Srinivas Portrays Kashmir Valley On Canvas To Aid Cops

The scenic beauty of Kashmir Valley was encapsulated in 125 oil and acrylic paintings displayed at the “Art for a cause” exhibition here, proceeds of which were given for the welfare of kin of slain police personnel from Jammu and Kashmir and Telangana. Forty-six-year-old Sireesha Srinivas has beautifully expressed the natural landscape of the valley and its rural life — daily chores of women, shepherds herding their sheep. The exhibition also had portraits of Sufi shrines and temples from south India. The exhibition, which ended on Tuesday, generated enough funds to issue cheques of Rs 6 lakh each to the police forces of the two states in the presence of Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan. A cheque of Rs 6 lakh was received by Telangana Director General of Police M Mahendar Reddy and another cheque of a similar amount was received on behalf of Jammu and Kashmir Police chief Dilbagh Singh.