Exhibition, calligraphy workshop on at Lalit Kala Akademi

An exhibition and calligraphy workshop have begun at the Lalit Kala Akademi here as part of its 60th anniversary celebrations, organisers said today.
The exhibition consists of paintings from the Lalit Kala Akademi's collection, photographs by the renowned photographer Padmashree Raghu Rai, poetry paintings by Abhay K and Tarshito, rare photographs from archives of Ambedkar University, Archaeological Survey of India, Delhi Archives, Delhi Institute of Heritage Research and Management and National Museum.
The exhibition will be on view till September 27, a press release said.
A seven day long calligraphy workshop will explore different scripts like Gurumukhi, Urdu, Devnagri, Persian and will run until September 21.

A book counter on Delhi will also be a part of the show, the release added.
The Lalit Kala Akademi is celebrating its 60th anniversary celebrations.
The Lalit Kala Akademi or National Academy of Art, was set up by the Government of India as an autonomous body on 5 August, 1954.
It was established with a strong focus on artistic excellence and to bring the cultural identity of the nation to a luminous focus. It emerged as the principal establishment of culture that focuses on Visual Arts and its many splendoured forms, the release said.