I was born in Ambala , India on 27 April 1958 and moved to the UK in 2002. I am currently living in Birmingham, England.
Having got my Bachelor of Arts from Kurukshetra University, India I moved to Delhi University in 1978 for studying literature and later on did my M.Phil in English literature followed by a Degree in Law. Having been awarded commendation for painting in Kurukshetra University Youth Festival in 1977 I pursued painting on amateur level for sometime. The prime focus of my contemplation and work has been Indian Mythology.
My involvement as a child with commonplace rituals like offering water oblation to ‘Tulsi’ , worshipping ‘kusha grass’ and offering ‘Bel’ leaves to Siva etc. inspired me to explore the divinity associated with trees. In an effort to connect the common man to the long forgotten folklore and the divine in trees I studied the trees in Indian mythology and the iconography of the divine figures associated with trees. The result was the work titled ‘Tarukathaa—the story of trees’ which was exhibited in India and the UK
The study and contemplation of the magic and mystique of lofty mythological characters has been a sublime experience strengthening my belief and inspiring me ever so more to revere the divinity in the subjects that I studied. It is this sublime and divine that prompts me to take to canvas. Painting for me is an expression of the underlying belief in the mystique of mythology drawing inspiration not from any scholastic or artistic pretensions but faith.
Exhibitions:
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Having got my Bachelor of Arts from Kurukshetra University, India I moved to Delhi University in 1978 for studying literature and later on did my M.Phil in English literature followed by a Degree in Law. Having been awarded commendation for painting in Kurukshetra University Youth Festival in 1977 I pursued painting on amateur level for sometime. The prime focus of my contemplation and work has been Indian Mythology.
My involvement as a child with commonplace rituals like offering water oblation to ‘Tulsi’ , worshipping ‘kusha grass’ and offering ‘Bel’ leaves to Siva etc. inspired me to explore the divinity associated with trees. In an effort to connect the common man to the long forgotten folklore and the divine in trees I studied the trees in Indian mythology and the iconography of the divine figures associated with trees. The result was the work titled ‘Tarukathaa—the story of trees’ which was exhibited in India and the UK
The study and contemplation of the magic and mystique of lofty mythological characters has been a sublime experience strengthening my belief and inspiring me ever so more to revere the divinity in the subjects that I studied. It is this sublime and divine that prompts me to take to canvas. Painting for me is an expression of the underlying belief in the mystique of mythology drawing inspiration not from any scholastic or artistic pretensions but faith.
Exhibitions:
- Tarukathaa - Lalit Kala Academy - New Delhi (September 2002)
- Orange Studio - Birmingham (February 2003)
- RBSA (Royal Birmingham Society of Artists) Gallery- Mythological Muse - a group show
- Nehru Centre - London (July 2003)
- Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan - London (July 2003)
- Baithak - Saaz - Birmingham (April 2011)
- Navagraha - Southfields gallery, London (November 2012)
- The Dance of Shiva (Solo Show) - Mac, Birmingham (11th November 2012 - 02nd December 2012)
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