Haan main talented hun: A clarion call from women dedicated to art

The transition from passion to the profession is no less than a rollercoaster ride for a woman with a family to take care of. Not many can say aloud, “Haan, main talented hun” ( Yes, I'm talented), but a bunch of passionate mothers from Delhi-NCR who have strived hard to make a difference through their initiative, ‘Art for Peace’.

At times, these professionals have to not only fight with the external world but also with themselves as a price for choosing to pursue their passion. 

Priyanka Puri and Ritu Bhardwaj along with Rajani Sen and Priyanka Rai created a platform to connect women who have been relieving their stress through recreational artistic activities and are not bound by just paint and brush to be called artists (though many of them are great with colours).

In a meet organised on Sunday in Park Baluchi at sector 77 in Noida over art’s co-relation with mental well-bring, people from different walks of life not only discussed their journey but also their art form which has kept them going in the worst of times.

Speaking to CitySpidey, Priyanka Puri, the organiser said, “Women tend to get so involved in their family that they stop taking care of themselves. They give up on their dreams and make someone else's dream their own and lose themselves in the process. Through Art for Peace, we are here trying to engage women and help them collaborate and grow in their respective art forms”.  

While the afternoon started with the chanting of 'Om' by Yoga Guru Virendra Kumar, who also spoke about the Yoga as an art form and his mental well-being ever since he started practising Yoga. This was followed by some five minutes of natural language processing (NLP) activity by life coach Ritu and at last, there was some “Banana peeling” dancing rhymes by Sheily Kapoor, a school teacher for the last 25 years.

Post-session beautiful Mandala’s were displayed by Meta artist Bhavita, handmade decoratives by Neha Goel and some mouth-watering pickles by Malika Mishra, a cook who made her passion a profession at the age of 56 years.  

Joining these women were a few men who supported the idea of women following their passion and the need to have mental peace as a priority. 

(Art for Peace was organised by Connected-Woman for Woman, a group of women committed to overcoming all mental barriers).