Artist Shaheed Pasha has bagged the prestigious Kanu Nayak Aankhen Award instituted by the Bombay Art Society, one of the oldest art societies in the country, for his painting, ‘eradication of corruption’, depicting Hanuman burning a demon representing corruption.

A purse of Rs. 11,000, a plaque and a shawl was presented to Dr. Pasha at the 123rd All India Annual Art Exhibition in Mumbai by Shiv Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray and the president of the Bombay Art Society Vasudev Kamat.

The speciality of Dr. Pasha’s painting is the subtle use of heroes of mythology, particularly from the Ramayana and the Mahabharata to send his message across. The painting depicts vibrant colours in acrylic on canvas.

Dr. Pasha has won awards, including the prestigious Meera Sanman Award presented at Indore in Madhya Pradesh, the Indian Academy of Fine Art and Craft Award presented at Amritsar in Punjab, the Kala Sanskar Award by the Hyderabad Art Society and the Karnataka Lalith Kala Academy Award among others.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> National> Kalaburagi / by T.V. Sivanandan / Kalaburagi – February 24th, 2015