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Myths & Legends
"In this collection, the artist delves deep into the vault of Indian stories that have, in their longevity, juxtaposition of narrative themes, richness of characters and multiplicity of layers assumed legendary and mythological proportions but, in their telling, still remain relevant."
- TITLE: Ardhyanarishwar
- Medium: Dry Pastel on Paper
- Size-in inch: 21” x 14.5”
- DESC: In Hindu mythology, all the primary deities have a female counterpart, equally powerful, representing, in sum, the Universe’s male and female energies. It also symbolizes that male and female principles are inseparable and that Shiva and Parvati (Shakti) are one and the same.
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- TITLE: Draupadi and Durbasha (Diptych)
- Medium: Pastel on Paper
- Size-in inch: 10.5” x 14.5”
- DESC: Once Draupadi ran out of rice – her “bhandar” was empty. Durbashamuni, known for his temper, and his cohorts were expected soon for a meal she’d invited them to. In desperation, she appealed to Krishna for help and, almost immediately, her “bhandar” was full again with vessels of fragrant rice. Divine intervention, indeed.
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- TITLE: Dakshajogya (Shiva carrying Parvati)
- Medium: Dry Pastel on Paper
- Size-in inch: 14” x 10.5”
- DESC: Legend has it that at Dakshya’s jogya, Parvati was upset that Shiva had not been invited. Insulted, she threw herself in the fire. Shiva retrieved her body from the flames and, enraged, destroyed the jogya.
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- TITLE: Krishna in Profile
- Medium: Dry Pastel on Paper
- Size-in inch: 16” x 10.5”
- DESC: My abstract rendition of Krishna's profile. I thought that the blue face and flute to recall his presence.
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- TITLE: Radha
- Medium: Dry Pastel on Paper
- Size-in inch: 15” x 11.5”
- DESC: The quintessential face of Radha - Krishna's amorous lover or divine consort?
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- TITLE: Krishna in Waiting
- Medium: Dry Pastel on Paper
- Size-in inch: 15” x 11.5”
- DESC: Being mischievous and playful as Krishna is depicted to have been, he would sometimes keep Radha waiting, his whereabouts unknown to her, causing her to fret and long for him even more. This was his way to test her love for his.
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- TITLE: Radha Forlorn
- Medium: Dry Pastel on Paper
- Size-in inch: 15” x 11”
- DESC: Whenever Krishna would play hooky, Radha would have nothing to live for, so dependent was she on him. In his absence, depression was her companion, prayer her solace.
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- TITLE: Shiva in Meditation
- Medium: Pastel on Paper
- Size-in inch: 21” x 14.5”
- DESC: The ultimate stage of meditation - when gods do it - makes them appear translucent, at one with the Universe.
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- TITLE: Oneness
- Medium: Dry Pastel on Paper
- Size-in inch: 14” x 10.5”
- DESC: As the stories go, Radha-Krishna’s love was so extraordinary that their togetherness would be visible to ordinary mortals when they interchanged their hues – Radha became blue and Krishna golden yellow. Because, they were one.
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- TITLE: Ganesh Janoni
- Medium: Pastel on Paper
- Size-in inch: 21.5” x 14”
- DESC: Ganesh, being Parvati's younger son (though in South India he's considered the first-born), took full advantage of his mother's love for him, sitting in her lap eating laddoos or playing by her side.
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- TITLE: Ganesh’s Universe
- Medium: Pastel on Paper
- Size-in inch: 21.5” x 14”
- DESC: When Kartick and Ganesh were asked the question: Who's the greatest? - Kartick set off on a long journey seeking the answer, whereas Ganesh went round and round his mother, Parvati, because to him, she was his Universe.
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- TITLE: Oneness by the Waterfall
- Medium: Dry Pastel on Paper
- Size-in inch: 14” x 19”
- DESC: Imagined two lovers finding serenity and peace in the most salubrious of environments. Oneness.
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- TITLE: Krishna and the Gopis
- Medium: Dry Pastel on Paper
- Size-in inch: 15.5” x 9”
- DESC: Once, in a mischievous mood, Krishna hid the clothes the Gopis had discarded on shore to go bathing. Then, he climbed a kadamba tree and busied himself playing his flute. Realizing that they were stranded without clothes. The gopis pleaded with him to return them, which he assured he'd do if they came out of the water and approached him. The story is symbolic: Krishna is teaching the gopis (mortals) to set aside worldly attachments and come to him (God) in a purified state.
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- TITLE: Shiva Drinking Poison (Halahal)
- Medium: Dry Pastel on Paper
- Size-in inch: 15” x 11”
- DESC: Samudra Manthan - churning of the sea to extract the Elixir of Life - bequeathed a panoply of exotic substances, one of which was the poison, Halahal. This terrified the gods and the demons because the poison was so powerful that it could destroy the whole of creation. To protect the devas and demons engaged in the churning of the sea, Shiva consumed the poison, the drinking of which gave his throat a blue hue, earning him the epithet "Neelkantha".
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- TITLE: Purusha and Prakriti
- Medium: Dry Pastel on Paper
- Size-in inch: 14” x 21”
- DESC: A time comes in our lives when, through our own and others’ experiences, we realize (and accept) that we truly have no lasting control over Mother Nature, despite our scientific and technological advances. If we manage one of Her many avatars, she returns in an avatar even more powerful than the last. Humans are Purusha, Nature, Prakriti.
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- TITLE: After the Churn
- Medium: Pastel, Colour Pencil and Conte
- Size-in inch: 15” x 30”
- DESC: As the legend goes, after the defeat of the Devas at the hands of the Asurs, an alliance was formed to jointly churn the ocean depths for Amrit (Nectar) of Immortality. When the pot of Amruta was brought up from the churn by Dhanyantari, the heavenly physician, the Asurs grabbed hold of it, much to the consternation of the Devas. They appealed to Vishnu for help, who, seeing their plight, descended from his heavenly abode as Mohini, an enchanting damsel, and tricked the Asurs to give up the pot of Amrit.
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- TITLE: Three Avatars in Concert
- Medium: Pastel and Charcoal
- Size-in inch: 21.5” x 29.5”
- DESC: Hanuman (from Treta Yuga), Krishna and Ganesh (from Dwapar) have got together, each playing another’s instrument – in a way, changing their respective roles. What should one expect? Harmony or cacophony? Chaos or anarchy? War or peace? Who knows?
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