Art forms touch human hearts : Naidu

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New Delhi : The Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu on February 17, 2018, said that all arts, all thoughts must move in one direction to bring in universal brotherhood. He was addressing a gathering after inaugurating the 8^th Theatre Olympics and releasing its logo  ‘Flag of Friendship’ here. The Minister of State for Culture (I/C) and Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Dr. Mahesh Sharma and other dignitaries were present on the occasion.

The Vice President said that art and cultural ties have united humanity from time immemorial and ancient civilizations like the Greek, Roman, Babylonian, Egyptian and Indus Valley civilizations have enriched the cultural capital of the world. Naidu said that art is a mirror of the society and is reflection of the lives of people. It is a creative transformation of the stories of ordinary lives into an extraordinary art form, he added.

The Vice President said that art forms touch human hearts like no other impulse and it can produce different aesthetic responses in the viewers. He further said that art can move them to tears, make them laugh heartily, make them feel angry about an issue, make them feel disgusted about some reality, according to a PIB release. There are a whole lot of emotions it can generate, he added.