National Art Workshop and Seminar “Chitram” hosted with renowned artists and scholars

Chitkara University, Punjab, in association with its Office of the Student Affairs, Office of the Architecture, Design & Planning, and Doctoral Research Centre (DRC), organized a five-day national art workshop and seminar called “Chitram” from 26th to 30th April 2023. The event was held at the Exploretorium and saw the participation of 16 renowned artists from across India, along with 20 scholars, the Dean, the Doctoral Research Committee, Chitkara Design School, 30 students of Chitkara Design School, and the Interior Design School.

The workshop and seminar also saw the presence of internationally renowned artists, with Sh. Jagannath Panda serves as the resource person and chief guest, and Padma Shri Shyam Sharma and Dr. Alka Pande, Director, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, as guests of honor.

During the event, Sh. Jagannath Panda presented a PPT lecture on “An Interesting Journey of Jagannath Panda (Artist) and His Various Perceptions,” which was followed by insightful deliberations and discussions with the audience, including deans, directors, and HoDs of various schools and offices, along with many faculties and students. The lecture was held on 27th April 2023 in Plato Hall.

Participating artists included Mr. Tapan Das (New Delhi), Dr. Anup Chand (Ghaziabad, NCR), Mr. Pradosh Swain (Ghaziabad, NCR), Mr. Ashish Pandy (Cuttack), Dr. Sunil Biswakarma (Varanasi), Prof. Bhim Malhotra (Chandigarh), Mr. Rama Suresh (Hyderabad), Ms. Anita Mallik Raghuvanshi (Delhi), Mr. Sudhanshu Sutar (Gurugram), Mr. Madan Lal (Punjab), Ms. Indu Tripathi (Delhi), Mr. Amarendra Maharana (Odisha), Mr. Vinay Sharma (Rajasthan), Padmashree Shyam Sharma (Bihar), Mr. Jagtap (Mumbai), and Dr. Nandala Thakur (Shimla).

The event was a great success and was an excellent opportunity for artists and scholars to come together and share their knowledge and expertise.