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KIND GESTURE FROM ARTISTS After Gujarat's disaster, help is pouring in from all corners of the globe. Apart from international organisations and NGO's, artists are also doing their bit in helping Gujaratis by displaying their works. The International exhibition held recently at the Lakshana Art Gallery and ITC Kakatiya Sheraton hotel simultaneously was one such exhibition that was aimed at helping the craftsmen of Gujarat who were affected by the earthquake. The exhibition showcased the works of eminent artists of India as well as abroad was being organised by Rasna Bhushan with the help of the Dasktar Group. "All sales proceeds will go to the Dasktar Group to use for long term rehabilitation of the crafts people of Kutch and Gujarat whose lives have been devastated by the recent earthquake," said Rasna Bhushan. The exhibition was inaugurated at the ITC Kakatiya on May 7 by Chandana Khan, secretary Department of Culture and Tourism. The works of artists from Delhi, Chennai and Bangalore and also from Toronto, London and New York were on display. The works of the women artists from Bangalore, Sheela Gowda, Pushpa Mala and Surekha dealt with feminism. Sheela's painting showing Akka Mahadevi, the famed poet from Karnataka, was a class of its own. Worth seeing was the New York based artist Chitra Ganesh's piece. A collage of sorts, it signifies disjointed and dissected lives. Pushpamala's Phantom Series too was an art lover's delight. A. V. Ilango's painting in shades of ominous grey was also on display. The works of other artists on display were Srinath, Nemiraj Shetty, Srinivas Chari from Hyderabad and Nicola Durvasamula. While compared to Lakshana Art Gallery, the works displayed at ITC Kakatiya Sheraton were few, yet attractive. The response from the connoisseurs of art was similar at both the places. "The display is wonderful and I feel it is everyone's duty to encourage these kind of exhibitions," said Anand Mohan, an art lover, who witnessed the display at ITC Kakatiya Sheraton. "Apart from the motive behind the exhibition, the works were a blend of all kinds of art from painting to graphic," said Nandita, who visited the Lakshana Art Gallery to see the exhibition. -Krishna Chaitanya Karanam Photographs by: Srinivas Setty | Company Product    Exhibition on Calligraphy Blooming in silk Regaining the lost charm Heritage fest at its best Kind gesture from artists Glass sculptures - Photofeature First timers but fine artists Exhibition for art lovers Women in artistic expressions Dry flowers Photofeature Frozen in time Entwined golden fibre Aesthetic Dry Flowers Sculpting 'Structures' Golden Horse German Festival A Multilingual Play Fest Sketching Stories on Canvas Art Centres Tanjore painting Potti Sreeramulu Art Gallery The Elite Store One stop silver shop Thanjavur paintings online Remedial Art Lakshana's Latest Show Moosvi Decorators Kalanjali Golden Gifts Temple of affordable art Lakshana Art Gallery Surya Art Gallery Minaaz Art Gallery Auditoriums Indira Priyadarshini Auditorium Ravindra Bharathi  Tips Innovative ways of gifting    Handicrafts Sheela's Swaymbhar-NARI Mela Gurjari J&K Emporium Cutglas Crafts bazaar-2001 Display- enthralled one and all Crafts mela at its best Khazana-Treasure House Kalanjali-House of Ethnics Banjara Needle Art Kalamkari Bidri Nirmal Art Tribal Land - Dokra Deccani Art Deen Dayal Raja    D Ananthaiah Bairu Raghuram Jagadish Mittal Anji Babu Babban Khan Gummadi Gopal Krishnan     Andhra Natyam Music Schools Pilgrimage Centres