Gujarat prisoners, Tripura students take up colour, brush to highlight social issues

From prisoners in Gujarat to students in Tripura, know how artworks are raising social issues.

New Delhi, April 11: Those who are 'caged' longed most for their 'homes', literally. Perhaps, that is why when a group of female jail inmates from Vadodara, Gujarat, got a chance to take up paint and brush and create their 'dream homes' on canvasses it resulted in some very evocative artworks.

The paintings under the theme--Sweet Home-- is currently on display at Sarjan Art Gallery in the city.

"Vadodara (Gujarat): Painting exhibition on the theme 'Sweet Home' held by female prisoners of Vadodara Jail at Sarjan Art Gallery," reported ANI.

Vadodara(Gujarat): Painting exhibition on the theme 'Sweet Home' held by female prisoners of Vadodara Jail at Sarjan Art Gallery (10.4.17) pic.twitter.com/mZ9mU5y7ha

— ANI (@ANI_news) April 11, 2017

Hundreds of kilometers away from Vadodara, in Agartala, Tripura, a group of students also took up paint and brush to highlight issues like rise in rape and drug abuse cases in the northeastern state.

In order to highlight their causes, the students of Art College in Agartala did not use canvasses rather they painted some eye-opening artworks on the streets of the city.

"Agartala(Tripura): Students of Art College made road paintings and cartoon drawings protesting rising rape incidents and menace of drug abuse among youth," reported ANI.

Agartala(Tripura): Students of Art College made road paintings&cartoon drawings protesting rising rape incidents&menace of drug among youth. pic.twitter.com/c2ktF1am0n

— ANI (@ANI_news) April 11, 2017

The unique and non-violent way of protest by these budding artists have brought a lot of attention to issues like rape and drug abuse, which are pan-Indian problems. Now, we hope the state government does the needful to address the issues raised by these youngsters.

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