Unsorted Moments

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Happy glow! It’s the perfect way to start the day with a little bit of magic, golden light streams through the window.

At our society’s kids’ painting competition, it was wonderful to see young minds express themselves through art, their colors and imagination filled the space with joy and quiet confidence.

Walking near Sampigehalli railway gate, I saw a land survey team at work. I asked what they were doing, and they explained how the devices work and how the survey helps plan and design the area.

Eight years later, finally we visited the lake right behind our house.

Freytag’s framework. Exposition introduces characters/conflict; Rising Action builds tension via complications; Climax peaks; Falling Action resolves.

For me, this image feels like a metaphor for modern privacy, structures are built, but the sense of separation.

Bright flower petals of design to welcome the goddess of wealth into our home, celebrating with a rangoli and hearts full of gratitude.

What my desk looks like today.

Sudhi and I at the 2nd edition of CKP’s Chitrasante, sharing our paintings and a little piece of our creative journey. Looking back, this feels like a beautiful snapshot of our early days as artists.

We travelled from Raipur to meet the Ramnaami community, known for their deep devotion to Lord Ram. What touched me most was how their faith is expressed through design.

One story says a man named Parashurama was not allowed to enter a Ram temple because of his caste. Instead of stepping away from his faith, he tattooed the name “Ram” all over his body, including his face. His body became his temple. Another story says that during the Mughal period, when they were forced to move away from Ram, the whole village tattooed the name on their bodies. It became a shared identity.

From a design point of view, these are not just tattoos. They are a strong visual system
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It feels like a living sketchbook at the IDC wall mural, with ideas, machines, people, and stories all flowing into one frame.