Stylefile '18 – Stylefile : Urban Geometry

VARUN BAHL

Varun Bahl launched his eponymous label in 2001. He showcased his Spring/Summer 2004 collection at White in Italy to both international acclaim and commercial success. Later, he was chosen by the Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana to showcase his SS ’07 and AW ’07-’08 collections at Milan Fashion Week, making him one of the first Indian designer ever to participate on the calendar.

Varun’s work marries the beauty of heritage Indian handcrafted embroideries with a modern colour sensibility. His clothes range from traditional saris and lehenga ensembles to contemporary separates like trousers, tunics, jackets, and dresses. He is known for the lightness of his fabrics and not overloading them with heavy embellishments. He has been dubbed the couturier of flowers because of his love for floral motifs that he explores in each of his collections—whether couture or ready-to-wear—via embroideries, weaves, and prints.

The designer derives inspiration from the Art Nouveau period and blends that with his innovative design aesthetics to create a series of vintage floral stories. Through his designs, the couturier aims to enhance the feminine beauty of the modern woman who revisits the tradition for the combination of classic & contemporary styles with exemplary craftsmanship. The designer has always played around the lines for romanticism and has included elements of Victoriana which can be seen in his designs as he incorporates in luxe fabrics, Victorian textures and extravagant embroideries. Regency classicism has been one of the important aspects as from that the forms and motifs have been derived keeping in mind the ancient Greece and Rome.

ZSN

A capsule collection of lounge kurtas with a private exhibition was the starting point of ZSN. “My passion lies in experimenting with India’s textile traditions and combining indigenous colours, fabrics and embroideries in unexpected ways.” – said Zehra S Noorani.

VIDHI SINGHANIA

An undying passion for Indian textiles, its heritage and culture, and a heart that beats for the betterment of her weavers, Vidhi Singhania is known for her aesthetic and dexterous detailing of the rich, textured weaves and her couture emanates elegance, grandeur and quality. Classicism, which is the corner stone of Vidhi’s design sensibility, can be seen in every collection over the last two decades – she and the Kota, Benarasi and Chanderi fabrics weave magic together.

Her endeavour has been to keep the traditional art of weaving alive, better the lives of hundreds of artisan families by keeping their looms busy throughout the year, by giving them designs, colour and quality inputs and helping them market their goods under the “Vidhi” brand which has become synonymous with Timeless Textiles. An Advisory Board Member of the FICCI Creative Industries Division, she is also a distinguished panellist in many forums discussing the Indian Handloom Sector. Her flagship store at Masjid Mod, GK-II, New Delhi, promises an exceptionally rare collection of lavish weaves, ensembles and accessories. India’s rich treasure trove of textiles forms the backbone of her work and allows one to indulge in the journey of weaves with her intrinsic style stamp.

URVASHI KAUR

A name that spells unrivalled style and versatility, ‘Urvashi Kaur’ is a designer label that offers a distinct range of pret and demi-couture ensembles for women. Urvashi’s creations are handcrafted to perfection, with meticulous attention to detail. Unconventional drapes and rich textual treatments on fabrics is her forte. Her fascination for different type of fabrics and constant experimentation serve as the genesis of her collections. Urvashi has carved a niche for herself in the Indian fashion industry. Enthused to revive the country’s vibrant textiles, Urvashi infuses the realms of the ethnic with the contemporary. She consistently seeks to redefine fashion with her signature design philosophy and move forward with her pioneering creations.

SANGEETA KILACHAND

Sangeeta’s couture collection is Inspired by colour rush India has to offer and the rich textile heritage developed across the country, her designs draws the perfect juxtaposition between old world charm and new age royalty. Her eclectic collections bring stories and art to life, merely time-travelling to an era of rich embroideries and delicate silhouettes that fall like a dream. A revivalist at heart and in the studio, each piece is inspired and constructed to ensure it stands the test of time.

Sangeeta’s signature gold marodi embroidery, her vibrant contrasts and her unmatched aesthetic stand together as a tribute to imperial workshops of the century. She also uses traditional vegetable dye gaji fabrics bandhinis with exquisite embroidery from the region of Kutch and Bhuj in Gujarat.

DIVYA REDDY

Divya Reddy was always intrigued with style! She believed in bringing in a fresh take on fashion that is about fusing different materials, fabrics, using a wide range of colours and textures to create a label that is as natural and sophisticated as much as it is sensual.

