Artists, celebrities share canvas for society

NEW DELHI: Joining hands to raise funds for old and deprived sections of society, eminent artists will share their canvas with politicians, industrialists, actors and people from everyday walks life.

Kick-starting the India on canvas initiative on Monday, minister of state for women and child development Renuka Chowdhary gave colourful strokes to a painting by artist Jayshree Burman.

Sharing the canvas with Ms Burman, Ms Chowdhary said, “I am excited about lending my support to a social cause in a creative way.” Over 70 eminent artists including Anjali Ela Menon, Satish Gujral, Arpita Singh, Subroto Kundo are slated to share varied shades of their creative imagination with politicians, industrialists and other eminent personalities like P Chidambaram, Sharmila Tagore and Ratan Tata.