Retracing history and culture through painting

Hari Om Mehta

Source: Facebook/Hari om Mehta

Despite his family telling him that drawing and painting alone would not suffice to earn a living, Hari Om Mehta Koiri became one. And, after finishing a three years course on fine art, he's now held an art exhibition for the first time showcasing his birthplace and the surrounding localities of Saptari district in Nepal. So what message is he trying to deliver via the exhibition? We asked him.


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