CollectionOnset of Spring6 works · 2024 to 2026
Onset of SpringBlooming InnocenceOil on canvas · 36 × 48 in · 2024“The vibrant bougainvillea serves as a reminder that beauty can be found even amidst the thorn of life’s challenges.”View the painting
Onset of SpringWoman with PoppiesOil on canvas · 36 × 48 in · 2024A face turned to one side, and the poppies in full voice around her.View the painting
Onset of SpringThreads of FaithOil on canvas · 36 × 30 in · 2026“Every thread representing a hope, desire, promise, or prayer.”View the painting
Onset of SpringWhispers of StillnessOil on canvas · 24 × 24 in · 2024“Sometimes, I paint not to show, but to pause.”View the painting
Onset of SpringPetals of ThoughtOil and pastel on canvas · 24 × 24 in · 2024“A pause, a breath, a space where the mind softens and listens.”View the painting
Onset of SpringUnder Canopy of GreensOil on canvas · 36 × 36 in · 2025“The bananas on his head look like a natural crown from the earth.”View the paintingCollectionOnset of Spring6 works · 2024 to 2026Onset of SpringBlooming InnocenceOil on canvas · 36 × 48 in · 2024“The vibrant bougainvillea serves as a reminder that beauty can be found even amidst the thorn of life’s challenges.”View the paintingOnset of SpringWoman with PoppiesOil on canvas · 36 × 48 in · 2024A face turned to one side, and the poppies in full voice around her.View the paintingOnset of SpringThreads of FaithOil on canvas · 36 × 30 in · 2026“Every thread representing a hope, desire, promise, or prayer.”View the paintingOnset of SpringWhispers of StillnessOil on canvas · 24 × 24 in · 2024“Sometimes, I paint not to show, but to pause.”View the paintingOnset of SpringPetals of ThoughtOil and pastel on canvas · 24 × 24 in · 2024“A pause, a breath, a space where the mind softens and listens.”View the paintingOnset of SpringUnder Canopy of GreensOil on canvas · 36 × 36 in · 2025“The bananas on his head look like a natural crown from the earth.”View the painting
Onset of SpringBlooming InnocenceOil on canvas · 36 × 48 in · 2024“The vibrant bougainvillea serves as a reminder that beauty can be found even amidst the thorn of life’s challenges.”View the paintingOnset of SpringWoman with PoppiesOil on canvas · 36 × 48 in · 2024A face turned to one side, and the poppies in full voice around her.View the paintingOnset of SpringThreads of FaithOil on canvas · 36 × 30 in · 2026“Every thread representing a hope, desire, promise, or prayer.”View the paintingOnset of SpringWhispers of StillnessOil on canvas · 24 × 24 in · 2024“Sometimes, I paint not to show, but to pause.”View the paintingOnset of SpringPetals of ThoughtOil and pastel on canvas · 24 × 24 in · 2024“A pause, a breath, a space where the mind softens and listens.”View the paintingOnset of SpringUnder Canopy of GreensOil on canvas · 36 × 36 in · 2025“The bananas on his head look like a natural crown from the earth.”View the paintingCollectionOnset of Spring6 works · 2024 to 2026Onset of SpringBlooming InnocenceOil on canvas · 36 × 48 in · 2024“The vibrant bougainvillea serves as a reminder that beauty can be found even amidst the thorn of life’s challenges.”View the paintingOnset of SpringWoman with PoppiesOil on canvas · 36 × 48 in · 2024A face turned to one side, and the poppies in full voice around her.View the paintingOnset of SpringThreads of FaithOil on canvas · 36 × 30 in · 2026“Every thread representing a hope, desire, promise, or prayer.”View the paintingOnset of SpringWhispers of StillnessOil on canvas · 24 × 24 in · 2024“Sometimes, I paint not to show, but to pause.”View the paintingOnset of SpringPetals of ThoughtOil and pastel on canvas · 24 × 24 in · 2024“A pause, a breath, a space where the mind softens and listens.”View the paintingOnset of SpringUnder Canopy of GreensOil on canvas · 36 × 36 in · 2025“The bananas on his head look like a natural crown from the earth.”View the paintingCollectionBandh Darwaze4 works · 2018
Bandh DarwazeBandh Darwaze IOil on canvas · 12 × 12 in · 2018A ring on a weathered door, the paint worn down to its layers.View the painting
