Agartala, Apr 17, 2023, TRIPURA TIMES Desk

Agartala, Apr 17: For the first time in the history of the state, four artists have made it to the National Art Exhibition conducted by the Lalit Kala Akademi. Out of a total of 10,000 applications, 297 have been selected, and among them, four artists from Tripura have been selected.

The four selected artists are Abhijit Majumder, Debjani Dutta, Siddhartha Shil and Soumen Debnath.

Speaking to the media, Suman Majumder, the Lalit Kala Akademi official in Tripura said, “It is a matter of pride for the State that four artists – for the first time - from the State out of around 10,000 applicants from all over the country have been selected for the National Exhibition”.

He also said, Lalit Kala Akademi will bear the costs of attending the exhibition.  

Twenty artists out of the selected 297 artists will be given the National Award through the second stage of selection. The top 20 artists will be awarded Rs 2 lakh each. Later, the President of India will remain present in the exhibition and award ceremony.  

The opportunity given by the Central Government to the artists of the state since the establishment of Agartala Akademi is surely sending a message to the artists and the next generation will have an opportunity to grow up in a beautiful environment, Majumder commented.