On a special incident, Prof. Sukhvir Sanghal got inspiration for art education through writing when in 1942 on the day of holi at 6 in the morning Pandit Nehru invited him to Anand Bhavan to prepare an invitation card for his daughter’s (Mrs.Indira Gandhi) wedding. As a request to prepare wedding invitation in Indian style, he discussed on various art aspects with Pandit Nehru for 2 hours and at the end he advised Sanghal to write down all the thoughts. It was this discussion which inspired him to start writing the epic ‘Evolution of Art and Artist’.
This book is written in English in three huge volumes and it took 12 years for Prof. Sukhvir Sanghal to write this book. Unfortunately, it could not be published during his life time.
Through the dedicated efforts of his granddaughter Priyam Chandra, the book was carefully digitized and compiled. Volume 1 of the book was officially released on 7th September 2025 by the Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Brajesh Pathak, at the National Book Fair, Lucknow. The other two volumes are yet to be published.
Shri. Rajesh Jaiswal welcoming our chief guest, Hon. Brajesh Pathak
Hon. Brajesh Pathak seeking blessing from Maa Sarawati
Hon. Brajesh Pathak paying tribute to Prof. Sukhvir Sanghal
Shri. Rajesh Jaiswal felicitating Hon. Brajesh Pathak during the book launch
Priyam Chandra addressing the audience during the book launch
Hon. Brajesh Pathak launching the book Evolution of Art and Artist V1
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Hon. Brajesh Pathak launching the book Evolution of Art and Artist V1
Hon. Brajesh Pathak addressing the audience during the book launch
Launching of book Evolution of art and artist v1
Launching of book Evolution of art and artist v1