In My Own Words

Some two decades back, during my first serendipitous
visit to Ramana Ashram, when my glance fell on a black
and white photograph of his, I was instantly captivated
by it. The stillness that permeated these photographs
bewildered me and drew me closer to him. The first
impression sank deep in my memory and has abided
when others have faded, resurfacing recurringly.
Over the years there have been many more compulsive
revisits and though I have been painting his image
intermittently, sometime back I felt a sense of gratitude
and a need to be thankful for this grace which in
operated one’s life.
The only way I could do so was by doing a body of work
dedicated to his grace. I decided to do a number of
works in water colours of a given size which would be
of anything and everything in every possible manner – a
tribute to and an acknowledgement of Ramana’s sense
of inclusivity both in his life and teachings.