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Exhibition marks ‘Samvidhan Hatya Diwas'
New Delhi: From photos of demolition drives, 'nasbandi (sterilisaiton)' camps, news reports, prison diaries to protests, the one-day exhibition to mark 'Samvidhan Hatya Diwas' showcased the Emergency period at the Thyagaraja stadium here on Wednesday.
Inaugurated by home minister
Amit Shah
on Wednesday, the exhibition brought together by the ministry of culture not only put out the story of the Emergency era but India's struggle to fight through and come out of that period. The measures being taken by the current govt to strengthen democracy and Constitution were also part of the exhibition.
A highlight of the exhibition was a curation of 15 paintings put together by artists associated with the Lalit Kala Academy.
The artists, who came from different parts of the country, used art and colours to depict how the attack on fundamental rights played out after June 25, 1975, and at the same time the resilience of people who fought through it to reclaim their voice.
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A few steps away from a display showing the gazette notification of the proclamation of Emergency, one came across a painting showing a pen piercing through the heart of the Constitution caught in chains, with black blood dripping.
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Labelled 'Kaala Panna (dark chapter)', the background of the painting shows people behind bars.
An LED screen also displayed pictures from demolitions in Delhi during that phase and 'nasbandi' camps.
Further on one came across a painting titled 'The Silenced Uprising' where a woman's lips are sewed with a red thread and the background is dark while she adorns the colour red and her eyes are bright reflecting the unrest brewing in the hearts of those who felt the impact of the Emergency and its fallout.
Paintings similarly themed were displayed on the wall amid photos of protests held by political leaders. These also depicted the curbs on press freedom with one showing a microphone caged as a metaphor for how the Emergency period silenced not just the media but all those who tried to question those in power and their actions.
The special exhibition on Indian Democracy was divided into three curated sections. Bharat-Mother of Democracy: Showcasing India's ancient and participative democratic traditions; Dark Days of Democracy: Chronicling the events and consequences of the 1975 Emergency; and Strengthening Democracy in India: Featuring recent democratic reforms.
