Artist draws pencil drawing to spread awareness during lockdown

To spread awareness among the people during COVID-19 lockdown, Porbandar artist Karshanbhai Odedra has made pencil drawing sitting at home about the use of masks and sanitizer. He has appealed to people to encourage children to take up drawing as a hobby during the lockdown.

Porbandar (Gujarat):During the 21-day lockdown period, many artistes are spreading awareness about the deadly virus by their works of art sitting at home. Many singers have penned songs with the message, “Stay home, stay safe.”

An artist from Porbandar, Gujarat, Karshanbhai Odedra has made pencil drawings during the lockdown period sitting at home to spread awareness about the use of masks and sanitizer to prevent the spread of Coronavirus.

These pictures are unique. In some of the pictures, temples are shown as closed, while doctors are depicted as God.

A recent picture is about Coronavirus spreading because of a large congregation at Merkaz in Nizamuddin, while another shows caged birds set free.

Drawing has been the hobby of artist Karshanbhai Odedra since childhood. At present, he is associated with the Innovative Group of Porbandar which teaches drawing every Saturday without charging any fee at the Natwarsinhji Art Gallery.

Besides, he is also associated with the Meher art clan in which he has drawn several pictures giving a glimpse of the culture of the Meher community.

During the lockdown period, while remaining at home, he has drawn pictures aimed at creating awareness among people about the importance of using mask and hand sanitizer to prevent the spread of Coronavirus.

He has appealed to people to encourage children to take up drawing as a hobby during the lockdown.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared a 21-day lockdown in the country as a measure to stop the spread of Coronavirus which has wreaked havoc in the world.