Santa

Sakras

stars rising at Sakras in Harayana. total exposure of 2 hours 40 minutes.

Untitled

Crater

Space Arcade

logo

stationery

packaging

catalogue

retail stall

website
some design work for Space Arcade. a company selling telescopes, binoculars and other astronomy and educational products.

As the Earth rotates

stars from Mcleodganj. total exposure of about 2 hours.

Exygra

an advertising campaign i shot for Publicis, Gurgaon. for a brand of virility tablets. art directors: Prasad Raghavan, Rohit Bagga. production: Stance.

I was here

people collecting memories in various cities in China.

Logos

SPACE: science popularization association of communicators and educators. an organization working in the field of Astronomy and education. Maya: furniture store. Cafe Morrison: pub/restaurant. Ujala: a shop selling hand-crafted products made by differently-abled people. Astronomica: an amateur astronomers association. MHRG: organization working for the rights of people living with mental illness. HT Progolf: golf tournament. Truckload Music: an independent music label. GD Foods: company producing processed foods like jams, jellies, etc.

Rage

poster for a gig at Cafe Morrison. other credits: Saad Khan.

Indian Rupee symbol competition

my entry for the Indian Rupee symbol design competition held last year.

Ramlila

Gods and Moneylenders

Ram wants to be a journalist. He, along with his friend Hanuman, is in BA second year. Ravana is a moneylender. This is the fourth consecutive year that they have come from Moradabad to enact the Ramlila at the Ramlila ground near Turkman Gate in old Delhi. Though they do not get paid for the part they play, they are more than happy to be a part of something that lets them be local celebrities for ten days. Many of the actors are part of Adarsh Kala Sangam, a small theatre group in Moradabad. The rest are enthusiastic kids from the local neighborhood of old Delhi, most of whom eagerly play parts in either the monkey or the demon army.

Dr. Pradeep Kumar Sharma, who owns the Adarsh Kala Sangam, has been directing the Ramlila since 1966. His wife, Jeevan Lata, has been pitching in as the main make-up artiste of the group for the past thirty years. A large tent behind the stage serves as the green room which is strewn with colorful costumes, masks, bows and arrows, swords, crowns and monkey tails made of rolled cloth. The makeup consists of the usual cheap makeup stuff apart from all kinds of paints.

The Ramlila at the Ramlila ground is believed to be the oldest running Ramlila in Delhi, apparently started at the time of the last Mughal emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar.

According to Dr. Pradeep Sharma, the only major difference over the years is that the lights and sound systems have become better than they were before, but the message in Ram's story is as relevant today as ever. The thousands of mesmerized people watching the Ramlila confirm his belief that the magic hasn't diminished over the long period of time, even though it faces tough competition to modern inventions like television.