Bandh DarwazeBandh Darwaze IIOil on canvas · 12 × 12 in · 2018Red wood, teal wood, and a lock holding them shut.View the painting
Bandh DarwazeBandh Darwaze IIIOil on canvas · 12 × 12 in · 2018A bolt drawn across teal paint. Whatever is inside stays inside.View the painting
Bandh DarwazeBandh Darwaze IVOil on canvas · 12 × 12 in · 2018A carved knocker on a turquoise door, waiting for a visitor.View the paintingCollectionBandh Darwaze4 works · 2018Bandh DarwazeBandh Darwaze IOil on canvas · 12 × 12 in · 2018A ring on a weathered door, the paint worn down to its layers.View the paintingBandh DarwazeBandh Darwaze IIOil on canvas · 12 × 12 in · 2018Red wood, teal wood, and a lock holding them shut.View the paintingBandh DarwazeBandh Darwaze IIIOil on canvas · 12 × 12 in · 2018A bolt drawn across teal paint. Whatever is inside stays inside.View the paintingBandh DarwazeBandh Darwaze IVOil on canvas · 12 × 12 in · 2018A carved knocker on a turquoise door, waiting for a visitor.View the paintingCollectionBandh Darwaze4 works · 2018Bandh DarwazeBandh Darwaze IOil on canvas · 12 × 12 in · 2018A ring on a weathered door, the paint worn down to its layers.View the paintingBandh DarwazeBandh Darwaze IIOil on canvas · 12 × 12 in · 2018Red wood, teal wood, and a lock holding them shut.View the paintingBandh DarwazeBandh Darwaze IIIOil on canvas · 12 × 12 in · 2018A bolt drawn across teal paint. Whatever is inside stays inside.View the paintingBandh DarwazeBandh Darwaze IVOil on canvas · 12 × 12 in · 2018A carved knocker on a turquoise door, waiting for a visitor.View the painting
Bandh DarwazeBandh Darwaze IOil on canvas · 12 × 12 in · 2018A ring on a weathered door, the paint worn down to its layers.View the paintingBandh DarwazeBandh Darwaze IIOil on canvas · 12 × 12 in · 2018Red wood, teal wood, and a lock holding them shut.View the paintingBandh DarwazeBandh Darwaze IIIOil on canvas · 12 × 12 in · 2018A bolt drawn across teal paint. Whatever is inside stays inside.View the paintingBandh DarwazeBandh Darwaze IVOil on canvas · 12 × 12 in · 2018A carved knocker on a turquoise door, waiting for a visitor.View the paintingCollectionBandh Darwaze4 works · 2018Bandh DarwazeBandh Darwaze IOil on canvas · 12 × 12 in · 2018A ring on a weathered door, the paint worn down to its layers.View the paintingBandh DarwazeBandh Darwaze IIOil on canvas · 12 × 12 in · 2018Red wood, teal wood, and a lock holding them shut.View the paintingBandh DarwazeBandh Darwaze IIIOil on canvas · 12 × 12 in · 2018A bolt drawn across teal paint. Whatever is inside stays inside.View the paintingBandh DarwazeBandh Darwaze IVOil on canvas · 12 × 12 in · 2018A carved knocker on a turquoise door, waiting for a visitor.View the paintingCollectionBandh Darwaze4 works · 2018Bandh DarwazeBandh Darwaze IOil on canvas · 12 × 12 in · 2018A ring on a weathered door, the paint worn down to its layers.View the paintingBandh DarwazeBandh Darwaze IIOil on canvas · 12 × 12 in · 2018Red wood, teal wood, and a lock holding them shut.View the paintingBandh DarwazeBandh Darwaze IIIOil on canvas · 12 × 12 in · 2018A bolt drawn across teal paint. Whatever is inside stays inside.View the paintingBandh DarwazeBandh Darwaze IVOil on canvas · 12 × 12 in · 2018A carved knocker on a turquoise door, waiting for a visitor.View the painting
Gone Are The DaysShree 420Oil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2018Milk cans beneath a peeling Shree 420 poster. The morning round passes an old film still on the wall.View the painting
Gone Are The DaysThe BullocksOil on canvas · 48 × 48 in · 2018Before engines, there were these two, shoulder to shoulder under one yoke. The wheel still stands. The road has moved on.View the painting
Gone Are The DaysThe Cycle Rickshaw-walaOil on canvas · 36 × 48 in · 2018A rickshaw-wala and his cycle, large against a red field of smaller vehicles.View the painting
Gone Are The DaysThe Rickshaw-wala RestingOil on canvas · 2018Between fares, an arm across the wheel. The rest is part of the work.View the painting
