Kathmandu:

I feel very sad,” shared Netra Bhattarai, who was going through the feedback of people who watched the exhibition ‘A People War’ at 30 different places in Nepal. “The pictures indeed show the reality of what happened during the decade-long insurgency. It should be seen by all, especially the political party leaders. They should understand the message the photos give and not let it repeat in future,” he added.

The exhibition opened for the public on February 29 at the Nepal Art Council, Babermahal, and there were many visitors right from the start, which included locals, foreigners, journalists, human rights activists, and even high-level police personnel. There are two separate sections in the exhibition, one for the exhibition of select photos from the photo book A People War, and the other section that features responses of the visitors.

The visitors at NAC were also given space to share their own feelings after watching the exhibition, in a room with glowing white ambience, perhaps symbolising peace.

“May this send a strong message to our coming generations regarding the futility of violence and war,” said a visitor Deependra Jha.

Some of the visitors jotted down touching lines, like how they felt very lucky to at least have their dear ones around them despite all the hardships. Most of them expressed the same wish — that they never may have to see such gruesome violence again.

The exhibition is on till March 1