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12/5/24, 12:00 PM Shanaya Purohit illuminates the art world with her talented brush

hanaya Purohit illuminates the art

world with her talented brush

04 Dec 2024

Shanaya Purohit's artwork.

Muhammad Yusuf, Features Writer

Shanaya Purohit, who has been given the pet name “Dia” by her family, is a ten year old girl artist
whose versatile art making has marked her out in the world of art, even at a young age. “Dia” means
“lamp” in Hindi, and she is called so by her family, as they believe she has illuminated their home and
its surroundings. Besides art, Shanaya has a passion for music. A student in Grade 4, DPS Sharjah,
she has been participating in international art exhibitions since age five. Some of the noteworthy
exhibitions include UNESCO Club exhibition at Athens, Greece (2023), COP28 exhibition in Dubai
with Sharjah Tourism and UAE National Day exhibition with Ajman Tourism Department.

Molly Bretton, Royal Academy of Arts, UK, says that children’s art has its own distinct value, and has
to be respected for itself, since it equips young artists with opportunities to know, understand,
exchange and develop cultural expressions among and for themselves. “Child art was not thought of

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