Sarthak presents various moods of NANDI in his bull series

Sarthak presents various moods of NANDI in his bull series
Sarthak, one of India's celebrated artists acclaimed for his contemporary paintings, is displaying his latest collection of Paintings, "Nandi (the Bull) Series" at Hotel Fortune Select, Gurgaon from Feb.20 ~ 26, 2009. The series also include his paintings on Rajasthan, Sundarban, Mythology, Tribals etc.
In "Nandi (the Bull) Series", his latest series of paintings, meticulously done over a period of 2 years, the artist has tried to capture the various forms of Nandi, the chariot of Lord Shiva, symbol of power). Various features of Nandi inspired me to work on the theme and I've tried to capture its various moods and forms, says the artist. The artist has a great love for Indian Mythology and its people. He finds his subjects during his frequent visits to various places in India, particularly rural and natural forest areas, and captures them on the canvas. In his vignettes, the power of linear lines – both stated and unstated, enhance the spiritual nature of the holy souls. His red, yellow, green and burnt sienna illustrate the pulsating energy and purity, perfectly in harmony with spirituality.
Sarthak's designs and paintings on various themes carry the insights of his artistic journey. He reveals his reflections in oil, water, charcoal, ink – each medium brilliantly indicating the contentment, exhilaration, tranquility and mystical musical notes, flowing through each of his canvas.
According to Sarthak, "As art has no inhibitions and is free from boundaries, the beginning of every canvas is a world yet untouched – that is what makes it the most powerfully emotive and proficient medium to convey his perceptions and experiences of life."

Sarthak has been intensely passionate about art since his early teens and has honed the fundamentals of fine art with immense perseverance, over several years. He has been painting on a variety of themes for more than 15 years. Through his commendable series of contemporary work on Rajasthan, Tribals, Mythology, Mother Teresa and Fishermen (ink & water, charcoal and oil) etc., Sarthak brings to us, the artistic interpretation of his most intimate feelings on the true essence of India, but each of his works also have a global message, a global appeal – they appeal to the human spirit of the world. Sarthak does not see himself as a creator but rather an interpreter of God's creations and endeavors to bring this insight to all.
His clientele spans the globe. Sarthak has several solo and group exhibitions to his credit and his works have drawn appreciation from noted Art critics, the Department of Culture – Governement of India, Sahitya Kala Parishad, Embassy of France etc. and have received extensive media coverage. His wife Sikha, a well known numerologist, is the impetus behind his creativity and also his favourite critic.

President of India, Mrs Pratibha Devi Singh Patil and UPA Chairperson Mrs Sonia Gandhi paid rich tributes to the true Gandhian, veteran freedom fighte

