Ramayana

Another work ‘Ramayan’ depicts the entire life story of Ram. It shows Sita’s birth, her marriage, Ram and Ram’s Brother Laxman making their way across the Ganges for ‘banbas’ (command to live in the forest). I have also shown the great battle between Ram and Rawan and Rawan’s demise through the festival ritual of setting fire to Rawan’s effigy. This work also showcases the love and sacrifice which exist in familial relationships. This work which is created as a zinc plate etching also makes use of the woodblock technique. In this technique, s wood block is used to print on paper upon which I have worked with hand to make the print a unique piece. Using Mithila iconography, I have attempted to give new life to this ancient form of drawing and to preserve it for the future.