Banana Leaf Online offers M'sian Indian creatives a platform to share collective stories


One of Banana Leaf Online's recent workshops was 'Win Your Inner Creative Battles', conducted by Malaysian visual artist Mona KV. Photo: Jonathan Rainier Peris

Last year, contemporary artist Rupa Subramaniam organised a significant art event in Kuala Lumpur celebrating the work of the Malaysian Indian community.

The exhibit titled Banana Leaf: An Exhibition Of Malaysian Indian Art And Culture featured over 20 local artists and writers as well as the children of the community-based Sivananda Ashram in Batu Caves, Selangor.

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