The textures of the fabrics used in her designs are often what people recognise when talking about Divya Reddy’s collections. She has also been admired for her ability to constantly create new silhouettes and forms. Divya Reddy’s collections have been described as having a personality in them; they are described as being seductive with an amalgamation of both Western and Eastern elements that effectively give her collections the best of both worlds.

“I believe in creating my own style statements and what I love about designing is the balance of creativity, art and science in this field,” explains Divya. She believes that fashion is about more than blindly following current trends, and more about predicting and inventing future trends through the expression of oneself.

AYENAH

AYENAH (Persian – means a mirror or reflection), reflects the aesthetics of both its partners Aparna Kumar and Rahul Gupta. The collection of saris, shawls, stoles and dupattas have been produced in the weaving centers of Kashmir and Kashi, using age old traditional techniques in a contemporary feel and have been finished at Aparna’s hand embroidery atelier in Kolkata. Aparna has years of experience in creating exquisite one of a kind hand embroidered heirloom pieces for various designers in the country. Rahul has had 25 years of experience in merchandising and creating products for the export market and consulting for the domestic market.

At AYENAH, both Aparna and Rahul have come together using their years of experience, strengths and aesthetics to synchronize their talents to produce a fresh take on beautiful textiles.

ANAND BHUSHAN

Anand Bhushan is an award-winning Indian designer having a great understanding of fashion and textile, having done his graduation from National Institute of Design and formal education from National Institute of Fashion Technology. The designer places a lot of emphasis on the process, by truly displaying an understanding of the process and lifecycle of a garment from the textile to the end use. His designer label has a creative plus modern approach, which has made the brand an edgy one. The style is one that caters to customers for upscale dressing.

GAURAV KHANIJO

 Khanijo’ menswear, envisions to fill the gap in the market for day to evening look incorporating Indian sensibilities.

‘Khanijo’ hopes to be a one stop shop for men and cover everything from shirts, suits to sherwanis. The designer label works extensively with Indian and Italian fabrics with contemporary techniques to produce quality design products, that adds to your wardrobe.

AM:PM

Ankur and Priyanka Modi are known for their eloquent designs, which represent impeccable style and uber femininity. Their collections are focused on wearability, comfort and style. The dynamic team started the brand AM:PM Fashion in the year 2002. Other than their famous Black & Whites, known for eloquent designs, which represent impeccable style and uber femininity, they’re self-confessed worshippers of quality. Designs that are full of pure fabrics, fresh colours and chic silhouettes with a hint of subtle prints, embellishments and attention to detail make them a perfect blend of comfort and style.

Every outfit is made with striking appliqué techniques as well as handicrafts, which make them extremely contemporary and understated. The brand is equivalent to soft grace, confident subtlety and inherited class.

DEBYANI & CO

The DEBYANI Festive collection drew on and combined Indian and Central Asian folk and tribal elements to create a delightful amalgam. Indian mirror-work and hand block-printed motifs from western India combined with Ukranian embroidery, and vintage suzani prints in chanderi silk, organza and cotton silk. This made for an exquisite collection of traditional silhouettes such as long flowy kalidars and sharaaras, and modern/ fusion silhouettes such as jackets, capes & dresses in festive hues of Fuchsia, Red, Blue and Yellow.

VARUN & NIDHIKA

A crisp freshness and a design attitude that expels flamboyance introduces the design label “Varun & Nidhika”. Varun and Nidhika established their label in 2010 withstanding a vision of individuality and strong dose of personal style statements. The brand stays close to trends but interprets them a little differently, and a little privately.

Detail oriented, with color, craft and texture as their forte, they experiment with Indian embroideries and textiles. Personal connection is the very quintessence of their work and plays a major role in understanding the mood of their design. The brand relates to their customers and buyers. Their design realm brings to the fore front, details and visual play. Their style of working is inseparable from their design ethos. The brand believes in striking a balance in the entire process, working in sync through all their process of planning, designing, marketing and retailing.

