Artist Threatened of His Life for His Freedom of Expression

GROUND REPORT
By Shreedeep Rayamajhi

Images by Manish Harijan's "The Rise of Collateral"

INDIA---Art can be a form of expression but when an artist’s questions the beliefs and values in the name of "Freedom of Expression" then the question of morals and ethics come up front. Likes such one of the artist in Nepal has been threatened of his life for his ultra modern fusion painting of Hindu deities and Super Heroes of the west. Manish Harijan, the painter has been questioned with his art and meanings; he was called upon by the administrative body of the government for a statement against his art exhibition when the Hindu federation started protest against the exhibition. The Siddhartha art gallery where the exhibition was going on has been sealed by the Central District Office. The case came upfront when the artist was directly threatened of being killed for his art work. [link]