Nepal, Jan. 28 -- Artists depict ever changing realms of society from folklore to artificial intelligence We walk past familiar neighbourhoods and wonder how much it has changed. An ongoing exhibition at The Kala Salon titled Changing Times aims to do just that -- capture ever-changing society within a captivating display of colourful canvases.

Brick-lined houses, local tea shops, ancient temples, quiet devotion are themes in Pradhumna Shrestha's series Shangri-La, much of which is an imagined past filled with nostalgia of the place he grew up in. By keeping people out of the frame, he allows space for what he calls a divine aura to surface.

"I was born and brought up here and my canvases echo the nostalgia of cities like Kathmandu, Bh...