To mark the annual Sweden India Nobel Memorial Week, a new art exhibition -- "The Jewels of India" -- celebrating the country's Nobel laureates began here today.
The artworks made by fine art students from schools across Delhi-NCR, are exhibited on the "Sweden India Nobel Memorial Wall" established by the Embassy of Sweden in India at the Rajiv Chowk metro station here.
The Wall is a yearly property created to bring India together to appreciate the laureates for their achievements in varied fields.
The wall has on display portraits of Rabindranath Tagore, CV Raman, Amartya Sen, Kailash Satyarthi, Mother Teresa among others.
The eight artworks were selected from over 30 entries made to the Sweden India Nobel Memorial Painting Contest.
One of the winners of the contest, Akshita Saxena, has made a portrait of Kailash Sathyarthi in chalk pastels and charcoal on canvas.
"I chose Kailash Sathyarthi because he has been fighting for child rights that is still an important issue in our society," she said.
The charcoal used in the painting is symbolic of the hardships of the numerous underprivileged children in the Indian society.
"I think we should stop being the victims of everyday incidents and do our bit to emerge out of this darkness," Saxena added.
Kriti Chatrath, a student at Amity University made a portrait of physicist C V Raman.
Made on a fabriano sheet using steadler pencil colours elucidates Raman's work on the scattering of light and the discovery of the Raman effect.
"I had always been interested in Physics. When I learnt about the contest, I decided I wanted to draw C V Raman. But, I struggled in gathering information about him.
"It took a lot of research. I finally decided to showcase him with a reflection of the contribution he has made to science," the 25-year-old student said.
The winners were awarded a cash prize along with a certificate of appreciation from the Embassy of Sweden.
"From the first non-European laureate Rabindranath Tagore and the first non-European science laureate C V Raman, to a modern day fighter for children's rights, Satyarthi, the remarkable contributions of Indian Nobel Laureates have inspired many across the world.
"India and Sweden share strong cultural and diplomatic relations. Events like these are a step further to strengthen this special bond," Anna Ekstrom, Sweden's Minister for upper secondary school and adult education and training, said.
The exhibition is set to continue till November 7 here.
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