book illustrations for puffins

cover design and inside book illustrations a well

silent- classroom

feeding the birds.... scattered

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

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 ......

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

Panchyakanya - KUNTI (Mahabharata)....

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)

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.

ANIMATION FOR AKSHARIT BOARD GAME

summer morning

bottled..

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

cultivating festivals of india

teacher's warning....

the queen-chamber

chopping the layers of onions

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

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....

going reverse....

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

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

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...