Odisha-Born Bijay Biswaal’s Modi Painting Fetches Rs 5 Lakh at Auction
A painting of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a railway station by Odisha-born Bijay Biswaal was sold for Rs 5 lakh during a two-day physical auction of memorable gifts presented to the PM nationally and internationally at the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi.
“I became happiest when I got the news that this painting got the highest bidding of Rs 5 lakh. I am feeling on the top of the world. It’s great news for me as an artist who left a secure government job to pursue art as a profession.,” said the self-taught artist.