Their Pret Line ‘VARQ’ by Varun and Nidhika introduced in 2015, caters to the RTW segment. The brand currently retails from 25+ domestic stores including Ensemble (Delhi & Mumbai), Aza (Delhi & Mumbai), Ogaan (Delhi), Evoluzionie (Chennai), Elahe (Hyderabad) and more. Internationally, their Pret brand retails from many concept stores and multi-designer stores in US, UK, France, Sweden, Spain, Italy and Middle East (Kuwait, Bahrain, Dubai and Jeddah).

ARJAN SINGH DUGAL

Arjan Singh Dugal had started his own line of clothes with his mother Simar Dugal, who is also a renowned designer. Arjan will showcase his spring summer collection with vibrant colours at Stylefile 2017.

ANJALI SWARUP

At ‘Anjali Swarup’, it is all about creating contemporary Indian wear, which is simultaneously chic and comfortable. 

The designer label works with several traditional and modern dying, printing and texturing techniques in all its creations, specialising in Shibori, Hand Block Printing and Fabric Texturing. Shibori, is the ancient Japanese art of dying cloth. There are an infinite number of ways one can bind, stitch, fold twist, or compress cloth for Shibori, and each way results in very different patterns. Each method is used to achieve a certain result, but each method is also used to work in harmony with the type of cloth used. Anjali Swarup gives this ancient Japanese art – an Indian twist as it is applied to the finest materials to create modern ethnic wear.

Hand Block Printing is an ancient textile tradition that originated in the Rajasthan desert region centuries ago. It involves stamping designs onto fabric by hand using intensively carved wooden blocks. Block printing is a labour intensive, painstaking process that requires time, teamwork and a tremendous amount of skill. The designer uses custom designed blocks and highly skilled block printers to create contemporary chic wear of the highest quality.

In case of ‘fabric texturing’, Anjali Swarup adds texture to fabric through various means of fabric manipulation by creative folding, twisting, gathering and then stitching to enhance the pattern, colour and dimensional detail of the fabric. The designer label also uses screen printing, gota work, embroidery and mirror work to further enhance the creations.

PANKAJ & NIDHI

A talented young designer duo who launched their label in May 2006, Pankaj & Nidhi are celebrated for their fresh and crisp sensibility. They are one of the few labels in the country which have struck the right balance of winning critical acclaim as well as being wearable.

PRAMA BY PRATIMA PANDEY

An NIFT alumnus and winner of the Grazia Young Awards (2011), Pratima started her label way back in 2004 with neckties called ‘Prama’. Fashion, to her, comes naturally as a passion from the day she travelled to Paris in school (when she was 13 years old) under the Indo-French cultural program. Since then it has been no looking back because she could see herself canalising her artistic energies to understand what it takes to be a designer. The ability to create something new and a strong aspiration to understand, capture and enhance beauty is Pratima’s never ending quest that gives life to her intriguing designs. Her eco-friendly label ‘Prama’ lays emphasis on natural fabrics and indigenous embroidery techniques.

ANAYA BY KIRAN CHAUDHRY

Launched in 2014, ANAYA by Kiran Chaudhry was founded by popular artist and entrepreneur Kiran Chaudhry of Club Caramel fame as an off-shoot of her family textile business in order to innovate and add new revenue streams. The brand has very rapidly made a name for itself for providing not only a premium quality product line and high-end aesthetic, but also at a very affordable price point. It is one of the top brands operating in the wholesale market for ethnic wear.

NACHIKET BARVE

An Indian fashion designer of Mumbai, India, Nachiket Barve’s eponymous fashion label was launched at the Gen Next show at the Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai.

A Bachelor degree holder in commerce from Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics, Nachiket Barve studied apparel and accessory design, at National Institute of Design (NID) in Ahmedabad. He was awarded a French government scholarship to study at École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (ENSAD). There, he worked with haute couture ateliers learning handmade flower making, pleating, and working with feathers, leather and accessories. Barve completed his final project with mentors Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla, and he was an intern at Celine, a subsidiary of Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy LVMH and with the textile designer, Neeru Kumar. In 2010, Barve received the British Fashion Council and Elle Magazine “Young Fashion Entrepreneur of the Year” award.

Nachiket produces bespoke fashions and Indianwear. The Barve Nachiket label has been sold in India, the US, Singapore and Nigeria. The label has also been sold at the Pernia pop-up shop, and the Rent: The Runway internet shop. Nachiket’s designs are inspired by his travels, science, nature and functionality. He experiments with fabrics, the joyous use of colour and the intricate surface detail. His philosophy is to challenge pre-existing norms and make fashion relevant to women no matter race, age, size or body type.

