Jishnu Debbarma
Tripura Deputy Chief Minister Jishnu Debbarma

Art has been a heritage in Tripura since royal period, but unfortunately artists have never been given due honour, neither through employment nor through providing a platform for showcasing their talents, said Deputy Chief Minister Jishnu Dev Varma.

Speaking at an inaugural session of a three-day long painting exhibition held at Agartalaโ€™s City Centre on Thursday evening, Jishnu Dev Varma said that his government would resolve the art crisis that developed in the last couple of years.โ€

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โ€œI will personally speak to the Chief Minister for a permanent art gallery to showcase the creativity of artists. Above all, sources of income of the artists need to be ascertained,โ€ Dev Varma said in his speech.

Recalling earlier period, he said that many Manikya rulers like Birendra Kishore Manikya Deb Burman, Bir Bikram Manikya Deb Burman were fond of painting.

โ€œThe state has always patronized art since Manikya period. And in present digital period, art has become necessary. Our government would work to promote art,โ€ he said.

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