ART EXPRESSIONS BY REENA M. KALRA

Active collaboration with various NGOs focused on general waste and medical waste processing and disposal. She has partnered with Swechha NGO to establish their office through the innovative upcycling of old materials. Additionally, she provided assistance with stage backdrops and costumes for Swechha’s theatrical production of Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax, collaborating with students from Khidki Village.

Art workshops & individual works at this centre. A touching case of Salah, the pilot, who had an accident & was paralysed with partial brain damage. He used to wait daily with his paints and brushes for Reena. He formed an emotional work relationship with Reena to start seeing a life mending purpose. Please see Salah’s painting done with Reena’s company.

IGCSE research on differently abled pupils among their typically developing peers has shown promising results, particularly with the implementation of art therapy. This approach has significantly aided the development of autistic pupils through art and design, serving as a powerful means of expression and motivation. It highlights their value and capabilities, emphasizing that differences in expression and behavior should be celebrated rather than viewed as shortcomings. Just as no two leaves on a tree are identical, every individual is unique; the distinction lies not within them, but in the perceptions of those who observe.

One of Reena’s most profound contributions to sacred art is her work at ISKCON Temple, Punjabi Bagh, New Delhi, where she was volunteered to paint the deities of Sri Sri Gaura-Nitai. Merging her mastery of bold strokes with deep devotional sensitivity, she captured the radiant, golden forms of the ‘Golden Avatars’ in their iconic dancing pose. This work serves as a center-piece of the temple’s spiritual atmosphere.