LPU organise 6 day workshop on Calligraphy : Evokes strong enthusiasm amongst students
Department of Arts, Lovely Professional University (LPU), Phagwara in association with SPIC MACAY organised a 6 days workshop on Calligraphy. Calligraphy, which is simpler words means art of fine hand writing, is fast generating lot of interest amongst younger generation.
Tweet-- Department of Arts, Lovely Professional University (LPU), Phagwara in association with SPIC MACAY organised a 6 days workshop on Calligraphy. Calligraphy, which is simpler words means art of fine hand writing, is fast generating lot of interest amongst younger generation. In keeping with the demand of a sizable number of students to organize a program on calligraphy, LPU invited Shri Anis Siddique a renowned calligrapher to the campus to impart training to the lovers of the art form. The workshop touched all the aspects of the art from imparting theoretical knowledge of its history to writing texts at enhanced level of standards.
Shri Siddique in his address to the learners said, that calligraphy is one of the most ancient art forms, and particularly in India, it was held in high esteem since times immemorial. Ashoka's edicts which date back to around 250 BC, explicitly throw light on the high level of the art scaled by Indians in ancient form. He told that calligraphy is acquiring occupational dimensions also, with demand of calligraphers going up for designing wedding and event invitations, font design/typography, original hand-lettered logo design, religious art, announcements, graphic design, cut stone inscriptions and memorial documents. It is also being used for props and moving images for film and television, testimonials, birth and death certificates, maps and other works involving writing.
The students were offered tutorials in calligraphy with specific devices such as flat- or round-nibbed pens, brush, multi-nibbed pens, felt-tip pens etc. to employ angled lines. Ink for writing purposed was water-based . High quality, porous material like parchment and vellum were used as papers. Daksh Chauhan, a first year student of BA (Performing Arts) said, I am spell bound with the magic that can be created on paper with certain strokes of hand. I have always been appreciated for my good hand; and this is one reason I have become more enthusiastic towards calligraphy. I am going to nurture this as my hobby from now onwards.
Nearly 200 students took training in calligraphy over a duration of 6 days, with many expressing the desire to take an enhanced level coaching for furthering refinement of the skills acquired during the program. Mrs. Rashmi Mittal, Executive Dean -LPU said, If there is any art that a student can relate the most with education is calligraphy. Writing, when referring to generating literary works has always been considered as soul-refreshing, but it is a discovery for me that writing is an equally intense joy; when it comes to putting words on paper, literally,