Shabir Ahmad Najar has not been schooled in any artists’ den or an art school yet this 42-year old Kashmiri has painted the town in vivid colours and meaningful images to create feel-good vibes in south Kashmir’s towns.

Najar, 42, is a self-taught artist whose service has been hired by the Shopian Municipal Corporation had been painting the graffiti and murals for past several weeks as part of the district administration’s beautification drive.

His work is evoking public interests and he has already been given a nickname of ‘The Colour Player’ by the townsfolk. Kashmiris are generally fond of giving nicknames to famous persons.

He has already won a lot of praise from one and all in the town for his impeccable artwork.

“His paintings are charming and are irresistible,” said Altaf Ahmad, a local.


Najar has so far created graffiti and murals on more or less a dozen walls in the town as part of the Municipal Committee Shopain’s (MCS) beautification drive.

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