CSM Technologies' support for the I Am With Nature II exhibition was driven by a belief that art, when given the right environment, does not just create beauty but creates awareness, dialogue, and a deeper connection between people and the world they inhabit. The Ketaki Foundation has spent years building exactly that kind of environment, championing Odisha's art, culture, and literature with quiet consistency and growing national reach. CSM's sponsorship of this exhibition was a recognition of that work and a commitment to helping it reach the audiences it deserved.
The story behind the exhibition began at the Lulung Painters' Camp 2024, held from March 17 to 21, 2024, at Aranya Nivas, Lulung, within the pristine environs of the Similipal Biosphere Reserve in Mayurbhanj, Odisha. Ten eminent Odia artists immersed themselves in the landscape through jungle trails, heritage visits across Baripada including the Belgadia Palace, and direct engagement with the natural and cultural richness of the region. Special workshops run alongside the camp brought schoolchildren and tribal women from Lulung village into the creative process, resulting in a vibrant collection of children's paintings and traditional Jhoti-Chita art. What the camp produced was not just 20 paintings but a body of work shaped by one of India's most extraordinary living landscapes.
Those works came together at the Lalit Kala Akademi, Regional Centre Gallery, Bhubaneswar, where the exhibition was inaugurated on March 26, 2025, and remained open until March 31. The inauguration was graced by distinguished figures including Padma Shri Adwaita Gadanayak, Prof. Prasan K Swain, Vice Chancellor of Utkal University of Culture, and Ramakrishna Vedala, Regional Secretary of the Lalit Kala Akademi, among others. A special catalogue documenting the artists' journey and reflections was also released at the event. The exhibition drew art enthusiasts, students, scholars, and community members, earning widespread praise for its evocative portrayal of Similipal's wilderness and its celebration of the blend between contemporary expression and indigenous tradition. As a CSR sponsor, CSM Technologies contributed to making this journey from forest to gallery a reality, standing alongside an initiative that ensures the creative voices of Odisha continue to find the national platform they deserve.
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