gandhinagar after the pandemic we all need some colour in our lives the art of india aoi 2022 which was inaugurated by gujarat chief minister bhupendra patel in gandhinagar on monday attempts to do just that with arts healing touch the event an initiative by the times of india is the countrys biggest art showcase with more than 400 works by over 250 artists displayed in an area spanning 75000 sq ft artists art connoisseurs politicians and many other distinguished personalities were present to celebrate its openingreleasing the aoi catalogue for collectors and connoisseurs at the helipad exhibition centre the cm congratulated toi for the endeavour and praised the curation by priya adhyaru that brought works by a diverse group of artists stalwarts from rabindranath tagore to rising contemporary stars on one platformmany of these works will be masterpieces of tomorrow cm i am sure that many of these exhibited works will be the masterpieces of tomorrow said cm bhupendra patel according to me the art of india is a great opportunity for visitors to get a glimpse of the rich indian heritage and different styles of art under one roofcaptains of industry philanthropists art connoisseurs and ministers attended the event which will be open till april 15senior ias officers including chief secretary pankaj kumar principal secretary to the cm k kailashnathan and acs rajiv kumar gupta were also present full coverage of the event will be published in the toi edition dated april 13the cm noted that the exhibition was taking place in the 75th year of indias independence under foreign rule many of our art forms nearly got extinct but over the past 75 years we have been successful in reviving many of them he said our sculptors works now stand tall at various temples and monuments in india and even abroad he added some of these works are coming back to us due to the efforts of pm narendra modithe cm said that art is omnipresent in gujarat manifesting in forms such as paghdi headgear and mojdi footwear he cited pichhwai works and cultural fairs such as the one held in madhavpur the times of indias initiative is unparalleled in its scope and i urge more people to visit it the cm saidthe exhibition presents works from the preindependence era to the present