{"id":64940,"date":"2026-01-22T12:13:26","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T06:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mint-money.in\/index.php\/2026\/01\/22\/kalahandis-artistic-legacy-thrives-vedanta-presents-saura-painting-to-cm-symbolizing-regional-pride\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T12:13:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T06:43:26","slug":"kalahandis-artistic-legacy-thrives-vedanta-presents-saura-painting-to-cm-symbolizing-regional-pride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mint-money.in\/index.php\/2026\/01\/22\/kalahandis-artistic-legacy-thrives-vedanta-presents-saura-painting-to-cm-symbolizing-regional-pride\/","title":{"rendered":"Kalahandi\u2019s Artistic Legacy Thrives: Vedanta Presents Saura Painting to CM, Symbolizing Regional Pride"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], January 22: <\/strong>In a gesture celebrating the confluence of industrial progress and tribal heritage, Mr. Pranab Kumar Bhattacharyya, CEO \u2013 Alumina Business, Vedanta Ltd, presented a traditional Saura art painting to the Hon\u2019ble Chief Minister of Odisha, Shri Mohan Charan Majhi, during the concluding ceremony of Kalahandi Utsav \u2013 Ghumura 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The painting, meticulously handcrafted by local tribal artists, was showcased at the Vedanta pavilion as a testament to the success of the company\u2019s cultural conservation efforts.<\/p>\n<p>The artwork was created under Project Adikala, Vedanta\u2019s flagship CSR initiative dedicated to reviving endangered tribal art forms like Dhokra metal casting and Saura paintings. By providing specialized training, modern design support, and direct market linkages, Project Adikala has successfully secured sustainable livelihoods for over 200 artisan families in the region.<\/p>\n<p>This initiative ensures that ancient artistic legacies not only survive but thrive as viable economic activities in the modern market. Mr. Bhattacharyya reaffirmed that for Vedanta Lanjigarh, preserving the cultural integrity of Kalahandi remains as essential as its industrial contributions, fostering a truly inclusive and sustainable future for the district.<\/p>\n<p><em>If you object to the content of this press release, please notify us at pr.error.rectification@gmail.com. We will respond and rectify the situation within 24 hours.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], January 22: In a gesture celebrating the confluence of industrial progress and tribal heritage, Mr. Pranab Kumar Bhattacharyya, CEO \u2013 Alumina Business, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":64941,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[236],"class_list":["post-64940","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-lifestyle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mint-money.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64940","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mint-money.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mint-money.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mint-money.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mint-money.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64940"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mint-money.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64940\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mint-money.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64941"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mint-money.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64940"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mint-money.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64940"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mint-money.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}