Calm and serene environment generally helps sprout creative minds. And Raju has been interpreting his imaginations to many marvelous creations of wood sculptures at a peaceful place, located around 2km to the west of Kakching town. Kakching denizens know the place as Angaan Konjin, located near Sanamahi Loukon and Community Health Centre, Kakching. Raju said, “Art is something which becomes more aesthetic when the entire world is silent. Expressions of art through different forms need peace in mind”. Raju is not a sculpturer by profession but he has been chipping at a few sculptures in his free time though he grew up in a family of blacksmiths. Their family has been running the business of assembling bullock card since the days of ‘Japan Lan’ (World War-II). Contentious of Life and Livelihood Raju is also farming banana trees and vegetables as a part time occupation. He thinks that farming cannot be a permanent occupation and it just takes 5-6 months to make money out of it. Raju has three children - two boys and a girl. His eldest son, Bhagat has completed his studies in Merchant Navy but not yet started working. His daughter, Babina too has completed her Auxiliary Nursing & Midwifery (ANM) course but studying at KMC, Kakching and youngest son is studying at PR English School. Raju said that sending children to private schools is hard for the families like his. He feels worry if his children face the same problem of ‘inadequacy’ in their future. He knows that no business is possible without a big capital and he is worried about it as well. Despite such roadblocks many sculpturers are emerging in Kakching as he named a few as Premjit from Ningthou Leikai, Boy, Lukhoi, Joy and few others from Mayai Leikai.
Posted on: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 17:06:57 +0000
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