Was a member of the advisory board
of Madhya Pradesh State Art Academy, Roopankar Museum
of Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal, General Council Member of
Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi and South Central Cultural
Zone, Nagpur. After working as Freelance-Artist in Delhi
for 2 years, settled in Bhopal since 1964.
I was born in Ujjain, a peaceful ancient holy town
in Central India. Old houses, small narrow lanes, the
'ghats' of river Kshipra, saints and temples, old sculptures,
all these inspired me from the childhood. My journey
from Kashmir to Kanyakumari and from Gujrat to Arunachal
Pradesh in India, Nepal, Europe, Japan and Middle-East
has been the source of my inspiration. I was always
fascinated by the changing phenomenon of nature and
expressed it with intensity on canvas. Sometimes some
incidents shake me to the core of my heart and I express
them through my paintings and drawings. Out of this
emerged large works of 'Death' and 'Gas Tragedy' series.
Indian miniature paintings with their fine lines and
rich colours have always been my inpiration. The age
old pre-historic paintings and gignatic colourful rocks
have been my inspiration. Indian classical music is
my love. My daughter plays sitar in the studio and the
music inspires me. From the early days of painting in
the dim lantern light on paper to the large abstract
canvases has been a long journey.
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