UNB, Dhaka :
Preparation work for making the Mongol Shovajatra (procession of good wishes) successful was inaugurated in Fine Arts faculty premises in Dhaka University (DU) campus on Thursday.
Veteran artist Rafiqun Nabi inaugurated this year’s activity by painting on a canvas near Zainul Gallery in the DU campus at 12:15 pm. Convener of
the procession and dean of the Fine Arts faculty Professor Nisar Hossain and chairman of the department of Drawing and Painting Professor Shishir Bhattacharya were also present in the opening programme.
This year’s preparation works including making of paintings, replicas and masks is organised by the Fine Arts faculty and supervised by the students of the 20th batch of faculty. Later, these works will be exhibited for sale to raise the fund for bringing out the procession. Every year on April 14 (Pohela Boishakh), students of the Institute of Fine Arts of Dhaka University bring out the Mongol Shovajatra which got recognition from UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage. The rally usually is brought out as the part of the celebration of the first day of Bangla calendar, led by the DU vice-chancellor, in the morning with different themes in the traditional manner. The celebrations of Pahela Baishakh have become an integral part of Bangalee since it’s beginning over six centuries back.
Preparation work for making the Mongol Shovajatra (procession of good wishes) successful was inaugurated in Fine Arts faculty premises in Dhaka University (DU) campus on Thursday.
Veteran artist Rafiqun Nabi inaugurated this year’s activity by painting on a canvas near Zainul Gallery in the DU campus at 12:15 pm. Convener of
the procession and dean of the Fine Arts faculty Professor Nisar Hossain and chairman of the department of Drawing and Painting Professor Shishir Bhattacharya were also present in the opening programme.
This year’s preparation works including making of paintings, replicas and masks is organised by the Fine Arts faculty and supervised by the students of the 20th batch of faculty. Later, these works will be exhibited for sale to raise the fund for bringing out the procession. Every year on April 14 (Pohela Boishakh), students of the Institute of Fine Arts of Dhaka University bring out the Mongol Shovajatra which got recognition from UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage. The rally usually is brought out as the part of the celebration of the first day of Bangla calendar, led by the DU vice-chancellor, in the morning with different themes in the traditional manner. The celebrations of Pahela Baishakh have become an integral part of Bangalee since it’s beginning over six centuries back.
