01.01.2026
A New Year's gift from Sikandar Jangra: an exhibition of Indian artists at the IRMT
On the first day of the New Year 2026, an exhibition of Indian artists curated by Sikandar Jangra (Delhi) opened at the Roerich Estate in the Kullu Valley. Sikandar Jangra's Delhi-based “Insight Art Group” foundation seeks to support young and established artists by organizing numerous exhibitions for them in various cities across India. The International Roerich Memorial Trust is always happy to provide its exhibition spaces for them.
Fifteen renowned and emerging artists from India participated in the exhibition, which opened on January 1 at the IRMT Exhibition Hall. Prithvi Soni, Ritu Manchanda, Ibrar Ahmed, Sadhana Sangar, Tamanna Rajput, Prashant, Harshita, Satyaprakash, Kamal Kishor, Monica Devi, Surjit Singh, Aman, Karan, Madhusudan, and Sara Khan presented their paintings done in acrylic, oil, and watercolor.
Sikandar Jangra drew the audience's attention to the paintings of Prithvi Soni, an outstanding artist from Mumbai and one of Bollywood's most famous and respected artists and designers. His work often features scenes from rural life; he is famous for his delicate and graceful portraits of women against romantic landscapes, as well as his depictions of seasoned musicians. A portrait of a girl and an image of an inspired old man playing the flute were featured in the exhibition.
Each group exhibition of artists at the IRMT can be compared to a mosaic reflecting the main trends in contemporary Indian art and the search by young artists for their own path within it. This time, the exhibition featured traditional images of Krishna, depictions of ancient temples and sacred corners of India, as well as stylized and abstract paintings embodying the artists' reflections on life and their own place in this world.
Indian and Russian curators of the IRMT, Suresh Kumar and Larisa Surgina, thanked Sikandra Jangra and all the artists for their wonderful New Year's gift and invited them, together with the Indian-Russian team of the Roerich Trust, to celebrate the arrival of the year 2026 with tea and the traditional “nati” dance.