Feb 11- President of India, Mrs Pratibha Devi Singh Patil and UPA Chairperson Mrs Sonia Gandhi paid rich tributes to the true Gandhian, veteran freedom fighter and a former member of the Constituent Assembly of India, Ch Ranbir Singh in whose memory a "Shardhanjli Sabha" was organised on the occasion of his "Tehrvi" in Rohtak today. Mrs Pratibha Devi Singh Patil's condolence message addressed to the son of Ch Ranbir Singh, Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda was read by veteran Congress leader, Mr Moti Lal Vora. In her message, Mrs Patil said that she was deeply grieved to know about the passing away of Ch Ranbir Singh. He was an outstanding freedom fighter and a member of the Constituent Assembly of India. In his death the nation has lost a great patriot. She also conveyed her heartfelt condolences to the members of the bereaved family. In her condolence message addressed to Mrs Hardei Devi, wife of Ch Ranbir Singh, the UPA Chairperson, Mrs Sonia Gandhi had said that she was pained to know about the demise of Ch Ranbir Singh. She said that she could imagine that after having spent so many years of life together, how she must be feeling at this juncture. But this being the truth of life, one has to accept it. She also added that she herself and Prime Minister had recently honoured Ch Ranbir Singh, who was a part of the freedom struggle and the Constitution of India. He was also the only surviving member of the Constituent Assembly of India, but now this link has broken. " I pay tributes to such a great freedom fighter", added Mrs Sonia Gandhi. Her message was read by AICC General Secretary,Mr Janardhan Divedi. It was announced on the occasion that a number of Union Ministers, Governors, Chief Ministers, heads of a large number of social and religious organisations, freedom fighters, Judges, Army Officers and many others have sent their messages of condolences, but as it is not possible to read all these, the messages of President of India and that of UPA Chairperson were read out on the occasion. While paying his tributes to Ch Ranbir Singh, Acharya Gyaneshwar said that he was immortal, because he had followed high ideals of life and the will of God. He urged the people to introspect their deeds and try to follow high ideals of men like Ch Ranbir Singh. In a voice choked with emotions, Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda expressed his gratitude to all those who stood by him and the members of his family during the days of sickness of his father, Ch Ranbir Singh and also shared the bereavement of the family on the passing away of his father on February 1. Mr Hooda said that he had realised that "dukh" (sorrow) gets lightened on sharing it whereas "sukh" (happiness) gets enhanced when we share it with others. This, he said, is the reality of life and is what the Vedas preach. He said that he had experienced all aspects of the life of his father and he found in him a "devta" ( a pious person). Earlier, Maulvi Mohammad Rafiq, Father Stanely and Bhai Uttam Singh, representing three different religions of Islam, Christianity and Sikhism, recited scriptures of their respective religions and prayed that the departed soul might rest in peace. Bhai Uttam Singh and his group also recited a "shabd" (religious song). A documentary depicting various aspects of the life of Ch Ranbir Singh and his concern for farmers and weaker sections of the society was screened on the occasion. Dr Sita Sagar, who had come from Lucknow, paid rich tributes to Ch Ranbir Singh and spoke about his contribution to the freedom struggle of the country. She said that Ch Ranbir Singh went to different jails eight times. He was the first to demand the fixation of Minimum Support Price for agricultural produce of farmers. He was again the first to strongly advocate the need to make Haryana a separate State of the Indian Union to ensure its rapid development. A large number of people had come to the venue of the "Shrandhanjli Sabha" in Rohtak to pay their tributes to Ch Ranbir Singh. Ch Ranbir Singh had breathed his last at the age of 94 years at his residence in Rohtak on February 1. His last rites were performed at "Samvidhan Stahal" near IMT in Rohtak and his ashes were immersed in Bhakra Dam, his dream project, and at Hathni Kund Barrage near Yamunanagar so that these may flow to the fields of the farmers. Prominent among those who were present at the "Shardhanjli Sabha" included family members of Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda including his brothers, wife Mrs Asha Hooda and son MP Mr Deepender Singh Hooda, Union Minister of State for Home, Mr Jaiprakash Jaiswal, Union Water Resources Minister, Mr Saifudeen Soz, MPs namely Mr Jai Prakash, Mr Atam Singh Gill, Dr Arvind Sharma, President Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee, Mr Phool Chand Mullana, Working President of HPCCI, Mr Kuldeep Sharma, Speaker Haryana Vidhan Sabha, Dr Raghuvir Singh Kadian, Haryana Ministers namely, Mr Birender Singh, Mr H.S.Chatha,Mrs Kartar Devi, Capt. Ajay Singh Yadav, Mr Randeep Singh Surjewala, Mr A.C.Chaudhary, Chief Parliamentary Secretaries namely, Mr Dharambir and Mr Ramesh Kaushik, Parliamentary Secretaries namely, Rao Dan Singh, Kumari Sharda Rathore, Mr Dura Ram, Dr Krishna Pandit,former Union Minister, Mr Buta Singh and Mr R.K.Dhawan and Mr I.D.Swami, Chief Secretary, Mr Dharam Vir, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Mr M.L.Tayal, DGP, Mr Ranjiv Dalal, Additional Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Mr K.K.Khandelwal, Political Adviser to Chief Minister, Prof. Virender, Media Advisor to Chief Minister, Mr Sunder Pal and other senior officers of the State Government and prominent personalities.

Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) expressway

A Global Corridor will be developed along the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) expressway for sectors specific parks and sub–cities so that the economic activities do not spill over, rather they are located in a systematic manner.
The length of KMP expressway is 135 KM and it passes through six districts of Haryana namely Sonepat, Rohtak, Jhajjar, Gurgaon, Mewat and Palwal. The 100 meter wide expressway will have green belt of 100 meter each on both sides with 100 meter wide Orbital Rail Corridor towards Delhi. The Commissioner of Gurgaon Division DPS Nagal had a meeting recently with the Deputy Commissioners of all the six districts through which KMP expressway is passing and he asked them to work out a cumulative plan envisaging all aspects of development along the expressway. The natural contours for flow of water should also be kept in mind before finalizing the plan, he emphasized. The meeting was held at Gurgaon.
The project named Global Corridor was being prepared to provide opportunity for different specialized sectors of economy to place them in a planned area with world class facilities, in the vicinity of national capital, and having proper linkages with the capital. Looking at the experience of National Capital Region (NCR) and unabated growth of Delhi, a need of a global corridor was felt along the KMP expressway with state of art facilities which can act as catalysts for development and attract private participation in the development of region.
The spatial plan of the corridor would be developed around a number of specialized economic activities which can trigger and sustain economic growth. Each lead economic activity is envisaged to be the focus of a self sustaining specialized and independent cluster city. A number of such cluster cities integrated under one umbrella will provide the over all spatial form of the urban corridor. In between these nodes, recreational, forest and green areas will also be developed. According to a senior officer of Gurgaon district administration, the development of cluster cities would be governed by the threshold population required for sustaining the physical and social infrastructure. He told that the focus of the spatial plan for KMP Global Corridor has been on determining the optimum use of land in the two KM wide stretch falling on both sides of the expressway. However, while finalizing the development proposals, emphasis has been on freezing the land use of the entire area forming part of the controlled area towards Delhi border and formulating viable development proposals based on Worldwide Study of such corridors and deciding an appropriate location and size of such cities.
In Gurgaon district, five theme cities have been proposed in the plan. These include fashion city, entertainment city, World trade center, leisure city and Retail Merchandiser Warehouse Center. Similarly, district Sonipat will have specialized activities like Rajeev Gandhi Education city, Sonepat-Kundli Multifunctional urban complex and HSIIDC is contemplating an IMT at Kharkhoda. Likewise in district Jhajjar, a cyber city, bio-sciences city and Medicity were proposed. In Mewat, Leisure and Leather cities were proposed. In Palwal district, a Dryport city has been proposed.