New Delhi: The world sees Cuba as a country frozen in time. It promises tourists vintage cars, premium cigars, and something far more alluring—nostalgia. Artist Rohit Chawla’s new exhibition captures all this while also showcasing its deeper beauty and enduring strength.
And they are more than just the postcards the world has trapped them in. “Cubans are resilient. It’s like they’re cocking a snook at the world—they manage to have a good time no matter what.
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it’s a very proud nation,” Chawla said in a conversation with journalist Salil Deshpande at the opening event for his exhibition, ‘Havana’. On 25 October, The Quorum Gurugram hosted over 50 artists, art collectors, and friends of Chawla. Some had come to witness the photographer’s recent foray from fashion, travel, and portraiture into painting, while others were more interested in Cuba.
Havana Night by Chawla | By special arrangement The island hasn’t historically been a popular travel destination for Indians, mainly due to the flight complications involved. That is beginning to change . “Now, Indians are travelling for experience.
And Cuba is all about the experience—they can go back in time and relive the 1950s and 1960s,” said Sanjay Sondhi, CEO of OM Tourism. Also read: Lithuanian ambassador shows how one artist’s work connects the Baltic country, France, India Chawla’s exhibition was also born out of a tourism-related undertaking. The artis.
