Honoring Janagarh's art, 25 years after his death: The artwork of painter Janagarh Shyam, which was sold in Bhopal for ₹1500 41 years ago.

A painting that was sold for just 1,500 rupees in Bhopal in 1985 is now being auctioned off for 18 crore rupees. The artwork by Janagarh Singh Shyam, a renowned painter from Madhya Pradesh, has been re-auctioned after 41 years in Mumbai at a price of 18 crore rupees. The Pandol family had initially purchased the painting, and it was auctioned off for 18 crore rupees, which is 12 lakh times its original price and nearly four times its estimated value. The painting belongs to the Gond community.