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14-24 JANUARY,2025

       Art is connected very closely to the fundamental sense of self. The diferent forms of expression by every different artists convey a feeling, state of society, depict critical moments in history or a perspective through space and time. Art has always been a creative way to preserve history, presenting various views and scenarios through the ages. Moreover, art acts as a collective memory of society. Through expressive outlets such as paintings, music, literature and other art forms, artists used to preserve life as we know it even better than historical fact-based records. Art itself is a language. It helps people from various cultures to understand and communicate with each other through songs, pictures and stories. People often relate to other societies and cultures through their artistic representations. An excellent example of this is people connecting images of barn houses and windmills to Holland and of the Taj Mahal to India. Art is often a preferred vehicle for social change. We use murals, paintings, sculptures, drama, movies and songs as medium to change public opinion and launch public informational campaigns. Thus with the theme, ‘Art and Social Reform’ in the ‘3rd KIAE2025’ we will try to present flavours of different cultures of various geographical locations under one roof.