All time great poet and artist Rabindranath Tagore wrote in Gitanjali, ” (God) Give me the strength never to disown the poor.” I am recalling the words of modern Indian painting immortal Sayed Haider Raza, ‘Colour and sketch are the silent words of God’s prayer.” Poet and noted arts administrator Ashok Vajpeyi penned, “Art is a spiritual act. It connects us to Virat.” Swami Vivekanand said, ” … The first of all worship is the worship of Virat — of all those all around us… the first God we have to worship are own countrymen (who are poor and hungry)… my God the poor of all races.” Art comes from the heart .An artist and his/her art work touch it’s height when it have a charitable mission. Fund raising for charity by auctioning or selling of art work have been in practice worldwide.
One of the brightest stars of celluloid world, glamorous bollywood actress and a fine artist Sonakshi Sinha has auctioned her digital prints, sketches and large canvas paintings to help the daily wage workers who are passing through the worst phase of their lives due to COVID-19. Sonakshi Sinha, full of human feelings, came forward to be the savior of daily wage workers and other needy.
Her art works are captivating, beautiful and amazing. She says about her art work, “I make it with nothing but love.” Revealing the cause and motto to auction her art work, she says, ” What good are we, if we cannot do for others. My art is my safe space, my solace. It helps me center and channelize my thoughts and just brings a sense of calm and relief to me. And relief is what I want to bring to those for whom this pandemic has been a nightmare, people who have no income and therefore no food to feed themselves or their families, the daily wage earners. I have decided to auction a mix of my canvasses and hand sketches that I have created with all my hearts.” She echoes the feeling of Mother Theresa. Mother Theresa said, “It is not how much we give but how much love we put into it.”
She further elaborates the modus operandi.”The proceeds from the auction will be donated to Give India to provide meals the daily wagers, homeless, and the less privileged.” Teamed up with Fankind , online fundraising platform she auctioned her art work. Fankind is a platform where many big names of different fields are associated with it. Celebrity Anushula Kapoor is the founder of this platform. Fankind brings fans and celebrities together for charity. GiveIndia has been roped in as the philanthropy partner.
Moreover, the team of Sonakshi Sinha has already distributed 1500+ PPE kits to doctors, nurses till date. Talking to Beauty & The Best, she assured, “Distribution of PPE kits will go on. My fans are on this mission. Doctors, nurses and other medical staffs are the frontline fighters of corona virus war. Everyone must help and respect them.”
Sonakshi Sinha, a celebrity of her own space and style serves the society in the time of crisis in her own way.