India, Aug. 22 -- There were no mid-week blues at Bikaner House on Wednesday evening. Instead, vibrant canvases with strong social messages took centre stage at Echoes of the Earth, a solo exhibition by artist Ranjeeta Kant. The ongoing show transforms paintings into an artistic plea to listen closely to the planet's voice. The evening drew eminent personalities across fields, including chief guest, art collector and philanthropist Kiran Nadar. Conversations circled around sustainability, the urgency of action, and how art can communicate these critical concerns with impact. Ranjeeta, who has been painting for 25 years, revealed that her work shifted during the pandemic. She said, "Forest fires, the flooding of beautiful valleys, the bleaching of corals, and the heating of our oceans, all of this troubles me deeply. That period marked a shift; my work became more abstract, gradually transforming into what it is now. My entire process of painting comes from what I feel within, and I pour those feelings onto the canvas." Explaining her decision not to title her works, she added, "I have not named my canvases, because they are simply expressions of what I experienced. I want to keep them open to interpretation. But at their core, they are all trying to say: Save the Earth." The exhibition is on display at Bikaner House until August 25, and will then move to Chawla Art Gallery until September 12....