Eighty-six-year-old Anandi Prasad Badal shows his paintings to the art, culture and youth affairs secretary Chanchal Kumar at his five-day solo exhibition that started at Bharatiya Nritya Kala Mandir in Patna on Tuesday. Around 75 of his paintings have been put up at the exhibition. The art, culture and youth affairs department has organised it. “The solo exhibition is a part of our Kala Mangal programme. Under it, we organise seven exhibitions in a year in which artworks of senior artists are put up,” said Sanjay Kumar Singh, the deputy director of art, culture and youth affairs department. Text by Shuchismita Chakraborty, picture by Jai Prakash