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Ram Prakash Shrestha: Meet the artist who is preserving 1,000s of artworks of Nepal for the future
Shashwat Pant
August 4, 2021
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Ram Prakash Shrestha. Photo: Shankar Giri
In April 2015, Kathmandu, like most parts of Nepal, was reduced to rubble due to the devastating earthquake that killed nearly 10,000 people all over Nepal. People lost homes they had lived in for generations. But, along with that, Kathmandu lost its identity as hundreds of years old monuments came crashing down destroying the intricate artworks that were carved in the wood and walls of these age-old monuments.
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Shashwat Pant
February 7, 2021
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MONA has over 100 artworks. Photo: Shankar Giri
Everyone swarms around Lok Chitrakar as he enters the Museum of Nepali Art (MONA) to unveil his painting that he has been working on for the past 25 years. Among his peers and art lovers, Chitrakar is a superstar. During the time he is at MONA, he is drilled with questions about his work. And with a bright smile on his face, he answers them all.
“It feels great,” says Chitrakar. “Places like these are important for artists. This will give us the motivation and the audience and the idea of how good Nepali artists are. Kudos to the team!”