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 When Art Becomes Conscience 🌍🎨

On 10 January 2026 in Varanasi, the Jan Mitra Samman honoured Prof. Chawky Frenn — internationally renowned artist, educator, and human-rights cultural activist — for his lifelong commitment to art, peace, democracy, and human dignity.

This was not just an award ceremony.

It was a moral declaration that art must stand with the oppressed, challenge injustice, and keep human conscience alive.

From Sonbhadra, Jaunpur, and Gorakhpur to global cultural and human-rights platforms, this moment carried a powerful message:

Art guided by conscience can still change the world.

Read the full OP-ED here:

🔗 https://medium.com/@lenin_75290/when-art-becomes-conscience-why-the-jan-mitra-samman-to-prof-chawky-frenn-matters-to-the-world-4ebf6d913e0a

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