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Farmers are frontline workers : Indian artist Swain launches virtual showcase
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Farmer’s issues were never the focus of discussions during the ongoing Covid-19 crisis
Pradosh Swain, a leading Delhi-based artist, is launching his virtual showcase, Power of Plough, on Saturday, coinciding with Akshaya Tritiya, celebrated across India, and especially as farmers festival in Odisha, his native state. And the focus is on farmers, “the silent warriors of the pandemic.”
According to the artist, farmer’s issues were never the focus of discussions during the ongoing Covid-19 crisis. “Farmers feed the world but can never work from home, even during the lockdown,” he told a journalist in an interview. “If that ever happens, we will all starve.”
Delhi-based artist Pradosh Swain’s 20 surreal works focus on the role of farmers A soldier in uniform descends with a rope tied to his body, to a plough that is chained to the ground.
This image symbolising the role of farmers in society is one among 20 artworks by Delhi-based artist Pradosh Swain as part of Power of Plough, a virtual showcase to be launched on May 15.
Art work by Pradosh Swain
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“Farmers are silent warriors of the pandemic,” says Pradosh over a phone call from Delhi. The launch date is significant as it coincides with Akshaya Tritiya, which is celebrated as a farmer’s festival across Odisha, where the artist hails from.