paintings are a visual delight in otherwise drab urban settings.

The artists "painted the town red" and in this process, changed the look of the flyover and walls across the old Hanuman Mandir at Yamuna Bazar near Kashmere Gate.

Deriving from Pahari paintings, the Chamba Rumal combines Himalayan miniature art with impeccable embroidery in a tradition that dates back to medieval India.

The Aravani Art Project is a public art initiative seeking to showcases the country's transgender community in a new shade.

Art can be a great driver for social change. Encapsulating that sentiment, mural artist Amitabh Kumar talks about creating a mural that captures the suffering of battery hens in India.

Together with his visual arts students, BHU professor Suresh K. Nair started the Public Art Project in Varanasi to give a new look to the city. Here is the result.