Gone Are The DaysTerracottaOil on canvas · 36 × 36 in · 2015Clay pots, mouth after mouth, in the colour of the earth they were made from.View the painting
Gone Are The DaysTwenty PaiseOil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2018Broad shoulders in front, a twenty-paise coin behind. What is earned and what is carried, on one canvas.View the painting![Gone Are The Days [A]](/site/thumbs/carriage-and-autorickshaw.jpg)
Gone Are The DaysGone Are The Days [A]Oil on canvas · 2018A tonga and an autorickshaw on the same road, given the same light.View the painting![Gone Are The Days [B]](/site/thumbs/bullock-cart-and-truck.jpg)
Gone Are The DaysGone Are The Days [B]Oil on canvas · 24 × 24 in · 2018A bullock cart beside a truck. Two speeds, one street.View the painting
Gone Are The DaysThe Cart-Man and the RupayaOil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2018A working man at rest against a giant rupee. For a moment, the money waits for him, and so does the day.View the painting
Gone Are The DaysThe Matka and the CoinsOil on canvas · 2018A clay gullak, and the coins it was made to hold: 20 paise, 5 naye paise, 4 annas. The coins have moved on. The gullak is still here, still holding.View the painting
Gone Are The DaysPatra PetikaOil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2018Patra petika: the red letterbox, set against a field of stamps. Letters went in; the world came back.View the painting
Gone Are The DaysMother IndiaOil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2018Steel kettles in front of a Mother India poster: the street’s tea, and the street’s cinema.View the paintingGone Are The DaysShree 420Oil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2018Milk cans beneath a peeling Shree 420 poster. The morning round passes an old film still on the wall.View the paintingGone Are The DaysThe BullocksOil on canvas · 48 × 48 in · 2018Before engines, there were these two, shoulder to shoulder under one yoke. The wheel still stands. The road has moved on.View the paintingGone Are The DaysThe Cycle Rickshaw-walaOil on canvas · 36 × 48 in · 2018A rickshaw-wala and his cycle, large against a red field of smaller vehicles.View the paintingGone Are The DaysThe Rickshaw-wala RestingOil on canvas · 2018Between fares, an arm across the wheel. The rest is part of the work.View the paintingGone Are The DaysTerracottaOil on canvas · 36 × 36 in · 2015Clay pots, mouth after mouth, in the colour of the earth they were made from.View the paintingGone Are The DaysTwenty PaiseOil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2018Broad shoulders in front, a twenty-paise coin behind. What is earned and what is carried, on one canvas.View the paintingGone Are The DaysGone Are The Days [A]Oil on canvas · 2018A tonga and an autorickshaw on the same road, given the same light.View the paintingGone Are The DaysGone Are The Days [B]Oil on canvas · 24 × 24 in · 2018A bullock cart beside a truck. Two speeds, one street.View the paintingGone Are The DaysThe Cart-Man and the RupayaOil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2018A working man at rest against a giant rupee. For a moment, the money waits for him, and so does the day.View the paintingGone Are The DaysThe Matka and the CoinsOil on canvas · 2018A clay gullak, and the coins it was made to hold: 20 paise, 5 naye paise, 4 annas. The coins have moved on. The gullak is still here, still holding.View the paintingGone Are The DaysPatra PetikaOil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2018Patra petika: the red letterbox, set against a field of stamps. Letters went in; the world came back.View the paintingGone Are The DaysMother IndiaOil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2018Steel kettles in front of a Mother India poster: the street’s tea, and the street’s cinema.View the painting
PortraitsThe Chai BoyOil on canvas · 2015The chai boy between orders, chin in hand, in a world of blue.View the painting
