India’s fight for freedom had a wave impact among other countries under colonial oppression; And of them was the African nation of Congo. Patriss Lumba was a congress politician who takes his country for independence and had close relations with the Indian leaders of that time. A photo exhibition called a photo exhibition of Patriss Lumba is currently on performance in Bengaluru.
The show organized by the Inter -Chioic Dialogue Project and the Indian Institute of World Culture (IIWC) not only shines a spotlight on African freedom struggles, but also celebrates the birth centenary of Patris. Curateed by Archishman Raju and Nandita Chaturvedi, and organized by Arkali Venkatesh in IIWC, the show is a history lesson in paintings.
According to Nandita, the show is aimed at two times: to find out India’s relationship with the world and to understand the exchange of ideas between various civilizations.
A picture of Patriss Lumba when he was captured by Belgium and American forces, then Patriss Lumb’s Fizzling Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
“At one time, Patriss Lumba was known everywhere in the world and when he was murdered in 1961, there were protests in all major Indian cities. We felt that it was important to bring back this period to this period in public awareness.”
Lose in recent history during that time, the Government of India was involved in crisis in the Congo and Nehru wrote several letters to the UN Secretary -General. A large -scale protests were also organized by Aruna Asaf Ali in Delhi.
He said, “After the murder of Patriss, Nehru sent the Indian Army to help in the situation there. It was also part of the peace movement so that people around the world could find out about the struggles against colonialism in various countries,” she says that in 1947 the colonial movement had become a case study for almost all Africa.
Ghana was one of the first sub -Saharan African country to achieve independence, roughly through Quame Nakramah’s efforts, who employed methods of civil disobedience in their struggle.
Unmarried flame of Patriss Lumba from a photo exhibition of Oliver Tambo and Nelson Mandela. Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Although there are many examples of African leaders who take out one or two pages for India’s independence, the exhibition focuses on Patris Lumba, Quame Nakramah, South Africa’s Oliver Tambo and Giny Bisau’s Amiler Cabral, as well as web du bois, PAN African Movement’s father.
Although the leaders of the African movement studied India’s attitude, in many areas it was taken to a different character due to different circumstances. For example, Belgiums did not train the native congress in administration, while we had a 100 -year struggle, which gave us time to prepare unlike many African countries, which were left in anarchy, Nandita says.
“The exhibition is also dedicated to an Indian diplomat, ES Reddy, who used to be the Leader of the Special Committee of the United Nations against apartheid from 1963 to 1965. However, he lived most of his lives in the United States, he was deeply involved in the anti -apartheid struggle and can be better known in South Africa than India today.”
As a student, Reddy left the India movement, and while living in the United States for higher studies, he met activist Paul Robson, who included him in the African movement. Reddy also developed close friendship with Oliver Tambo, one of the central figures in the South African movement.
A picture of Oliver Tambo in South Africa, which addresses the United Nations with the United Nations, which was from the unspecified flame of Patriss Lumba. Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
“In a way, Reddy is a bridge between the two countries and the show is also dedicated to him as it was her birth centenary last year,” she says.
Different rooms of IIWC not only highlight the series of events that stand out during the freedom struggle of these nations, but are also documents of coalition and mutual support among world leaders. Needless to say, 65 photos on the performance are mostly in black and white, which are with the quotes of Nation Heads and a copy with the African National Congress Freedom Charter.
According to Nandita, a lot of images on the performance have been made available by the United Nations and many photographers admitted that her work had a widespread purpose. These images can be accessed on www.media.un.org and www.archive.org.
“We are living at a time when the world is shifting and political relations are being rebuilt – among the West and other nations, among the nations that were once known as the third world. We realize that useful relationships can remove people out of poverty and promote peace,” Nandita says that Nandita says that Nandita says that there is an interaction -resistance to talk about such events. By Project.
The unmarried flame of Patriss Lumba is displayed at the Indian Institute of World Culture till 25 July (possibly it will be extended / transferred). Admission fee.
In Brussels (1960), a picture of Patriss Lumba is holding his arms to show his wounds from the jail, with the exhibition of Patriss Lumba with the fickleness of Lumba. Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
At a press conference in the United Nations in 1960, a picture of Patriss Lumba asked the exhibition to help the Congo to help the Congo that Patris Lumb’s unspecified flame. Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Published – July 21, 2025 08:28 pm IST