NAMRATA JOSHIPURA

Namrat Joshipura’s vision is that of a global aesthetic. Her clothing easily translates across geographies and other artificial constructs such as age, race and point of view. The Joshipura line fuses contemporary silhouettes with modern interpretations of artisanal embellishments. Namrata, a NIFT graduate, launched her clothing line in India in 1996 under the ‘Namrata Joshipura’ label.

Her clothes are retailed in India at her two own stores: The Emporio & Kila (Delhi) and D7 (Mumbai). She also sells to an exclusive list of retailers across India: Evoluzione (Chennai and Bangalore), Elahe (Hyderabad), Aza (Mumbai), Anahita (Hyderabad), Coral (Kolkata), 85 Lansdowne (Kolkata), Zenon (Kolkata). She splits her time between Vancouver and New Delhi.

NIDHI THOLIA

Nidhi is a bright and creative alumnus of NIFT and has worked with one of India’s leading export firms, The Creative Group which designs & produces for some of the biggest labels in Europe. She married Pankaj who is also a designer and together they have been honoured with several awards.

SHANTANU GOENKA

Shantanu Goenka is a couture brand known for its exquisite craftsmanship and luxurious detailing. An alumnus of NIFT Kolkata’s inaugural batch and with an award for the most creative designer, he started his label specializing in haute couture, bridal and occasion wear for men and women. He is popular for his use of Swarovski crystals and exotic fabrics sourced from around the globe. His refined and laborious embroideries, classic styles and seamless finish have a loyal clientele globally.

SIMAR DUGAL

Based out of Delhi, Simar believes in the revival of old ancient embroideries and focuses on comfortable clothing which she believes is just as important as style.

SANGEETA KHANNA

Mumbai-based jewellery designer, Sangeeta Khanna is of the firm belief that women ought to wear jewellery solely for their own pleasure, and not something as vulgar as an indicator of family wealth. She employs her imagination and superior workmanship to create ‘destination’ jewellery with beautiful beads, semi-precious stones and silver.

Sangeeta Khanna has earned the reputation as the high priestess of the trade, with a vast circle of discerning ladies who clamour to her frequent shows in luxe hotels boutiques and curated extinctions. She believes that ‘Taara: Bijoux Extraordinaire’, “is a bold and unique balance of semi-precious stones with eclectic design elements, which appear almost ‘suspended’ when worn”.

AMISHI BAGS

“A woman of substance with her ‘Amishi’ bag. Now that’s magic!“- Amishi.

A new bag allows you to become the best and most efficient version of yourself! Given its visibility, a bag is like a shorthand for conveying individual style. Amishi designs handbags for the ‘Amishi Woman’, a woman who is in love with life, expresses herself freely and confidently because she is a fun, fearless woman. Her collections are all about opulence and luxury. The bags celebrate life, and they are embellished with semi-precious stones and are handcrafted in Italy.

SUHANI PITTIE

Suhani Pittie was the first Indian jewellery designer to be selected to showcase at the Miami Fashion Week; and subsequently received an order from the Museum of Arts and Design, New York. Her design collections were also shown at the India Fashion Week, Lakme Fashion Week and other shows. In 2009 Suhani was short-listed for the Young Fashion Entrepreneur Award held by the British Council. As a finalist she showcased her collections to Prince Charles, Camilla Parker Bowles, Prince Edward and Gaj Singh, at Balsamand Lake Palace in Jodhpur. In 2011 the Indian Express daily newspaper invited her as a speaker at the prestigious World Crafts Council in New Delhi. In 2012 Suhani received the Young Women Achievers award by the FICCI Ladies Organisation and Audi Ritz Icon award by Audi and Ritz Magazine. Suhani was selected to co-operate with veteran artist Thota Vaikuntam to convert his miniature paintings into jewellery. She worked with fashion designer Anamika Khanna as the designer for accessories. Swarovski commissioned her to create exclusive designs for them, as a part of their 10th Anniversary celebrations in India.

