Calligraphers
Achyut Palav, Narayana Bhattathiri, Akshaya Thombre, Rupali Thombare and
Shubhangi Gade win Awards
Indian calligraphy was honoured in
the 18th International Calligraphy Binale(Competition) "Cheongju
Jikji" of Korea. The competition was held at the Korean Art Museum
from 23-12-2021 to 28-12-2021. A total of 71 works of art were submitted by 40
calligraphers in different Indian languages in this calligraphy competition.
Apart from calligraphers Achyut Palav and Narayan Bhattathiri, the works of
Akshay Thombre, Rupali Thombre and Shubhangi Gade have also receivedawards.
This competition was based on the
theme Peace, Unity, Love. Especially, Korean paper sent to
participating artists to preserve the Korean traditional method, therefore it
created enthusiasm between Indian calligraphers.
The “Cheongju Jikji” World
Calligraphy Competition is not only to introduce the cities of Jikji and Hangul
to the world, but also to convey to the new generation the only one heritage of
calligraphy of their central region. Calligraphers in many countries presented
their arts in their own script.
“Cheongju Jikji” has gotten a status
of World Heritage and its name is also included in the UNESCO world list. In
addition, it is affiliated with ICDH (International Written Heritage Center).
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