Kalimpong basks under artistic activities PRADIP LOHAGUN, KALIMPONG, 17 Aug 2014: Kalimpong town has been basking under the warmth of literature and art for some time now. Recently, writer Ramesh Ali launched his new book ‘Soldati Gorkha Monto Byoni’ and simultaneously, the artists of Kalimpong held a three-day long art exhibition in the town. Following the same trend, the esteemed photographers association ‘Focus’ of Kalimpong has been organising a four-day long photo-exhibition since Saturday. ‘Focus’ is the brain-child of renowned local photographers Samten Kabo, Chinlop Fudong, Ganesh Mani Pradhan, Pravin Chettri, Dipen Ghatani, Bimal Kumar Diyali, Laden Lepcha, and Lawang Tshering Lepcha who have contributed their work to online media and various national/international magazines. The organisation has been organising such exhibition since 2010 every year and have featured many prominent photographers from the region and surrounding places. The latest exhibition features 72 different pictures covering various aspects of live in the hills. The pictures include portraits, nature and other attractive shots in a number of print and colour fonts. Samten Kabo said this year’s exhibition focuses on life in and around Kalimpong to promote tourism in a larger scale and features many in-home and guest photographers. [The Echo of India]
Posted on: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 06:57:43 +0000
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