Raza Utsav-Madhya Ma

Sayed Haider Raza was born in 1922 in a forest village in Madhya Pradesh and received his school education there. Later after learning art in Nagpur and Bombay, he left for France in 1950 and remained there pursuing his glorious artistic career for the next 60 years. He remained very attached to Madhya Pradesh, his home state and visited it many times during his Indian sojourns. He took deep interest in the career and growth of many you g artists of Madhya Pradesh. ‘Madhyama’ is a specially curated show of 15 yourn artists of Madhya Pradesh who are contributing to and expanding the rich artistic tradition of the State through their art, effort and vision. The curator, Akhilesh, besides being a significant artist and a Trustee of The Raza Foundation, has himself been one of those young artists of Madhya Pradesh whom Raza lovingly nurtured. The show is also a part of a project under which specially curated shows of young artists are being organized. ‘ Madhyama’ would be on show at Sridharani Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi. It would be a part of the RAZA UTSAV, a multi-arts, multi-venue festival celebrating creativity, imagination and courage in our troubled times coinciding with Raza’s 96th birth anniversary. It would open on 16th February 2018.