About Me

In continuation of the Tanjore Painting class in the Berkley Elementary school it was decided to have an exhibition of the paintings (Both Priya's and the children's) in the Indian Consulate, New York on the occasion of the children's day. Priya also gifted one of her paintings to the consulate which is currently displayed in the Consulate.

In continuation of my efforts in popularizing art of Tanjore paintings, I was invited to provide a demonstration of how the paintings are created. As part of the Meeting God, Elements of Hindu Devotion's public program, I  demonstrated the art of Tanjore Paintings at
The American Museum of Natural History, New York on Sunday September 30th, 2001 (1-4pm).

As a follow up to the teaching and the resulting creative work of the students, the Westwood school decided to organize an exhibition of the painting in the local park. Proud parents and local people visited the exhibition and expressed their appreciation of the whole effort. The local papers and the TV station covered this event

Priya has been busy spreading the facts about Indian arts and festival in the Berkley Elementary school in Westwood. She spent about 5 months teaching children from Kindergarten to 4th grade. To top it all, she also taught them the basics of Tanjore painting. All her students created their version of the Tanjore painting. The awareness created as well as the interest among the students was worth the time she spent with them. The local paper carried a news article about the whole exercise