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Diwan Manna
Diwan Manna (born 17 June 1958) is an Indian conceptual artist and photographer. He completed his study in graphic art and printmaking from the Government College of Art, Chandigarh in 1982. He exhibited in India, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Poland, and Italy. From 2014 to 2015 he served as the director of Triennale India, organised by Lalit Kala Akademi, National Academy of Art, Ministry of Culture, Govt of India. He served as the chairman of Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi, State Academy of Art, Department of Culture, Chandigarh Administration. Currently, he is serving as the president of Punjab Lalit Kala Akademi, State Academy of Art, Ministry of Culture, Government of Punjab, India. He is a recipient of the National Academy Award by the Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi. Some of his artworks include ''Alienation'' (1980), ''Violence'' (1985), ''Waking the Dead'' (1996), ''Shores of the Unknown'' (2000), ''After the Turmoil'' (2003), and ''Master of Light, and Le Corbus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bareta
Bareta is a city and municipal council in the Mansa district in Southern Punjab, India. It is a small town that lies on the NH-148B. History Bareta is a small town in the southern part of the Indian state of Punjab. It is believed to be founded by Chauhan Rajputs 600 years ago, who resettled in area from Ganganagar area of Rajasthan. They were initially employed by Jalla Ranghar of nearby village Jalwera. Later on Chauhans established direct links with Delhi Kingdoms. Bareta got its name from a warrior Rajput "Bad-beta "who was marshall swordsman and fighter.He carved his own constituency of 13000 acres. Three more villages got established by his descendants i.e. Dyalpura, Bahadarpur, Kulrian .All five villages have Chauhan surname population who have now converted to Sikhism and are Jatt Sikhs now. There is an old building of "Agrawal Dharmashala" here. Now there is Bareta town developing near the Bareta village. This small town comes under the Bathinda Lok Sabha constituenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
