West Bengal, the cultural hot seat of India is noted for its history and traditional legacy. The state is an established center of art and culture. The state’s capital, Kolkata, better known as the City of Joy houses the Chitrakoot Art Gallery. The gallery displays some of the country’s finest artworks that exhibit the creative genius of the talented young artists.
Art is possibly one of the oldest forms of creativity and expression. People from all spheres of life are aficionados of art in some form or the other. It is said laughter is the best medicine, but the arts, which spiritually uplift people’s heart and soul, are a close competitor.
Amidst the busy streets, the chaotic hustle and bustle and the cacophony of traffic in the streets of Kolkata, the Chitrakoot Art Gallery peacefully rests in a quiet corner. The gallery is at odds with the raucous portrait of its surroundings and provides a much-needed relief. Dr Prakash Kejriwal and Mrs Sumitra Kejriwal set up the gallery in the year 1984 with the sole aim of providing a platform for the talented contemporary artists of West Bengal to showcase their works.
The walls of almost all chic Indian homes display the paintings of the leading contemporary artists. The omnipresent charm of the paintings accentuates the décor of the living rooms. Chitrakoot Art Gallery keeps all this in mind and flaunts the best offerings from the world of art at remarkably affordable prices.
The 13-year-old gallery is renowned for the masterpieces that illustrate the past and present Bengali history. The gallery has an extremely busy calendar with exhibitions and interviews with experts from Kolkata’s artistic circle. Chitrakoot Art Gallery provides newcomers to the art world their big break and provides the opportunity to the big shots to sell their work. The gallery is a popular haunt of patrons of art who are interested in buying and selling the works as well as amateurs seeking professional advice.
Some of the luminaries from the artistic world whose works are displayed at Chitrakoot Art Gallery include:
- Bikash Bhattacharjee
- Jogen Choudhary
- Jamini Roy
- Ganesh Pyne
- Chitrakoot Art Gallery
Presidency Court,
55,Gariahat Road,
Calcutta-700019.
