FIVE KASHMIR PAINTINGS OF S . H. RAZA

                                                                         

                                                  ( Srinagar city by S. H. Raza )

                             ( Bohri Kadal Srinagar by S. H, Raza )

 

FIVE KASHMIR PAINTINGS OF RENOWNED ARTIST S. H RAZA .

 

This is what Noted Artist Triloke Kaul and founder of Progressive Artists association in the state told me about S H Raza:-

 

"S. H. Raza lived free in the house owned by the Kaw family of Badiyar Bala in Srinagar city. S. N. Butt, the fellow artist had arranged this house for him. This kaw family later produced a brilliant artist. For many months, Raza roamed free in Kashmir. He became popular. He was seen in every gathering and at every place. People had little Knowledge about art or the lifestyle of an artist. So some suspected him to be a CID man. Raza loved the Maar or the water canal of the downtown Srinagar. He was a specialist in painting this canal and the bridges over it. He felt sad the day he learned that the government had filled up all the waterways. I was very depressed for a long time. I too was emotionally attached to the Maar canal. Together, we would paint these waterways. 

 

I believe it was 1949 when S. H. Raza held his first art exhibition in Srinagar. It was held at the Mujahid Manzil or the headquarters of the National Conference. For about seven days, crowds thronged to see how Raza had painted Kashmir. He had painted the Maar canal, bridges, houses, alleys, Bazaars, Idlers sitting on shops, Tongas, shrines, and so many things. "

 

( Avtar Mota )

CHINAR SHADE by Autarmota is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India License.

Based on a work at http:\\autarmota.blogspot.com\.