Collection: Paintings

A mixed-media portrait exploring identity and fractured selfhood. The face is constructed through layered printed fragments, vibrant colours, and broken mirror pieces, creating a striking dialogue between memory, reflection, and contemporary identity.

This Devi Puja captures the quiet, intimate core of the ritual - not the procession, but the aarti itself. The Devi, crowned and garlanded in gold on a green velvet asana, radiates light from many diyas. Around her, five women embody different roles: the musician with tuntuna and dhol, the elder in white veil praying, the mother teaching her daughter, and two younger women offering flowers. Their sarees - pink Ilkal, red paithani border, green patchwork - are painted with bold folk patterns. A small boy with topi prays at left. Rendered in your signature dark skin, yellow-red tilak and temple-red backdrop, it is about women as custodians of faith, where devotion is shared, not performed.

Capturing the light and shadow on the faded walls of an old building

An Alley in south mumbai - capturing the morning light

Devadasi documents a ritual that is disappearing - the woman who carries the goddess. The central figure, dark-skinned with intense red-yellow bindi and white-orange saree, balances the Devi on her head with one hand, a flower basket in the other. Around her, seven women musicians in green, yellow and patchwork Ilkal sarees play folk instruments, two little girls in red and blue hold offerings, and two boys in Gandhi topi watch. Shopping bags at their feet show the sacred meets the market. Painted in semi-cubist rural contemporary style in 2025 and SOLD, it is a powerful tribute to women who embody both art and devotion in North Karnataka.

celebration of faith, femininity and folk music from rural Karnataka. In a temple courtyard, five women musicians - marked by dark earthy skin and luminous yellow kumkum - are immersed in devotional performance. A young devotee and child witness the ritual, with a basket of offerings, oil lamps and betel leaves placed before the Devi idol. Rendered in my signature semi-cubist style with bold lines and flat color planes, the painting juxtaposes the sacred (temple shikharas, bells) with the everyday (the cloth bag, the leaf plates). It is about how community, music and mother goddess remain inseparable in village life.

Depicts the fading mumbai landscape in the forefront and the sky scrappers in the backdrop

Farmers is an ode to the backbone of rural Karnataka - its women farmers. Four central female figures, draped in green, white and patterned Ilkal sarees, carry baskets of produce with quiet grace, while children and shepherds guide goats through fields of jowar and sunflower. The intense red backdrop signifies both the harsh sun and the life-force of the land. Rendered in semi-figurative style with earthy tones and bold outlines, the painting weaves together human, animal and crop into one moving family. It documents a daily migration that is both labor and ritual, where harvest is not just food, but identity.

Village Market freezes the weekly Santhe where economy meets social ritual. At centre, a woman in red blouse sits with baskets of oranges, eggs and kumkum, negotiating with a woman in green saree holding a woven box. To the right, a proud woman carries a rooster for sale, her pink shopping bag bright against orange saree. Around them, girls in long skirts, vendors, and shoppers fill the red-walled lane. The foreground steel paraat full of fruits anchors the scene. Painted in my semi-cubist narrative style with bold red and patchwork sarees, this 2024 SOLD work celebrates women as traders, mothers and custodians of the local bazaar.

This 2026 Devi Puja is one of your most composed and balanced works. At the top, temple bells hang under a neem tree. Below, seven women form a semi-circle: one with blue saree and dotara, two central singers in orange and white, a central elder in black-red saree with tuntuna, and others with flowers. Their black faces with triangular yellow-red tilak, nath and heavy necklaces are rendered in your signature semi-cubist style. At the bottom, a Devi photo in a wicker basket glows, flanked by a girl in green and a boy in pink topi with manjira. Diyas, pooja thali and flower baskets complete the ritual. It is a complete portrait of how women lead kirtan, children learn it, and the goddess lives in a simple basket.

Folk Music archives a vanishing tradition - the wandering folk performers of North Karnataka. At centre, a dark-skinned woman in white saree holds a decorated tambura, her face marked with bold red-yellow tilak. Beside her, a dhol player in striped shirt and white cap, women in green and blue patchwork sarees, and two children with small drums form a moving choir. Their bodies are elongated, semi-cubist, adorned with simple jewelry. The vermillion backdrop with distant fort-like structures situates them on a village street. Painted in 2025 and now SOLD, the work celebrates music as livelihood, devotion and collective memory.

