double-side of a coin

WEDDING CARD designed for a FRIEND's wedding

2012-02-05T21:02:00.000-08:00

twrilling hair of the princess...

2012-01-21T06:49:00.000-08:00

Nymph...

2012-01-17T09:08:00.000-08:00

laxmi- the goddess of wealth

2012-01-17T08:37:00.000-08:00

shringara- prepare

2012-01-14T03:40:00.000-08:00

the princess is getting ready for her beloved prince...

Shringara means "love" and often also beauty.
Shringara (love) only need a little preparation and attention to be enhanced. Increasing shringara is about small and simple things, a touch here, a flower there, a smile, a little hermony, and making urself presentable and attractive.. for ur beloved....

story game box-cover-top design for madratgames

2012-01-10T05:00:00.001-08:00

book illustrations for puffins

2011-12-14T23:12:00.000-08:00

cover design and inside book illustrations a well

silent- classroom

2011-11-17T03:33:00.001-08:00

feeding the birds.... scattered

2011-10-17T00:44:00.001-07:00

Minu is feeding the birds.....scattering the seeds all around the ground.... this illustration was recreated by me...from one of our early animation film..."meri neeli chatri"-my blue umbrella... u can check the animation on this link...

http://double-sideofacoin.blogspot.com/2009/10/monsoon-fiesta-promo-09meri-nili-chatri.html

my logo

2011-10-14T05:52:00.000-07:00

the last logo design concept was by one of my talented friend Lori...now...i took her work as an inspiration and worked on it to develop this one... for my name :)

street graffitis ......

2011-10-13T10:25:00.000-07:00

for a project...... on graffiti ... :)

Panchyakanya - KUNTI (Mahabharata)....

2011-09-21T06:42:00.000-07:00

Kunti was the wife of prince Pandu of Hastinapur, the mother of the Pandava brothers of Mahabharat.

Kunti's character within the Mahābhārata is accorded much respect within the Hindu tradition. Her activities were that of a very pious and loyal wife and of a person with a great deal of self-control. Kunti was given a special boon which enabled her to bear the sons of great celestial devas as many times as she wished.

After the death of Pandu and Madri, Kunti was left to tend for all five sons. After the great battle of Kurukshetra and in her old age, she goes in exile to the forest, with her brothers-in-law Dhritarashtra and Vidura, and Dhritarashtra's wife Gandhari where they die together in a forest fire.

Panchyakanya - DRAUPADI (Mahabharata-hindu epic mythology)

2011-09-18T12:05:00.000-07:00

Draupadi was one of the bravest and strongest characters in the Mahabharat.Born with a fiery spirit, Draupadi demonstrated time and again that she had the courage to stand up for justice.

In one of the pivotal scenes of the Mahabharat, the malicious crown prince, Duryodhan, challenged Yudhishthir, the eldest Pandava, to a game of dice.Duryodhan used loaded dice and eventually won Yudhishthir’s wealth, belongings, kingdom, brothers, and even Yudhishthir himself. Yudhishthir then put Draupadi up at stake and lost the game again. Duryodhan’s brother, Dushasan, forcibly brought Draupadi to the court, dragging her by her hair. Draupadi was forced to listen to the insults of Duryodhan, Dushasan, Karna, and Shakuni. On Duryodhan’s order, Dushasan even attempted to disrobe her in front of everyone, but Shri Krishna protected her honor by providing her with an unending sari; as Dushasan unwrapped layers and layers of her sari, it miraculously kept getting extended.

In the entire court, Draupadi was the only person who was standing up for justice. She lashed out against the entire court, stupefying all with her logic. Draupadi challenged even the most elderly and respected people in the court. She spoke furiously and bluntly with the king, which even the court elders did not have the courage to do. She called upon everyone present to protect her and when no one answered her pleas, she prayed to Krishna and he protected her.

