Mrs. Manju Lodha, renowned social worker, litterateur and President of the Lodha Foundation, said that positive energy that brings happiness is always scattered around us, but we do not pay attention to it, instead becoming entangled in small things and making our thinking negative. Therefore, if we want to be happy, we must learn the art of making our lives happy through positive thoughts.
Mrs. Lodha was speaking as the chief guest at the inauguration ceremony of the 23rd International Group Art Exhibition organized by Akriti Art Foundation, the country’s leading cultural, social and artistic organization, on the evening of Tuesday, 16th December, 2025. She heartily congratulated Manmohan Jaiswal, Founder Director of Akriti Art Foundation, and all the participating artists for organizing this exhibition and expressed his best wishes for their continued success. Speaking as the special guest on this occasion, renowned lyricist and media & public relations consultant Gajanan Mahatpurkar said that painting is truly devotion to God, in which artists beautifully express their innermost feelings. He heartily congratulated the organizers and participants for the captivating art exhibition. Manmohan Jaiswal, Founder Director of Akriti Art Foundation, stated that his organization has been organizing various national and international art events for the past 18 years. In continuation of this, the organization’s 23rd International Art Exhibition is being held from 16th to 21st December at the Maker Chambers Art Gallery in Nariman Point, Mumbai. He informed that 35 renowned artists from India, Australia, Dubai, and Europe are participating in this exhibition. He informed that he along with his team is soon going to launch a digital marketing platform for all the artists, through which the works of the artists can be easily made available to any corner of the world. On this occasion, as special guests, senior politician of Republican Party of India Avinash Kamble, prominent social worker and idol of Shri Narendra Modi, Vikas Mahante, Corporate Communication Head of Bajaj Group Ms. Suruchi Mahatpurkar Kore and Chairman of All State Group Ajoykant Ruia along with various speakers expressed their views about the exhibition. It is noteworthy that this exhibition features paintings by renowned artists such as M.F. Husain, Jamini Roy, S.H. Raja, Sohan Kumar, Poorva Tenani, Priyesh, Pradnya Pandit, Anita Goyal, Sanjana Ramchandani, Vaishali Shah, Praveen Pandey, Nisha Gandhi, Saloni Gupta, Shobhana Mehta, Sunamdini Jayant, Rajvi Gandhi, Nirali Modi, Rakhi Sanghvi, Ritika Singh, Shekhar Barve, Nanda Pathak, Sumedh Unnawane, Mayur Shrivandhankar, Nawab Jahan, Tania Phatnani, Dhyanjyoti Nimbalkar, Shivani Dhuria, Preeti Shah, Aarti Choradia, Rupali Mistry, and Shruti Soman. The exhibition’s opening ceremony was attended by numerous art lovers, interior designers, architects, and representatives from the music and literary worlds. Mr. Jaiswal initially welcomed all the guests. This grand exhibition was inaugurated with the lighting of lamps by various guests, which will remain open for free viewing by all art lovers from 12 noon to 8 pm every day till 21st December, 2025.
