milanmudita - Shringar, or love has its moods that have been a popular subject for Indian miniature painters. There are eight heroines or Ashtanayikas classified in Indian literature wherein a heroine may be pieced in relation to the hero in different love situations or avasthas.
The mood expresses youthful, carefree love. Milan-mudita literally meaning the one who is happy to meet her lover.
lattu/spinning the top - Many games popular world over actually have originated in India. With time passing by, this might have been forgotten but there is nothing that can bring down the popularity of these traditionally Indian games.
This is a popular game in India among the teenage boys. The beautifully laqured Lattus spin on a nail below to rotate on. This game simply requires a deft hand to make the top spin the longest.
rickshaw at chandini chowk - The Indian state-capital, Delhi, is the center of traffic for all tourists coming to India. Almost all modes of public transport coexist here. Buses, rickshaws, autos- are all transformed into kinetic art, personalized often with symbols and motifs, lending a unique character to them.
adding fuel to fire - Proverbs and phrases beautify and add a cultural flavour to the language. In India a lot of proverbs and phrases are based on kitchen ingredients from daily cooking...jeera, daal, til, gud etc...that add flavour to food! This series is a visual pun drawing inspiration from such proverbs and phrases. “Aag mein Ghee dalna” literally means, adding fuel to the fire, an expression used when an action can annoy someone who is already angry.
sooryanamaskar - Yoga is not just physical exercise. Through yoga, one unites body, mind and soul. The Surya Namaskara or the Sun salutation is an all-round exercise, which involves and invigorates the whole body.
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dance on walls - Illustration for a book project
Global Cooling - Nature finds it's way to the heated issue!
snakes and ladders - Many games popular world over actually have originated in India.
The popular game of Snakes and Ladders is reminiscent of the folk art from Bihar in India called Madhubani that uses snakes as a motif symbolising potent energy in the form of a kundalini or sometimes as a motif to ward off evil.
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Holi - Holi greetings from DesignMembrane '08
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