In her resolve to protect Dharma(rightful act), Draupadi vowed to keep her hair unkempt (which was considered undignified at that time) until she got the justice of Dharma.

rework on khana

2011-08-26T01:40:00.000-07:00

ANIMATION FOR AKSHARIT BOARD GAME

2011-05-22T22:14:00.000-07:00

summer morning

2011-04-14T04:13:00.000-07:00

bottled..

2011-04-12T04:57:00.000-07:00

happpy holi...... the festival of color and joy...

2011-03-20T00:54:00.000-07:00

cultivating festivals of india

2011-03-19T11:33:00.000-07:00

teacher's warning....

2011-03-06T10:45:00.000-08:00

the queen-chamber

2011-03-05T11:34:00.000-08:00

chopping the layers of onions

2011-02-21T11:48:00.000-08:00

this is my attempt to learn how to cook chicken from my friend Saptarshi... he was cooking and i requested him that i want to help him with ingredients... and started chopping onions in layer..... oo god why i told him i want to help... cos after that i can't stop crying... for a long time... and the funniest part was..with my superman t-shirt on ...i figured out the onions r like kryptonite to me....

layer of memories

2011-02-21T03:48:00.000-08:00

miss u dadu (grandpa)..... when i was a kid...i love visiting the ganga ghat (bank of river ganga/hoogly) in kolkata with my grandpa a lot......last year i lost him.... i had to rush to kolkata form ahmedabad hearing the heart breaking newsnews.... after two days of his final funeral work.... i visited the ghat again but all alone ..trying to collect all the "layers of old childhood memories with him".

in sweater....

2011-02-15T10:48:00.000-08:00

going reverse....

2011-02-05T05:16:00.000-08:00

as a kid i love to sit facing back on my dad's scooter...and holding the extra wheel on the back.. i use to pretend like driving in reverse ..... it was fun to see the the road moving backward...ha ha

3 hens

2011-01-18T09:34:00.000-08:00

i loved reading non-sense poetries... cos it makes more sense... to me.... here is an illustration i did for a poem by 'Henry Johnstone'... and is perfect for this week illustration friday...

sleepyhead's new year resolution

2011-01-05T11:52:00.000-08:00

i made a list.... for new year resolution and put it on my soft-board...but then took another resolution to follow alll of them from next year...

happy christmas to allll

2010-12-23T04:53:00.000-08:00

cover page design for the book "ekal-sekal" ( daughters-story of five generations)

2010-12-18T04:40:00.000-08:00

6 options- for penguin publication....

savour- cotton candy

2010-11-30T10:34:00.000-08:00

indian fish market... sneaky cat

2010-11-21T04:15:00.000-08:00

this is how u will always find cats sneaking behind something and looking for perfect time to run away with a piece....

subha vivah

2010-11-17T09:33:00.000-08:00

in hindu wedding both the bride and groom takes pledges in-front of burning fire to be with each other in all high and low in life ....

burning lanka

2010-11-15T12:35:00.000-08:00

according to the hindu indian epic "Ramayana"... the mighty monkey lord "Hanuman" had set burnt whole island of lanka (the demon land)of ravana..... i loved working on this new illustration a lot.... and updating my blog after such a long time

Aksharit- board game in indian languages

2010-11-01T13:10:00.000-07:00

i am working for the stylization and treatment of the 1st board game designed by MADRAT GAMES company in all indian languages

the board game is really exiting ...nice way of learning our own language as well as knowing new new words.... i am really exited to develop the overall look of the game from packaging design as well as the interior board .....these are the 1st 2 sample of the cover package design i did for hindi ,telugu,and bengali board game called "Aksharit". I wanted to give the royal rich aristocratic, ethnic cultural touch for each different languages

for more information about Aksharit board games visit .. http://www.aksharit.com

TELUGU BOX COVER PACKAGE

BENGALI BOX COVER PACKAGE

HINDI BOX COVER PACKAGE

maggi noodles ad...animated ....