PortraitsThe Kadhai SellerOil on canvas · 36 × 48 in · 2015The kadhai seller among his pans, circle upon circle.View the painting
PortraitsThree Women in RedOil on canvas · 2015Three women in red, their veils drawn close together.View the painting
PortraitsThe DoodhwalaOil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2015The doodhwala on his round, the cans swinging from his bicycle.View the painting
PortraitsThe Red TurbanOil on canvas · 30 × 30 in · 2015A red turban, a gold earring, a smile. The rest of his story stays his own.View the painting
PortraitsThe Yellow TurbanOil on canvas · 2015The yellow catches you first. Then the eyes, which ask for longer.View the painting
PortraitsThe Lattice TurbanOil on canvas · 2015A lattice of cloth tied above the face, and the lines of a life beneath it.View the painting
PortraitsMother and SonOil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2015A mother and her son, close, and the small space between them.View the paintingPortraitsThe Chai BoyOil on canvas · 2015The chai boy between orders, chin in hand, in a world of blue.View the paintingPortraitsThe Kadhai SellerOil on canvas · 36 × 48 in · 2015The kadhai seller among his pans, circle upon circle.View the paintingPortraitsThree Women in RedOil on canvas · 2015Three women in red, their veils drawn close together.View the paintingPortraitsThe DoodhwalaOil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2015The doodhwala on his round, the cans swinging from his bicycle.View the paintingPortraitsThe Red TurbanOil on canvas · 30 × 30 in · 2015A red turban, a gold earring, a smile. The rest of his story stays his own.View the paintingPortraitsThe Yellow TurbanOil on canvas · 2015The yellow catches you first. Then the eyes, which ask for longer.View the paintingPortraitsThe Lattice TurbanOil on canvas · 2015A lattice of cloth tied above the face, and the lines of a life beneath it.View the paintingPortraitsMother and SonOil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2015A mother and her son, close, and the small space between them.View the paintingCollectionGone Are The Days14 works · 2016 to 2018Gone Are The DaysTwenty PaiseOil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2018Broad shoulders in front, a twenty-paise coin behind. What is earned and what is carried, on one canvas.View the paintingGone Are The DaysGone Are The Days [A]Oil on canvas · 2018A tonga and an autorickshaw on the same road, given the same light.View the paintingGone Are The DaysGone Are The Days [B]Oil on canvas · 24 × 24 in · 2018A bullock cart beside a truck. Two speeds, one street.View the paintingGone Are The DaysThe Cart-Man and the RupayaOil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2018A working man at rest against a giant rupee. For a moment, the money waits for him, and so does the day.View the paintingGone Are The DaysThe Matka and the CoinsOil on canvas · 2018A clay gullak, and the coins it was made to hold: 20 paise, 5 naye paise, 4 annas. The coins have moved on. The gullak is still here, still holding.View the paintingGone Are The DaysPatra PetikaOil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2018Patra petika: the red letterbox, set against a field of stamps. Letters went in; the world came back.View the paintingGone Are The DaysMother IndiaOil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2018Steel kettles in front of a Mother India poster: the street’s tea, and the street’s cinema.View the paintingGone Are The DaysShree 420Oil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2018Milk cans beneath a peeling Shree 420 poster. The morning round passes an old film still on the wall.View the paintingGone Are The DaysThe BullocksOil on canvas · 48 × 48 in · 2018Before engines, there were these two, shoulder to shoulder under one yoke. The wheel still stands. The road has moved on.View the paintingGone Are The DaysThe Cycle Rickshaw-walaOil on canvas · 36 × 48 in · 2018A rickshaw-wala and his cycle, large against a red field of smaller vehicles.View the paintingGone Are The DaysThe Rickshaw-wala