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Kansai Nerolac transforms Indira Bhavan as a tribute to the legacy of Maha Kumbh
MUMBAI: In an endeavour to transform India through transforming lives, Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd. (KNPL), pioneer of ‘Healthy Home Paints’, has beautified Indira Bhavan in Prayagraj in sync with the theme of ongoing Kumbh Mela 2019. The art-depiction on Indira Bhavan is to commemorate saints, sadhus, and pilgrims from all walks of life.
Speaking on the occasion Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd GM – marketing Peeyush Bachlaus said, “As Pablo Picasso had once said, the purpose of art is to wash the dust of daily life off our souls. The Kumbh Mela is graced by millions of devotees who travel to the pilgrim centre from all cultures and walks of life to take the holy dip at the sacred ‘Triveni Sangam’. Depicting this spirit of MahaKumbh and synergising it with our belief of transforming India through transforming lives, we at Kansai Nerolac found it opportune to connect with our audiences by showcasing our homage to the city / the festival.”
YUVA Foundation founder and Kumbh Art Festival curator Shantanu Gupta quoted, “It gives us immense delight to have partnered with Kansai Nerolac and be a part of the Kumbh. We have tried to assimilate the spirit of Kumbh through Nerolac shades that we have used in the mural on the facade of Indira Bhavan. Over the past few years, there hasn’t been enough attention given to artistic aesthetics in urban regions and the visual appeal it can bring to the cities in our country. And hence large-scale wall artwork during festivals is what our team looks at to change that trend. Under #AyodhyaArtFest and #KumbhArtFest, we have created cultural artwork on public and private walls in Ayodhya and Prayag respectively.”
Apart from the painting the 30,000 sq ft area of the building, Kansai Nerolac has also actively participated with Delhi Street Art in beautifying the town of Prayagraj, by painting 10,000 sq ft of the city walls. Nerolac, along with extensive support from its paint trade dealer network will also act as distribution centres, will make over 3-lakh customised cans available for the devotees to carry the holy-water from the Ganges home. To retain the purity of the canned liquid, they will include a shankha made of alum to champion the cause of purifying the holy Ganges.
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