2010-10-27T12:43:00.000-07:00

i enjoyed a lot working on this short animation ads for maggie noodles... specially cos it freshened up my childhood sweet memories of watching "ek anek" in doordarshan

star gazing

2010-08-13T11:46:00.000-07:00

IF- artificial.....

2010-08-02T10:12:00.000-07:00

can't help being naughty....

a single umbrella always makes "double"..

2010-07-26T03:37:00.000-07:00

breakfast

2010-07-20T01:54:00.000-07:00

burmese box---- lila majumder

2010-07-19T06:48:00.001-07:00

coverpage illustration of " burmese box" by lila majumdar for penguin publication

my secret diary....

2010-07-12T07:44:00.000-07:00

writing my secret diary......

we all love to click pictures like-a "Giant"

2010-07-03T23:33:00.000-07:00

satallite

2010-06-27T22:43:00.001-07:00

her satellites follow her everywhere.....

coverpage illustration of a book

2010-06-26T06:01:00.001-07:00

this is a coverpage illustration of a book for penguin ...done by me totally in digital medium .... i tried my best to give it a old oil-painting look.....

apsara-3

2010-06-25T01:25:00.001-07:00

apsara2 - paisley

2010-06-21T03:13:00.001-07:00

apsara - paisley

2010-06-20T07:59:00.000-07:00

trail

2010-06-08T02:24:00.000-07:00

slither.....

2010-05-30T00:31:00.000-07:00

its slithers along the tune of the flute of the snake charmer

painful affection

2010-05-24T02:48:00.001-07:00

trying to work

2010-05-23T04:33:00.000-07:00

beneath the tree-hopscotch

2010-05-23T04:30:00.000-07:00

ripple

2010-05-20T01:57:00.000-07:00

early to bed

2010-05-18T02:30:00.001-07:00

Hex-sawing Dentist

2010-05-18T02:27:00.000-07:00

this is what happened when the doctor can't open his medicine box.......

equipments

2010-05-16T06:12:00.000-07:00

he is always equipped with his showoff equipments.....for the chicks (peahens) ..he he..

gopal.....

2010-05-13T02:32:00.000-07:00

fearless-acrobat

2010-05-12T11:04:00.000-07:00

MIRABAI

2010-05-12T02:30:00.001-07:00

BEHULA- and the snake goddess manosha

2010-05-11T07:02:00.000-07:00

Behula is the heroine in the Manasamangal genre of Bengal medieval epics. According to the Manasavijay (late 15th century). Behula got married with Lakhindar. Lakhindar's father, Chand Sadgar, angered Manasa, who caused Lakhindar to be bitten by a snake on his wedding night, though he and Behula were enclosed in an iron made house. Behula sailed alone with her husband's dead body on a boat leaving all her fear behind and finally appeased the goddess and brought Lakhindar back to life.

KHONA- the queen of astrology

2010-05-07T03:31:00.000-07:00

Khona (Bengali: pron. khawnaa) was an Indian poetess and legendary astrologist, who composed in medieval Bengal i between the ninth and 12th centuries AD. Most likely, she lived her life in Bengal, but a number of legends have grown up around her life. According to one legend, she was born in Sri Lanka and was married to the mathematician-astronomer Varahamihira. However, she exceeded him in the accuracy of her predictions, and at some point, either her husband or some others cut off her tongue to silence her prodigious talent.

am working on a book about her life.... starting with the cover-page

summer afternoon...

2010-05-06T04:51:00.000-07:00

catastrophe

2010-05-02T05:53:00.001-07:00

castle of cards

2010-04-30T05:15:00.000-07:00

me and my grandpa making castle of cards

yuummmmyyyyy...

2010-04-30T01:55:00.000-07:00

i had a fish tank in my house with beautiful lovely bright colored fishes. and my neighbor's house had a fat white cat called Mini. Everyday in the afternoon just before the lunch time Mini use to give a visit to our house and spend some time looking at those colorful fishes....

bom bom bholae....

2010-04-29T00:52:00.000-07:00

shivji with nandi

devi

2010-04-26T01:37:00.000-07:00

radhasham....

