SOURCE- HINDUSTAN TIMES

Thirty five walls across the city of Navi Mumbai will depict prominent literature by Marathi poets in the form of calligraphy; to promote Marathi literature and to get residents to take up reading, the civic administration is getting some segments of Marathi Abhangs (devotional poetries) inscribed onto the city walls.

To promote Marathi literature and to get residents to take up reading, the civic administration is getting some segments of Marathi Abhangs (devotional poetries) inscribed onto the walls across the city. Students from arts schools like JJ School of Arts and Thane School of Arts have been roped in for the calligraphy.

The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has undertaken a major beautification work that includes wall paintings among others. The idea to have poems inscribed on the walls is another initiative to add to the city’s aesthetic appeal.

“We are roping in artists and calligraphers to depict the literary work in an attractive manner. Noted literary works have been identified and artists have been asked to depict the beauty of these art works in the form of calligraphy,” said city engineer Sanjay Desai.