RestingOil on canvas · 2018Between fares, an arm across the wheel. The rest is part of the work.View the paintingGone Are The DaysTerracottaOil on canvas · 36 × 36 in · 2015Clay pots, mouth after mouth, in the colour of the earth they were made from.View the paintingCollectionGone Are The Days14 works · 2016 to 2018Gone Are The DaysTwenty PaiseOil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2018Broad shoulders in front, a twenty-paise coin behind. What is earned and what is carried, on one canvas.View the paintingGone Are The DaysGone Are The Days [A]Oil on canvas · 2018A tonga and an autorickshaw on the same road, given the same light.View the paintingGone Are The DaysGone Are The Days [B]Oil on canvas · 24 × 24 in · 2018A bullock cart beside a truck. Two speeds, one street.View the paintingGone Are The DaysThe Cart-Man and the RupayaOil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2018A working man at rest against a giant rupee. For a moment, the money waits for him, and so does the day.View the paintingGone Are The DaysThe Matka and the CoinsOil on canvas · 2018A clay gullak, and the coins it was made to hold: 20 paise, 5 naye paise, 4 annas. The coins have moved on. The gullak is still here, still holding.View the paintingGone Are The DaysPatra PetikaOil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2018Patra petika: the red letterbox, set against a field of stamps. Letters went in; the world came back.View the paintingGone Are The DaysMother IndiaOil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2018Steel kettles in front of a Mother India poster: the street’s tea, and the street’s cinema.View the paintingGone Are The DaysShree 420Oil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2018Milk cans beneath a peeling Shree 420 poster. The morning round passes an old film still on the wall.View the paintingGone Are The DaysThe BullocksOil on canvas · 48 × 48 in · 2018Before engines, there were these two, shoulder to shoulder under one yoke. The wheel still stands. The road has moved on.View the paintingGone Are The DaysThe Cycle Rickshaw-walaOil on canvas · 36 × 48 in · 2018A rickshaw-wala and his cycle, large against a red field of smaller vehicles.View the paintingGone Are The DaysThe Rickshaw-wala RestingOil on canvas · 2018Between fares, an arm across the wheel. The rest is part of the work.View the paintingGone Are The DaysTerracottaOil on canvas · 36 × 36 in · 2015Clay pots, mouth after mouth, in the colour of the earth they were made from.View the painting
Gone Are The DaysTwenty PaiseOil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2018Broad shoulders in front, a twenty-paise coin behind. What is earned and what is carried, on one canvas.View the paintingGone Are The DaysGone Are The Days [A]Oil on canvas · 2018A tonga and an autorickshaw on the same road, given the same light.View the paintingGone Are The DaysGone Are The Days [B]Oil on canvas · 24 × 24 in · 2018A bullock cart beside a truck. Two speeds, one street.View the paintingGone Are The DaysThe Cart-Man and the RupayaOil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2018A working man at rest against a giant rupee. For a moment, the money waits for him, and so does the day.View the paintingGone Are The DaysThe Matka and the CoinsOil on canvas · 2018A clay gullak, and the coins it was made to hold: 20 paise, 5 naye paise, 4 annas. The coins have moved on. The gullak is still here, still holding.View the paintingGone Are The DaysPatra PetikaOil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2018Patra petika: the red letterbox, set against a field of stamps. Letters went in; the world came back.View the paintingGone Are The DaysMother IndiaOil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2018Steel kettles in front of a Mother India poster: the street’s tea, and the street’s cinema.View the paintingGone Are The DaysShree 420Oil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2018Milk cans beneath a peeling Shree 420 poster. The morning round passes an old film