The idea of the wax museum stemmed from the land art piece developed for the beej utsav (seed festival). “As of now there are four farmers who have quit growing Bt Cotton completely and moved on to other crops,” says Ms. Bhattad. I realised that today a farmer feels very lonely,” says Ms. Bhattad, who holds a Master’s degree in sculpture from M.S.U. And our villages should be the cultural hub,” says Ms. Bhattad, who is gearing up for the bigger edition of the land art festival in October. In Paradsinga, a small village in Madhya Pradesh, the confluence of art and agriculture is leading to a transformation.

Source: The Hindu June 19, 2016 20:48 UTC