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Prafulla Dahanukar Art Foundation enlists Bajaj Electricals Limited and Shabdam as proud sponsors
Prafulla Dahanukar Art Foundation enlists Bajaj Electricals Limited and Shabdam as proud sponsors
In its initiative to recognize emerging artists in the country, with its Emerging Artist Reward Scheme, the Prafulla Dahanukar Art Foundation is now supported by Bajaj Electricals Limited and Shabdam.
Mumbai,
Maharashtra,
India
(sardnews.org)
01/10/2014
Mumbai, India, September 28, 2014
As part of its 75th year celebrations, Bajaj Electricals Limited, along with Shabdam, is proud to be associated with the Prafulla Dahanukar Art Foundation, a charity trust established to encourage young artists in India. PDAF has embarked on an ambitious plan to awards artists in the field of Painting, Sculpture, Ceramics, Print making, Installation Art, and Photography.
Registrations to the contest are open to all artists till December 31, 2014. Bajaj Electricals Limited, along with Shabdam, will sponsor a cash prize worth Rs. 2 lacs for the Gold Award winner at the all-India level, in the Painting category. They will also sponsor cash prizes of Rs. 1 lac each, to the Gold Award winners in the Painting category, across the 8 metro cities viz. Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Indore, Kolkatta and Mumbai.
The contest is being promoted through Facebook and Twitter; and registration details are also available on http://www.prafullafoundation.com too. Apart from winning prize money, the artists will also be eligible for certain benefits once their application is accepted and they become registered artists with PDAF. Applications for registration are open now, and details can be checked here: http://www.prafullafoundation.com/application-form-step1.php
“PDAF is an initiative for the artists, by the artists. And the support coming in from various corporate sectors of society is proof that there are people willing and interested in contributing to the world of art. This is extremely encouraging and I’m very thankful to all our sponsors,” says Mr. Dilip Dahanukar, Trustee, Prafulla Dahanukar Arts Foundation.
About Bajaj Electricals
Bajaj Electricals Limited (BEL), is an over 75 year ‘young,’ trusted company with a turnover of Rs. 4200 crores (FY 2013-14), and is a part of the US $ 7 billion (over Rs 38,000 crores) ‘Bajaj Group.’ Bajaj Electricals Limited has seven strategic business units – Engineering and Projects, Appliances, Fans, Luminaries, Lighting, EXIM and Morphy Richards.
Our Vision is, ‘Enhancing quality of life and bringing happiness with sustainability.’
About Shabdam:
Shabdam is a confluence of all performing arts of India with special emphasis on the written word. Formed in 2004, Shabdam is a not for profit organisation. It is dedicated to promoting and encouraging new works of literature in Hindi as well as other Indian languages besides reviving the existing great works of India. Shabdam also believes in Arts and Music as a communication medium.
About Prafulla Dahanukar Art Foundation
Prafulla Dahanukar Art Foundation (PDAF) is a public charity trust formed for the benefit of artists in memory of Prafulla Dahanukar, a renowned woman artist.
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