still on the wall.View the paintingGone Are The DaysThe BullocksOil on canvas · 48 × 48 in · 2018Before engines, there were these two, shoulder to shoulder under one yoke. The wheel still stands. The road has moved on.View the paintingGone Are The DaysThe Cycle Rickshaw-walaOil on canvas · 36 × 48 in · 2018A rickshaw-wala and his cycle, large against a red field of smaller vehicles.View the paintingGone Are The DaysThe Rickshaw-wala RestingOil on canvas · 2018Between fares, an arm across the wheel. The rest is part of the work.View the paintingGone Are The DaysTerracottaOil on canvas · 36 × 36 in · 2015Clay pots, mouth after mouth, in the colour of the earth they were made from.View the paintingCollectionGone Are The Days14 works · 2016 to 2018Gone Are The DaysTwenty PaiseOil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2018Broad shoulders in front, a twenty-paise coin behind. What is earned and what is carried, on one canvas.View the paintingGone Are The DaysGone Are The Days [A]Oil on canvas · 2018A tonga and an autorickshaw on the same road, given the same light.View the paintingGone Are The DaysGone Are The Days [B]Oil on canvas · 24 × 24 in · 2018A bullock cart beside a truck. Two speeds, one street.View the paintingGone Are The DaysThe Cart-Man and the RupayaOil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2018A working man at rest against a giant rupee. For a moment, the money waits for him, and so does the day.View the paintingGone Are The DaysThe Matka and the CoinsOil on canvas · 2018A clay gullak, and the coins it was made to hold: 20 paise, 5 naye paise, 4 annas. The coins have moved on. The gullak is still here, still holding.View the paintingGone Are The DaysPatra PetikaOil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2018Patra petika: the red letterbox, set against a field of stamps. Letters went in; the world came back.View the paintingGone Are The DaysMother IndiaOil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2018Steel kettles in front of a Mother India poster: the street’s tea, and the street’s cinema.View the paintingGone Are The DaysShree 420Oil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2018Milk cans beneath a peeling Shree 420 poster. The morning round passes an old film still on the wall.View the paintingGone Are The DaysThe BullocksOil on canvas · 48 × 48 in · 2018Before engines, there were these two, shoulder to shoulder under one yoke. The wheel still stands. The road has moved on.View the paintingGone Are The DaysThe Cycle Rickshaw-walaOil on canvas · 36 × 48 in · 2018A rickshaw-wala and his cycle, large against a red field of smaller vehicles.View the paintingGone Are The DaysThe Rickshaw-wala RestingOil on canvas · 2018Between fares, an arm across the wheel. The rest is part of the work.View the paintingGone Are The DaysTerracottaOil on canvas · 36 × 36 in · 2015Clay pots, mouth after mouth, in the colour of the earth they were made from.View the paintingCollectionPortraits10 works · 2005 to 2015PortraitsThe Red TurbanOil on canvas · 30 × 30 in · 2015A red turban, a gold earring, a smile. The rest of his story stays his own.View the paintingPortraitsThe Yellow TurbanOil on canvas · 2015The yellow catches you first. Then the eyes, which ask for longer.View the paintingPortraitsThe Lattice TurbanOil on canvas · 2015A lattice of cloth tied above the face, and the lines of a life beneath it.View the paintingPortraitsMother and SonOil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2015A mother and her son, close, and the small space between them.View the paintingPortraitsThe Chai BoyOil on canvas · 2015The chai boy between orders, chin in hand, in a world of blue.View the paintingPortraitsThe Kadhai SellerOil on canvas · 36 × 48 in · 2015The kadhai seller among his pans, circle upon circle.View the paintingPortraitsThree Women in RedOil on canvas · 2015Three women in red, their veils drawn close together.View the paintingPortraitsThe DoodhwalaOil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2015The doodhwala