‘The Exhibition Will Go On’: Raihan Vadra On Row | Times Now EXCLUSIVE

Raihan Vadra has said he will look for another Delhi venue to display photographs removed from his exhibition at Bikaner House.

Artist and photographer Raihan Vadra has said he will continue his exhibition despite a controversy over the removal of more than 70 photographs documenting youth protests, alleging that the objection was raised just hours before the show’s inauguration despite prior approval.

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In an exclusive telephonic interview, Vadra told Times Now that he was informed about the objections at around 3 pm on Wednesday, October 21, leaving him little time to make changes before the exhibition opened at Delhi’s Bikaner House.

“I asked them to give it in writing but they didn't give it in writing. RC came to me that these pictures are political so we can't show it. I told them it is not fair that they have informed it just a few hours before the inauguration,” he said.

Vadra said he was initially willing to discuss the removal of a few photographs but could not agree to taking down a substantial part of the exhibition.

“I told that if it is a 3-4 images…

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