India, Sept. 15 -- Painting exhibition, Indian Bandwallah, captures the life and different moods of the musicians who bring joy to the lives of people. Young artist Sourav Shee, from Kolkata, has exhibited 40 paintings that have been a part of tradition in his growing-up years. The 28-year-old painter says, "We live in old mohallas where these bandwallahs have been part of my childhood. We used to watch them practise, wearing colourful clothes and enthusiastically taking part in weddings, pujas and other community events. A few years back, while moving around I realised a familiar sound and realised that those musicians are now missing from our locality. So, I made them my subjects and started making paintings." The exhibition has been curated by painter, architect and academician Vandana Sehgal. "The bandwallah occupies a unique place in our collective memory. Sourav's works revisit this familiar figure not only as part of celebration, but as a symbol of a cultural landscape that is undergoing transformation." A BFA passout, he did not take up further art studies and started dabbling in life subjects. "Aaam-aadmi is my muse and core subject. I love painting works like gardeners, painters, rickshawallahs, carpenters, plumbers or masons." The exhibition was inaugurated by District Magistrate Vishak G Iyer....