The Femina magazine named Suhani as one of the “35 most powerful women in India, under 35”. The Fortune magazine included her in the list of 5 people to watch out for in India. The English-language business newspaper, ‘The Economic Times’ wrote about her as one of the most promising contemporary designers in the country. She was also enlisted as one of the youngest Youth Icons of Andhra Pradesh by Passionate Foundation. Suhani is also a columnist of Deccan Chronicle and The Telegraph, she writes on fashion and jewellery. With numerous accolades and achievements, Suhani makes her sketches directly on paper and silver. The ‘Suhani Pittie’ label retails from stores across India and abroad, including its flagship store at Hyderabad and online store.

SUMANTO CHOWDHURY

Sumanto Chowdhury (born in 1979) is a BFA (Painting) from Kala Bhavana Visva Bharati, Santiniketan, and a MFA (Graphic) from SN School from University of Hyderabad. He works with various media and have used different architectural designs and printmaking too. He participated in several group and solo exhibitions in Kolkata, New Delhi, Varanasi and Hyderabad. He has received the ‘Emerging Artist Award’ and ‘Prafulla Art Foundation Award. He lives and works in Hyderabad.

VENKAT BOTHSA

Venkat Bothsa (born in 1961) is a BFA from Andhra University and a MFA from Banaras Hindu University. His brightly coloured fulsome figuration inlayed with busy embellishments of all kinds and forms, may be taken from natural elements or sourced from media and photographs such as cityscapes, advertising world, Bollywood, technological gadgets, even scenes from abroad, which appear familiar and fun filled on a first glance but somewhat strange and surrealist on a closer study.

His larger-than-life exuberant dramatic sculptures in fiberglass come in a mix of mythology and cinematic reverie. His artistic career includes working in different tribal art and life museums for the Andhra Government as well as hundreds of sculptures and installations that he has created on commission for public and private collections across the state and beyond. His work has been exhibited in four solo shows and several group exhibitions in various metros as well as at LA, London, Lyon and Toronto. The artist lives and works in Vishakhapatnam.

DAVID GERSTEIN

An MA (Graphic Arts) from Saint Martin’s School of Art in London, David Gerstein is an Israeli painter and sculptor. He began as a figurative painter and illustrator of children books and was recipient of the Israel Museum Prize for illustration. Gerstein’s first exhibition in Israel was held in 1971 at the Engel Gallery in Jerusalem, comprising figurative drawings and watercolors. Thereafter, he exhibited at Jerusalem’s Artist’s House in 1972 with large oil paintings dealing with interiors and the seaside, work that received enthusiastic reviews. Gerstein’s post-pop art style is characterized by bold colored, multilayered cutout steel. His outdoor sculpture “Momentum” is Singapore’s tallest public sculpture.

Gerstein sought to make statements about the world and life, inter and intra-relationships and interactions with the environment, and less about statements concerning the language of art, per se. In the 1970s, Gerstein explored the integration of personal statement with figurative painting, particularly in his watercolors and gouache on paper. At first, these works were intended as sketches for large canvas oil paintings. With time, though, he found interest in working in watercolors on paper, only, and they became his main medium.

In the space of Sculpture, Gerstein’s aim to portray the daily experience of Israeli life came to fruition in the 1980s. Gerstein figuratively describes chapters from the Israeli experience, derived, among others, from childhood memories in Tel Aviv.

SANJAY SONI

Born in 1971, Sanjay Soni is a promising and experienced artist who through his paintings, landscapes – portrays his thoughts and emotions in the most profound way that touch the core of our heart. Soni has an amazing ability to capture glimpses of India on canvas and his use of colours is pleasing. Rajasthani Series and Monk series have created lots of fans. Sanjay Soni has done various fabulous solo and group shows, and various projects with Gallerie splash.

ARUN KUMAR HG

Arun Kumar HG was born in 1968 in Karnataka, and completed his MFA (Sculpture), from the Faculty of Fine Arts, MS University of Baroda.

Arun Kumar’s use of readymade objects such as toys, plastic, ceramics, cow dung, hay and TV monitors gives us a glimpse of his susceptibility towards the neo-pop movement. His toy-like, yet intricate sculptural works often convey a simple message. Sometimes, Arun Kumar switches the dynamics of this relationship, creating works that physically appear basic, but convey a complex message quite contrary to their appearance.

At a glance, the artist’s colourful imagery, illusive and sometimes even exotic, may confuse the viewer. But once the sources of his inspiration are revealed and understood, their multi-layered associations become clear. In his recent series of works titled ‘Feed’, the artist seems simultaneously disturbed and amused by contemporary market forces, the acts of production and consumption, and the haphazard disposal of mass-produced goods.