on his round, the cans swinging from his bicycle.View the paintingCollectionPortraits10 works · 2005 to 2015PortraitsThe Red TurbanOil on canvas · 30 × 30 in · 2015A red turban, a gold earring, a smile. The rest of his story stays his own.View the paintingPortraitsThe Yellow TurbanOil on canvas · 2015The yellow catches you first. Then the eyes, which ask for longer.View the paintingPortraitsThe Lattice TurbanOil on canvas · 2015A lattice of cloth tied above the face, and the lines of a life beneath it.View the paintingPortraitsMother and SonOil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2015A mother and her son, close, and the small space between them.View the paintingPortraitsThe Chai BoyOil on canvas · 2015The chai boy between orders, chin in hand, in a world of blue.View the paintingPortraitsThe Kadhai SellerOil on canvas · 36 × 48 in · 2015The kadhai seller among his pans, circle upon circle.View the paintingPortraitsThree Women in RedOil on canvas · 2015Three women in red, their veils drawn close together.View the paintingPortraitsThe DoodhwalaOil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2015The doodhwala on his round, the cans swinging from his bicycle.View the painting
PortraitsThe Red TurbanOil on canvas · 30 × 30 in · 2015A red turban, a gold earring, a smile. The rest of his story stays his own.View the paintingPortraitsThe Yellow TurbanOil on canvas · 2015The yellow catches you first. Then the eyes, which ask for longer.View the paintingPortraitsThe Lattice TurbanOil on canvas · 2015A lattice of cloth tied above the face, and the lines of a life beneath it.View the paintingPortraitsMother and SonOil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2015A mother and her son, close, and the small space between them.View the paintingPortraitsThe Chai BoyOil on canvas · 2015The chai boy between orders, chin in hand, in a world of blue.View the paintingPortraitsThe Kadhai SellerOil on canvas · 36 × 48 in · 2015The kadhai seller among his pans, circle upon circle.View the paintingPortraitsThree Women in RedOil on canvas · 2015Three women in red, their veils drawn close together.View the paintingPortraitsThe DoodhwalaOil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2015The doodhwala on his round, the cans swinging from his bicycle.View the paintingCollectionPortraits10 works · 2005 to 2015PortraitsThe Red TurbanOil on canvas · 30 × 30 in · 2015A red turban, a gold earring, a smile. The rest of his story stays his own.View the paintingPortraitsThe Yellow TurbanOil on canvas · 2015The yellow catches you first. Then the eyes, which ask for longer.View the paintingPortraitsThe Lattice TurbanOil on canvas · 2015A lattice of cloth tied above the face, and the lines of a life beneath it.View the paintingPortraitsMother and SonOil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2015A mother and her son, close, and the small space between them.View the paintingPortraitsThe Chai BoyOil on canvas · 2015The chai boy between orders, chin in hand, in a world of blue.View the paintingPortraitsThe Kadhai SellerOil on canvas · 36 × 48 in · 2015The kadhai seller among his pans, circle upon circle.View the paintingPortraitsThree Women in RedOil on canvas · 2015Three women in red, their veils drawn close together.View the paintingPortraitsThe DoodhwalaOil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2015The doodhwala on his round, the cans swinging from his bicycle.View the paintingCollectionFaith7 works · 2005 to 2015
FaithThe Blue BuddhaOil on canvas · 36 × 48 in · 2015Small figures in saffron before a vast blue face. Stillness, at two scales.View the painting
FaithBuddha Under the Bodhi TreeOil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2015A monk beneath the Bodhi tree, held in green and gold.View the painting
FaithVakratundaOil on canvas · 48 × 30 in · 2015A lamp raised to a wall of scripture. What do you bring to a prayer?View the painting
FaithGayatriOil on canvas · 48 × 30 in · 2015A devotee sits before the written word. And what do you hope to leave behind?View the painting
