‘The beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder’ truly explains the talent that brought out an exceptionally peaceful and spiritual arena from within our tumultuous lifestyle at the Indian Council for Cultural Relations(ICCR), Azad Bhavan Art Gallery.
Sondeep Shankar, the winner of Parishad Samman by Sahitya Kala Parishad in 2003 and the author of ten book series on Sikhism, traveled across Orissa, Arunachal Pradesh and Ladhak to New Delhi. He gathered his precious works of photography and held his first exhibition on ‘Buddhism in India’. The sanctity of the images portrayed the belief that ‘prostrating before Buddha is a way of accumulating merit in the life after this’ attracted everybody’s attention especially of the Indian Minister of State for External Affairs, Shashi Tharoor.
Ajit Gupta, officiating Director General of ICCR, Dr. Niru Mitra, Director and Sondeep Shankar welcomed Shashi Tharoor and guided him towards each photo while narrating the stories behind it. Impressed by his work Shashi Tharoor said, “You really have an eye for people, the emphasis on details has made the photos more real than real life. It’s remarkable.”
“Sondeep Shankar is an outstanding lensman and has great potential for capturing people in his camera; the humanity is very much displayed. I extend my admiration and congratulation.” He remarked.
After the exhibition refreshments were served where Shashi Tharoor spoke with ICCR members who plan to make it a cultural hub which would include exhibitions, functions in auditorium, film screen and the like.
A welcoming surprise at the exhibition was Mr. Bhim Rao, who inspired by Sondeep’s work asked him to sign an autograph on his painting which had the pictures of Sondeep Shankar, Prasant Panjiar, Avinash Pasricha, Raghu Rai, Pawan and Pankaj.
Touched by this warm and pleasant gesture Sondeep said, “My interest in photography is just not a mere means of income, though it requires a lot of hard work and dedication but for me it’s an ‘addiction’. And admirations like the one Mr. Bhim Rao gifted is an added encouragement.” Such were the words of an exceptional photographer who looks forward to explore deeper into the spirituality of Buddhism.
Sondeep Shankar, the winner of Parishad Samman by Sahitya Kala Parishad in 2003 and the author of ten book series on Sikhism, traveled across Orissa, Arunachal Pradesh and Ladhak to New Delhi. He gathered his precious works of photography and held his first exhibition on ‘Buddhism in India’. The sanctity of the images portrayed the belief that ‘prostrating before Buddha is a way of accumulating merit in the life after this’ attracted everybody’s attention especially of the Indian Minister of State for External Affairs, Shashi Tharoor.
Ajit Gupta, officiating Director General of ICCR, Dr. Niru Mitra, Director and Sondeep Shankar welcomed Shashi Tharoor and guided him towards each photo while narrating the stories behind it. Impressed by his work Shashi Tharoor said, “You really have an eye for people, the emphasis on details has made the photos more real than real life. It’s remarkable.”
“Sondeep Shankar is an outstanding lensman and has great potential for capturing people in his camera; the humanity is very much displayed. I extend my admiration and congratulation.” He remarked.
After the exhibition refreshments were served where Shashi Tharoor spoke with ICCR members who plan to make it a cultural hub which would include exhibitions, functions in auditorium, film screen and the like.
A welcoming surprise at the exhibition was Mr. Bhim Rao, who inspired by Sondeep’s work asked him to sign an autograph on his painting which had the pictures of Sondeep Shankar, Prasant Panjiar, Avinash Pasricha, Raghu Rai, Pawan and Pankaj.
Touched by this warm and pleasant gesture Sondeep said, “My interest in photography is just not a mere means of income, though it requires a lot of hard work and dedication but for me it’s an ‘addiction’. And admirations like the one Mr. Bhim Rao gifted is an added encouragement.” Such were the words of an exceptional photographer who looks forward to explore deeper into the spirituality of Buddhism.
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