90-Year-Old Padma Awardee Evicted, Others On Deadline: No Respect For Artistes?
As a Padma Awardee was evicted from the housing that was allotted to him by the government, and as multiple other artistes also face similar eviction, on this episode of Breaking Views, we look at how artistes are treated in the country. We have policies and institutions in place to conserve our monuments, but what about the people who have preserved and nurtured our cultural heritage? Is this the respect we ought to give to India's elderly artistes? What is the message such action sends out to those who may want to pursue the arts?