FaithThe AartiOil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2015The aarti flame, lifted: a gesture of seconds, held on canvas.View the painting
FaithThe Peepal ShrineOil on canvas · 2015A peepal trunk wound in red thread, a thread for every wish.View the painting
FaithThe Newspaper ReaderOil on canvas · 2015The morning paper, opened like a ritual.View the paintingCollectionFaith7 works · 2005 to 2015FaithThe Blue BuddhaOil on canvas · 36 × 48 in · 2015Small figures in saffron before a vast blue face. Stillness, at two scales.View the paintingFaithBuddha Under the Bodhi TreeOil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2015A monk beneath the Bodhi tree, held in green and gold.View the paintingFaithVakratundaOil on canvas · 48 × 30 in · 2015A lamp raised to a wall of scripture. What do you bring to a prayer?View the paintingFaithGayatriOil on canvas · 48 × 30 in · 2015A devotee sits before the written word. And what do you hope to leave behind?View the paintingFaithThe AartiOil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2015The aarti flame, lifted: a gesture of seconds, held on canvas.View the paintingFaithThe Peepal ShrineOil on canvas · 2015A peepal trunk wound in red thread, a thread for every wish.View the paintingFaithThe Newspaper ReaderOil on canvas · 2015The morning paper, opened like a ritual.View the painting
FaithThe Blue BuddhaOil on canvas · 36 × 48 in · 2015Small figures in saffron before a vast blue face. Stillness, at two scales.View the paintingFaithBuddha Under the Bodhi TreeOil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2015A monk beneath the Bodhi tree, held in green and gold.View the paintingFaithVakratundaOil on canvas · 48 × 30 in · 2015A lamp raised to a wall of scripture. What do you bring to a prayer?View the paintingFaithGayatriOil on canvas · 48 × 30 in · 2015A devotee sits before the written word. And what do you hope to leave behind?View the paintingFaithThe AartiOil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2015The aarti flame, lifted: a gesture of seconds, held on canvas.View the paintingFaithThe Peepal ShrineOil on canvas · 2015A peepal trunk wound in red thread, a thread for every wish.View the paintingFaithThe Newspaper ReaderOil on canvas · 2015The morning paper, opened like a ritual.View the paintingCollectionFaith7 works · 2005 to 2015FaithThe Blue BuddhaOil on canvas · 36 × 48 in · 2015Small figures in saffron before a vast blue face. Stillness, at two scales.View the paintingFaithBuddha Under the Bodhi TreeOil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2015A monk beneath the Bodhi tree, held in green and gold.View the paintingFaithVakratundaOil on canvas · 48 × 30 in · 2015A lamp raised to a wall of scripture. What do you bring to a prayer?View the paintingFaithGayatriOil on canvas · 48 × 30 in · 2015A devotee sits before the written word. And what do you hope to leave behind?View the paintingFaithThe AartiOil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2015The aarti flame, lifted: a gesture of seconds, held on canvas.View the paintingFaithThe Peepal ShrineOil on canvas · 2015A peepal trunk wound in red thread, a thread for every wish.View the paintingFaithThe Newspaper ReaderOil on canvas · 2015The morning paper, opened like a ritual.View the paintingOnset of Spring
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Read the storyBandh Darwaze
2018 · 4 worksFour shut doors: a ring, a lock, a bolt, a knocker. A closed door is a door someone cared for.
Read the storyGone Are The Days
2016 to 2018 · 14 worksA tonga, a clay gullak, a twenty-paise coin. The ordinary days were the good ones, and here they still are.
Read the storyPortraits
2005 to 2015 · 10 worksA turban, a kettle, a stack of kadhais. The people who carry our days, given a long, unhurried look.
Read the storyFaith
2005 to 2015 · 7 worksA lamp, a thread, a page of scripture, the morning paper. Devotion as attention, given daily.
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