India, March 2 -- A retrospective exhibition Chaupal by senior artist Awadhesh Misra, underway in the state capital, is a collection attractive colours, style and pleasant waves of paintings that bring alive the village life on the canvas.

"The subject of my paintings is not only reflection of rural and urban lifestyles but also brings forward the little stories that happen on every nook corner of the villages of our country. I spent my childhood in a farmer's family in Matha village of Ayodhya where the scarecrow was an essential part of farming activities in every household. Standing in the farms, amidst the greenery of the fields spread far and wide, guarding the fields from unwanted animals since eternity, the scarecrow is the core p...