Arun Kumar HG lives and works in New Delhi. Some of his previous works include photographs, and inflatable sculptures made of canvas, latex, synthetic fur, rubber, foam and fibreglass. His solo shows include ‘Feed’ at Nature Morte, New Delhi and Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai, 2006; ‘Inflatable works’, at Nature Morte, New Delhi, 2001; and Studio Gallery, Garhi Artist Studio, New Delhi, 1997. Arun Kumar is also an active member of Khoj Artist Collective, a contemporary art organisation that facilitates international art dialogue and artist exchange, and has completed residences at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, in 2005, and the University of South Australia, Adelaide, in 2007. The artist lives and works in Gurgaon, Haryana.

MOUSUMI BISWAS

Mousumi Biswas (born in 1978) is a Bachelor of Visual Art (Painting) from the Government College of Art and Craft, Kolkata (2003) and Masters in Fine Arts (Painting) from Kala Bhavan, Visva Bharti, Santiniketan (2005). She has participated in several exhibitions and has received the Kolkata Art Foundation Award (2005), ‘Rathin Maitra Award’ from OVT College of Art and Craft (2003) and the ‘Certificate of Merit’ from the Government College of Art and Craft (2002). Her works can be found with leading art collectors in India and abroad.

The artist lives and works in Noida, UP. An especially eye-catching piece is Mousumi Biswas’s painting of the green-eyed Afghan girl, Sharbat Gula, made famous on the cover of the National Geographic magazine.

ANUP MANDAL

Inspired by the socio-economic disbanding which is leading to an identity crisis, Anup Mandal’s work captures the rough and tough emotions of human existence. From leaving the village to the hanging future of urbanisation, he uses aluminium rods and sheets to bring out the starkness within the society we live in.

SAPTARSHI NASKAR

Saptarshi Naskar’s (born in 1979) paintings function in duality celebrating within a geometrical structure moment of nostalgia as well as the present reality. A Bachelors of Visual Art (Painting) from Government College of Art & Craft, Kolkata (2003) and a Masters degree in Fine Arts (Painting) from Kala Bhavana Visva Bharati Shantiniketan (2005), Naskar has participated in several exhibitions in India and abroad – Sixth Sense, presented by Arushi Arts, Travancore Palace, New Delhi (2008), ‘Born Free’, Genesis Art Gallery, Kolkata (2007), to name a few.

He has been awarded the Certificate of Merit from Government College of Art and Craft, Kolkata (2001), a Silver Medal from Avantika Regional Art Exhibition, Kolkata (2002) and ‘Atul Bose Award’ from Government College of Art & Craft, Kolkata (2003).

ARZAN KHAMBATTA

Arzan Khambatta is “an architect by profession and a sculptor by choice”. Encouraged by his parents, he started sculpting the very next day after giving his Class X exams. He would scout the streets, garages, construction sites for scrap metal, collect the same and weld them into pieces of art he fondly christened “SCRAPTURES”, a word that has become synonymous with Arzan. He got his first public response in 1993 when he opened SCRAPTURES to the public at the Jehangir Art Gallery. There was no looking back after that.

Commissioned works started pouring in, the first one being the MOGHUL outside the jewel of India, at the Nehru Centre commissioned by Noshir Talati in 1989. Now Khambatta’s works are found in corporate houses, hotels, and private collections around the world and range from six inches to seventy feet in height, the most prominent ones being the dolphins at Worli and the Ceat ‘rhino’, at the Nariman point.

Besides sculpting and film making, Arzan dabbles in a number of activities namely designing props and sets for experimental plays, designing and making trophies, he is an avid Iyengar yoga practitioner, loves travelling abroad, and extensively by road in India, he loves food, friends and family, he teaches sculpture and creativity to kids at his studio, he cycles extensively and is currently solving a jigsaw puzzle that has eighteen thousand pieces.

A large part of his time he spends with imparting his craft to children from all strata of society. Be it the IB schools or the NGO children from slums and the streets of Bombay. He is passionate about his work and takes up challenges which defy his own creativity. His favourite saying is” THE IMPOSSIBLE JUST TAKES A LITTLE LONGER”.