Young artist with a cause

All of 15, Hyderabad-based Pranav Sai Jasti, who is pursuing intermediate at Sri Chaitanya, is raising funds to support healthcare for underprivileged through his first solo exhibition titled 'Art for a Cause'. The expo was held at State Gallery of Art over the weekend and proceeds from his display will go for this initiative.

Pranav did his schooling from Sancta Maria International School, Lingampally. Pranav says that he got inspired to raise funds social cause at such a young age, whilst interning in multiple hospitals in the city last summer.

"While doing my summer internship I saw that a very few people were getting good quality healthcare as they were able to easily afford it. I also saw many people were not able to meet the hospital expenses and were not getting the same quality of healthcare.

"This made me feel unhappy people were being treated differently. So, I wanted to do something for poor people to get good health care services," the young Good Samaritan shares.

The paintings showcase the journey of Pranav's skill across the years. He started dabbling with arts when he was in the second grade. He later started taking art lessons and experimented with different media like; oil pastels, soft pastels, charcoal, pencils, watercolour paints, acrylic paint, etc. "I have been learning arts from Class II and thought that maybe I can use my hobby to help others."

"I am so proud of what he is doing. He is a matured and understanding kid and at the same time, he is naughty too. His thinking process and his self-confidence surprised me many a time. If he decides to do something, he stands on it and finishes the job.

The best quality in him is not only being a good son but also a very caring and a tough big brother. I believe that he was brought up with great values which are making him work for a good cause. I will be always supportive and guide him till he reaches his dreams and goals," an elated Lalitha Jasti, Pranav's mother, said.

His paintings showcase all the things he enjoys and loves. Pranav used different techniques and different methods to depict various pictures, with steadily increasing quality. He used vibrant colours to make his paintings more eye-catching and pleasing to look at.

Pranav shares that he enjoys watching animal planet since he was a year old. Later, all he would draw were animals. However, today he draws everything he likes. He drew a lot of anime characters, animals, birds, nature, objects, and people related to music.

His other hobbies are singing, playing the guitar, reading books and playing basketball. The exhibition was inaugurated by Santosh Joginapally, Rajya Sabha Member in the presence of other dignitaries.