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Artist Rupa Samaria Spotlights Rajasthan's Avian Life in Solo Show A Bird Call
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News18•10-10-2026, 16:45
Artist Rupa Samaria Spotlights Rajasthan's Avian Life in Solo Show A Bird Call
- •Artist and conservationist Rupa Samaria is hosting her solo exhibition titled A Bird Call Rajasthan at Bikaner House.
- •The exhibition features over 60 bird species, capturing the rich avian diversity across Rajasthan's deserts, wetlands, and grasslands.
- •A central focus of the show is the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard, or Godawan, with numbers dwindling to around 100.
- •Samaria uses charcoal against intense fluorescent backgrounds to symbolize both the fragility of the birds and a visual warning of their decline.
- •The showcase includes both resident and migratory species like the Siberian Crane, Egyptian Vulture, and Indian Paradise Flycatcher before closing on October 12.
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Rupa Samaria's solo exhibition titled "A Bird Call — Rajasthan" at Bikaner House focuses on capturing the rich avian life of Rajasthan, including resident, migratory, rare, and threatened bird species across the region's deserts, grasslands, and wetlands.
Samaria uses intense fluorescent backgrounds inspired by traditional Rajasthani attire to serve as a visual warning signal, drawing attention to the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard whose population has dwindled to around 100 left.
The exhibition showcasing artist and conservationist Rupa Samaria's works comes to a close on October 12.
