Vadodara: Not many know that a humble drawing and pencil book also joined the global lens brigade that trapped his way to Dandi, following the Mahatma in the historic March 385 km, to oppose the salt law.
For, while the efforts of the photographer’s photographer’s battery and the coverage of documentary filmmakers from historic events, on March 12, 1930, received instant praise, the 27-year-old Dalit artist, Sketch of Chhaganlal Jadav ‘from iconic’ march ‘salt but, buried in sand time.
This pictorial documentary is waiting for the discovery in Gurjari Bazaar, in the middle of the flea market treasure, by Rizwan Kadri, a historian based in Ahmedabad, who found an invaluable ‘picture book’.
Jadav sketches will now be displayed at the Baroda Museum and Image Gallery.
Starting from this independence day on August 15, all 71 sketches that have been compiled and served in the form of a coffee table book, ‘invisible images from Dandi March’, will be exhibited until October 2, Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday birth.
“It will be presented in all three languages - Gujarati, Hindi and English,” said the Kadri to Toi.
“This is a memoir that has never been shown to the world.
On March 12, 1930, Gandhiji with 78 Handspicked followers had started the parade of Ashram.
Chhaganlal has joined the group and made a ‘live painting record’ of an unforgettable moment when moving with him .
He is a member of the group called ‘Arunodaya Tukdi’ who has traveled before the parade and held a Journey of Bapu, “said the Kadri, as he added that the artist had found time to draw some unforgettable scenes and pisses from Gandhiji.
When Gandhiji was arrested in Karadi on May 5, Chhaganlal was also sentenced to three months in prison.
“During these months he draws paintings and pictures of everyday life in Nasik Prison,” said the Kadri, adding that the book of drawing was a rare collection and documents directly from the historic Dandi Marji Dandi.
Dandi March sketches found in the flea market that will be displayed on I-Day
