Doha: On the occasion of the 150th birth anniversary of the great Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi, the Cultural Village Foundation (Katara) opened an art exhibition titled “Experiments of Truth” yesterday in building 16 at Katara in cooperation with the Embassy of India in Doha.
The exhibition was opened by Dr Khalid bin Ibrahim Al Sulaiti, General Manager of Katara, along with Indian Ambassador P Kumaran, Dr Axel Wabenhorst, Australian Ambassador and Abdulaziz al Sabaa, Ambassador of Algeria.
Kumaran said that Mahatma Gandhi is the tallest leader of the Indian independence movement and is the father of the Indian nation.
“His two principles of non-violence and truth are highlighted in this exhibition, and these messages will continue to be relevant in today’s world which is seeing all kinds of manifestations of difficulties”, he added.
The Visual Arts Forum of Indians in Qatar (VAFI) contributed more than 40 paintings by its members for the exhibition.
Sree Kumar, Founder and President of VAFI, said that the artists had been working over the past couple of months to come up with these fabulous artworks.
“We had done several exhibitions over the past few years, and we are involving school students to participate with us through paintings,” he said.
All the paintings in the exhibition are based on the life of Gandhi, his vision, mission, values and simplicity.
