Assam Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma thanked Rahul Pareek, a self taught artist who gifted him a portrait which the artist created using electronic wastes.
Young Rahul Pareek, a commerce graduate of the state created a portrait of Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma using the mobile phone wastes. His creation touched the Chief Minister who apart from thanking the artist asked him to take his creative art to a larger canvas. As Rahul informed the Chief Minister that he is making a portrait of Bharat Ratna Dr. Bhumi Hazarika using the same electronic wastes, Dr. Sarma asked him to display it in Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra during maestro’s birthday in September. The Chief Minister said that the artist’s creation is a lesson for young generation to use environmentally hazardous items for productive purposes.
It may be noted that young Rahul Pareek created portrait of cricketer Virat Kohili, film actor Akshay Kumar and many others. Chief Minister Dr. Sarma requesting him to take his creative art to a new level wished him all success in his future endeavour.