2010-04-22T00:18:00.000-07:00

i got bored doing freelance work..... to take a break i feel like drawing something...so i did this... started liking the style. colouring done on track pad of mac...wow i become good colouring on track pad.... later did the detailing on wacom.... wanted to do some more so this style drawing...

my first cycle..

2010-04-21T00:35:00.000-07:00

how to fly a kite

2010-04-15T01:13:00.000-07:00

this is how you can learn how to fly kites

option-1

option-2

option-3

video game...

2010-04-11T23:18:00.000-07:00

me and my friend enjoy playing video game a lot......

and this is how video game gets in our nerves ....

mumpi's recipe- muddy khichdi

2010-04-10T06:09:00.000-07:00

my niece Mumpi loves playing -"cooking cooking"...

everyday she invites new new creative recipes and treat her friends.

MUMPI'S RECIPE - "MUDDY KHICHDI"

1. take 4 hand-full of sand and mud in a nicely clear vessel

2. then mix some petrol or some diesel in it.... carefully taking the bottle out from the garage.

3. then break red brick pieces until they became power

4. mix the powder in it and stir it until the mixture turns into slimy muddy colour.

5. then treat ur guest happily.

y i can't be a doctor?

2010-04-09T07:08:00.000-07:00

i remember my first day in biological practical class . we had to dissect a frog and recognize all the internal organs and digestive system, respiratory system, reproductive system ,blah blah blah.... of a frog

i saw my classmate sitting right next to me was quite ok with the chloroformatised unconscious frog lying on the wax-tray. he prepared himself wearing gloves and got ready, where as i was really scared of the whole thing.

our professor told us to touch the frog that will help us getting rid of all that fear about the slimy frog and then it will be easy to dissect the frog.

i somehow manage to wear my gloves and then gathering all my courage i touched the frog which i will be going to murder in a while. i slowly moved my finger and touch the frog, its still alive and i sensed its heartbeat .

then this is what i did......

..........i decided not to be a doctor in my life.

richshaw-stand

2010-04-09T06:57:00.000-07:00

hand pulling rickshaw is one of the transport system in kolkata. rickshaw pullers had to drag the rickshaw with passengers and run into the competition with the other motor-based vehicles on the streets of bengal. what the rickshaw puller earn at the end of the day is some money and lots of abuses from the passengers for not being so fast like taxi or motorbike. this is one incident i remember and drew later remembering what i saw in the collage street of kolkata where they are resting a bit in their busy day...

marble game

2010-04-08T06:54:00.000-07:00

i remember as a little kid, i loved this game.... i use to play with my childhood local friends.... kids playing with glass marbles r not seen now a days... now there r computer games..... but i remember this game required perfection, concentration and aim...and the reward is u can win all the other marbles of ur opponent players..... throwing marbles is also tough... u have to hold the marbles in-between ur fingers bend it taking support of the ground and then target it to the other marbles lying on the ground... if u hit it..u win.... i remember winning more than 100 marbles and keeping them properly in a box.... at that time it was like kings treasure for me....... few days back i went to my home and while rearranging my old stuffs..i found my treasure box again..... for me now those marbles became more valuable..because all of them r coated with good childhood memories...

shakti...

2010-04-07T06:39:00.000-07:00

HOLE IN THE KITE -1

2010-04-05T10:33:00.000-07:00

We were neighbours. he always use to be sick and weak. He can’t race with the wind, can’t climb trees, can’t cycle like me. He used to get tired and start taking deep breathe all the time.

but we were friends from that time when we both don’t know the meaning of the word friend. but i like spending time and talking with him.

once i remember i took him on my cycle to a nice place i knew,where the sky met the land.

we were chatting when all of a sudden a kite came from no where. we both tried to catch it.....but it was flying and dancing alone with the wind and swinging away from us

we started chasing it...i took my cycle and followed it and he stopped as he started talking deep breathe. i told him to be there and i will get it for him.

