Magan Lal, through his painting, put the concept of united India in front of the country for the first time. Arvind Ghosh then called it a true piece of inspiration in the fight for freedom.Ī saint from Gujrat had mentioned in his book ‘Santona Anuj’ that Magan Lal created this amazing painting after getting inspired from the freedom fighter Kripa Shankar Pandit and Dr. It is said that coveted Poet Shri Rabindranath Tagore got inspiration from this painting and created the widely popular song ‘Ayi Bhubana Mano’ in 1930. During the battle for freedom, the painting became the center of attraction from castles to rustic ‘Chaupals’. Then Raja Ravi Verma, the renowned painter, took the initiative and got thousands of copies in his German-based printing press. Soon after, people started talking about the painting and the painting got extremely popular. Her hair reflects the Himalaya region as well as the moving from the west to east. The lady, shown as Bharat Mata, in the picture is holding a trident which is reaching from Sindh to Afghanistan whereas one part of her sari is touching the distant Bengal region. The piece of art marks Kashmir as the crown of the country while feet touching the shores of Sri Lanka as if Lanka is devoting a lotus flower in its feet.
This painting emerged as the idol of united India for the first time during the battle for freedom.
The painting that you see below is the first ever painting of Bharat Mata made by a teacher of Ahmedabad named Magan Lal Sharma.
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