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Bengaluru: Kalaburagi, the divisional headquarters of Kalaburagi (formerly Hyderabad) in Karnataka, has a feather in its cap in the form of the newly established Anuchandra Visual Arts and Cultural Society and Gallery. The newfound art facility is acclaimed to be the first such destination in the whole of North Karnataka. Chandrahas Jalihal, an art teacher by profession and woodcut print artist by passion, is the proud owner of the new cultural centre. He has built a new artistic building catering to the demands of the infrastructure, befitting the requirements. In an informal chat, Chandrahas Jalihal recollects the reasons for undertaking such a magnificent feat, a rare thought these days in that region and elsewhere. Excerpts from the same: Q: Can you brief us about your journey into the art field? Chandrahas Jalihal: I originally belong to Balaganur town, now in Maski Taluk, Raichur district, and was born and brought up there. As part of the rural region, Balaganur boasts a typica...

Location-Government Primary School of Sindgi town in the then Vijapur/Bijapur and present-day Vijayapura district in the early Seventies of the previous century. The school neither had windows nor doors and it was a rainy season. The shepherd felt the venue to be a boon to his herd of sheep and made them enter the school building while the school-going children were amused to find the next day morning the new gatecrashers. But such a plight was nothing new to the schoolboys who also included the internationally acclaimed artist GR Iranna, now settled in New Delhi. A passion since childhood days: Recalling his hilarious upbringing culminating in an amazing career in the field of fine arts, Iranna Rukumpur reminisces-“My father wasn’t educated in materialistic terms but was very intelligent and pragmatic when it came to farming. He was very keen that I should become educated and did what all possible within his reach to accomplish his dreams”. Beginning with leftover chalk pieces: GR Ir...