Saying it through art

The members of the city-based organisation, ‘The Social Artist’ have been giving a makeover to school walls by painting messages on gender-based violence.

Udvita Harsha Sharma, Founder, said that they felt the need to raise the issue of gender discrimination and what better way than to reach out to than to begin with government schools. The two-day initiative concluded on Sunday.

Nikhila Puli, who heads the operations of The Social Artist said, “The campaign covers different schools and the group plans to work on 16 paintings.

The idea is to meet as many school students and make them aware of gender-based issues. We may not change the way people think in a day, but the thought process has to begin somewhere.”