Hindi poet Alok Dhanawa addresses the three-day national seminar on, “Contribution of Bihar in Making of Indian Art”, that started at Patna Museum on Friday. The seminar organised by the art, culture and youth affairs department was inaugurated by Ram Vachan Rai, chairperson, Bihar Rajya Lok Pustakalaya. Maruti Nandan Tiwari, a professor of art, history and tourism management department, Kashi Hindu Vishwa Vidyalaya, said: “Bharatiya Kala Ko Bihar Ki Den, a book by Vindheshwari Prasad Singh published in 1958, is a literary treasure for understanding the art of Bihar. It presents the picture of the development of different art forms of the state from early ages till the 13th century.” Text by Piyush Kumar Tripathi, picture by Ashok Sinha