HOLE IN THE KITE-2

2010-04-05T08:24:00.000-07:00

the kite got stuck to a mango tree, so i stopped there and then decided to climb up to get it.

there were so many big juicy ripe mangoes hanging there. i was bit scared that if the owner of the tree get to know that i am on the tree he will not let me go from there... but there was no one near by

i came back with the kite , while taking it down there became a tiny hole on the kite, i showed it to him and told him i can fix it,

he smiled at me,.the to make him really happy i showed him my other hand and RAJ jumped with joy.....

RAJ died after few years ,we were in class eight then .... i had managed to

fix the hole of the kite but the doctor’s could not fix

the tiny hole in his heart. miss u Raj

the black beauty....

2010-04-02T07:40:00.000-07:00

i was reading a book by rabindranath.... where i read about a dark tribal girl wearing leon short sari....and sitting on a river bank with waterpot....... i so started loving the description that i can't stop myself drawing her in my own way...

look beyond what u can see

2010-03-28T01:43:00.000-07:00

hypothetical ads made by me

2010-03-19T08:59:00.001-07:00

these are some of the time pass work i have done..... feel free to comment....want feedbacks

4 more pages for the graphic novel... which i was working on

2010-03-19T05:26:00.000-07:00

these are next 4 pages...of the graphic novel i was working on....

caricature

2010-03-17T05:08:00.000-07:00

these are some of the caricatures done by me for the IIM-Ahmadabad new building interior walls......

paper sculpture

2010-03-06T03:28:00.000-08:00

this is a paper sculpture of the face of devi durga made out of cartage paper

terracotta nataraj made by me

2010-03-06T03:25:00.000-08:00

this is a terracotta nitaraj murti made by me out of clay.....

terracotta murti of Ma Durga

2010-03-05T04:38:00.000-08:00

this is a small terracotta sculpture of ma durga made by me and burned in NID ceramic furnaces. the maximum height of the murti is 14 inches..... the sculpture is clicked on the steps of my home staircase..... i gifted it to my mom...

chalk sculpture -2

2010-03-05T04:33:00.000-08:00

chalk sculpture made out of single pencil chalk used for writing in black board

chalk sculpture-1

2010-03-05T04:30:00.000-08:00

chalk sculpture of Ma Durga made by me out of combination of 2-3 black board chalks

chalk sculpture

2010-03-05T04:19:00.000-08:00

tiny chalk sculpture of jesus made by me out of pencil chalk used f0r writing on black board... u can see the actual size with the proportion of the fingures...

train journey

2010-02-24T02:15:00.000-08:00

while waiting on the rest room of the rail station ...saw a group of ppl going somewhere together...may be for some tirth yatra .... among them there was a old man whose responsibility was to arrange all the luggage's according to the categories .... like bags, water containers ,chappals and shoes...so that nothing get lost.... it was quite an interesting thing to look st..a quite enjoyed seeing him keeping busy in doing his job

sunset boulevard promo-2

2010-02-23T00:31:00.000-08:00

this is another promo made by me for sunset boulevard international film screening

sunset boulevard- promo1

2010-02-22T06:00:00.000-08:00

this is a short promo made by me for international film screening SUNSET BOULEVARD.

fairytales charecter designed for a children book illustration..

2010-02-22T00:44:00.000-08:00

the village lady

2010-02-19T05:02:00.000-08:00

inside outside - sand animation

2010-02-04T00:49:00.000-08:00

book illustration for children

2009-12-09T04:10:00.000-08:00

virampur

2009-12-09T04:05:00.000-08:00

i am so happy to find out some of my old work done in 2005 and put them on my blog....

portrait of NID gardener

2009-12-09T04:03:00.000-08:00

upcoming graphic novel

2009-12-08T22:40:00.000-08:00

my upcoming graphic novel...." the missing letter"

calender design......

2009-12-04T23:50:00.000-08:00

baishakhi

onam
bihu

these are the first two pages of a calender design done in water- colour by me.... its based of the crop - festivals of india