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Listen to Atul Dodhiya speak about Gandhiji's impact at Khadi Gram Udyog Bhandar
Updated On: 10 October, 2023 07:35 AM IST | Mumbai | Shriram Iyengar
Atul Dodiya’s talk examines Mahatma Gandhi from the perspective of an artist in the soon-to-be reimagined Khadi Gram Udyog Bhandar
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The statue of Mahatma Gandhi at the venue
Few individuals have left as lasting an impact on a nation’s consciousness, as much as Mahatma Gandhi has. As Albert Einstein remarked upon his passing, generations to come will scarcely believe that such a man walked on this earth. Seventy-five years since his assassination, his brand looms over modern India as a reminder of its heritage and its flaws. This evening, artist Atul Dodiya will step into the Khadi Gram Udyog Bhandar in Fort to speak about the effect a single man has had on India’s cultural and evidently, artistic consciousness.
Growing up in Ghatkopar and attending a Gujarati-medium school, Dodiya was introduced to the principles of simple living, high thinking, sustainable use of clothes and food. His Gandhi series in the late ’90s marked the first expression of his fascination with the great man. The work began on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of India’s Independence. Having returned from Paris in 1996, Dodiya witnessed a change in the country after the Babri Masjid riots that sparked his introspection on India in a post-Gandhian world. “Since then, the country has seen a state of intermittent conflict. It made me think that Gandhiji is present on our roads, on our currency, but absent from our lives. His principle and philosophy of loving your fellow human being is missing.”
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