This 3x3 feet Farmers from 2026 is a compact, joyful version of my agrarian procession theme. Two women lead - one in orange saree with flower motifs, one in green with embroidered border - carrying baskets of harvest. Around them, a shepherd with a bullock, two boys with goats, and a girl in orange walk together. Sunflowers and jowar crop frame the lower edge, while the intense red backdrop unifies all. Painted with bold outlines and flat earthy tones, the goats are rendered with as much individuality as humans - because in village life, they are family.

Farmers (2026) expands my 2025 'Farmers' study into a 36x48 inch frieze of agrarian life. Two central women - one bearing firewood, the other fodder and produce - lead the procession. Around them, farmers with axe and lathi, children holding goat ropes, and sunflowers tower over the red horizon. My signature vermillion background now holds smoke-grey skies and wooden fences, suggesting both drought and resilience. The sarees are rendered as collages of village life - tiny huts, birds, pots. Painted in semi-cubist folk style, the work is about migration as survival, where every step home carries the weight and wealth of the land.

In this body of work, I use geometric forms—pyramids, cubes, cones, stair-like structures—as metaphors for individuality and coexistence. Each form holds its own identity, yet together they create a larger rhythm, a fragile harmony that is both tense and beautiful. The stark interplay of black, white, and grey against bold red becomes a visual language of confrontation and connection, reminding us that unity is never effortless, but always necessary. At a time when forces of division and fragmentation dominate, I see the act of being together as a form of resistance. These paintings celebrate unity not as perfection, but as a deliberate and creative choice—an ongoing rhythm we must keep building, where difference itself becomes the foundation of wholeness

In this body of work, I use geometric forms—pyramids, cubes, cones, stair-like structures—as metaphors for individuality and coexistence. Each form holds its own identity, yet together they create a larger rhythm, a fragile harmony that is both tense and beautiful. The stark interplay of black, white, and grey against bold red becomes a visual language of confrontation and connection, reminding us that unity is never effortless, but always necessary. At a time when forces of division and fragmentation dominate, I see the act of being together as a form of resistance. These paintings celebrate unity not as perfection, but as a deliberate and creative choice—an ongoing rhythm we must keep building, where difference itself becomes the foundation of wholeness

Water Lilies is a vibrant, panoramic depiction of a serene aquatic landscape. Layered lily pads in rich shades of emerald, jade, and olive drift across an intense, clear blue water surface, punctuated by brilliant pink and magenta blossoms in mid-bloom. The luminous lighting and delicate reflections create an immersive sense of depth and tranquility, offering a fresh, modern perspective on a timeless natural theme.

Flora Fountain, a landmark that I pass by quite often. The fountain is surrounded by sculpted figures in different poses, and among all its sides, this particular view has always attracted me the most. I wanted to create a series of paintings based on how Flora Fountain appears at night, when the atmosphere feels quieter, cooler, and different from the day. The lights, the stillness of the monument, and its presence amidst the city create a mood that I find both beautiful and inspiring. Because I regularly pass through this area, the fountain has become a familiar part of my daily experience. Over time, I felt the desire to paint Flora Fountain as it appears at night. This painting is part of a series through which I hope to capture the different views and moods of the fountain after dark.

Reflection captures the dramatic beauty of withered flora and organic structures set against an intense, deep cobalt blue background. Golden and amber tones illuminate the dried leaves and slender stems, casting striking contrasts against dark, shimmering reflections below. The interplay of vivid warm light and cool, shadowy depths creates a quiet, contemplative atmosphere, transforming natural impermanence into a captivating visual rhythm.

In this body of work, I use geometric forms—pyramids, cubes, cones, stair-like structures—as metaphors for individuality and coexistence. Each form holds its own identity, yet together they create a larger rhythm, a fragile harmony that is both tense and beautiful. The stark interplay of black, white, and grey against bold red becomes a visual language of confrontation and connection, reminding us that unity is never effortless, but always necessary. At a time when forces of division and fragmentation dominate, I see the act of being together as a form of resistance. These paintings celebrate unity not as perfection, but as a deliberate and creative choice—an ongoing rhythm we must keep building, where difference itself becomes the foundation of wholeness

This striking portrait merges realistic figurative detail with expressive abstract textures, capturing a figure veiled in a vibrant red headscarf against a deep blue, heavily textured background. Drips of paint run vertically down the canvas, partially obscuring the left side of the face and creating a powerful sense of mystery, emotion, and transformation. Thin red accent lines introduce a structured, modern geometric tension that draws the viewer's focus directly into the subject's intense, side-glancing expression.