My heart beats…
My heart beats… His stopped. Suddenly and without warning. A sudden and catastrophic cardiac arrest, they said. All efforts to resuscitate failed. And yet mine beats. He lives through me. I know that, I feel that, I believe that. I…
Category Thoughts
Another day. A new day…?
Every day is a new day. I know that. Yet I feel like I am repeating the same day over and over again. Papa passed away – something should have shifted. And it did. Monumentally. Made me feel the urgency…
A kind of disquiet
Lately, I have been going through a period of being kinda lost. Like, what is the point of it all – not in a nihilistic way, not even in a depressed kinda way, but in a somewhat enquiring way. Before…
Food for thought – Narrative and or value
I don’t spend too much time on social media or my phone, as it were. I spend it on my computer when I do. I prefer watching on a big screen. I browse the internet and go through posts more…
Sabr | Shukr | Sukoon
I am fascinated by faces. And a Sardar looking directly at you is a sight to behold. I am half a Sardarni (the other half is a Maharashtrian Brahmin), married to a Sardar, and I speak about Sikhism as a…
Sakshi’s Joy Foundation
Last year in September I had the chance to paint a commissioned portrait that was effortless to paint but the hardest on my emotions. I cried for two straight days and then just took a break from painting memorial portraits.…
Déjà Vu – Artist statement
As you all know I have just concluded my solo show of nature-inspired artworks a couple of days ago. I thought I would share the artist’s statement here with you… “Welcome to my new collection, Déjà Vu, a wild place…
Why Déjà Vu
Hello! I am thrilled to let you all know that I just successfully concluded a solo show of artworks inspired by nature. I titled the show Déjà Vu. Here’s why – Life threw everything and the kitchen sink at me…
Déjà Vu -solo show 2023
I am thrilled to be having a show after quite a few years. Covid-19 and its aftermath sort of threw life out of gear. But I am determined to make this year count! This show is a departure from the…
Rewind to Pen & Ink
I started some twenty years ago by doing sketches of Rajasthani men and women in Pen & Ink. I loved their immediacy and that little element of surprise. I never knew what I would end up with no matter how…