Purple Soul

Today's Sunday sketch was at The Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute founded in 1917 to commemorate the name and work of Ramkrishna...

Welcome to my Ladakh travel sketch journal. I have documented my entire trip through watercolour sketches so it is a visual journal. My...

#onlyinindia#azadikaamritmahotsav Come monsoon and in India there is one snack which is enjoyed countrywide. Pakode/pakore/bhajiya or...

The Vidhan Bhavan also called Council Hall houses various government offices including that of the Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Pune. It was...

Another sketch today at the Vidhan Bhavan also called Council Hall which houses various government offices including that of the Mayor...

#onlyinindia #azadikaamritmahotsav The Pandharpur yatra is an 800 years old tradition of the Warkaris (pilgrims) who are devotees of Lord...

#onlyinindia #azadikaamritmahotsav Jamun and Karwanda seller. Jamuns (Malabar plums) and Karwanda, a berry that grows on shrubs is very...

There is something absolutely fishy about me being a vegetarian At the local fish vendor near my house. He also had some live catfish in...

#onlyinindia #azadikaamritmahotsav We met our friends a few weeks ago and they told us about their interesting experience with a Nadi...

Today's sketch is of the Amruteshwar Mandir established in 1760 by the Peshwas in Shaniwar peth. This is one temple I had not heard of...

The best compliment that I have ever received and will ever receive came from my munchkin 2 and 1/2 years old niece who recognized...

Glimpses of colour in a concrete jungle in Mumbai. From last week.

#onlyinindia #azadikaamritmahotsav Sugarcane juice. India is a land of sugarcane so naturally streets in the sugarbelt region and in its...

Autorickshaw ride in Mumbai.

#onlyinindia #azadikaamritmahotsav Outside most joggers parks (at least in Pune and Mumbai) you will see a herbal juice vendor just...

Presenting the colourful Indian icecream truck. A mini van customized for cold storage, this truck sells kulfis (Indian icecream),...

Feels so good to be back sketching in Pune, although I must admit I had to shake off the languid feeling and drag myself out of the...

Sketched the Wadia Library building in the Fergusson College campus. #purplesoulart

We had a lovely dinner at Cafe Paashh @p.a.a.s.h.h yesterday. The cafe is beautifully done with plants and handicrafts sourced from...

Today's morning sketch was at the Tilak Smarak Mandir chowk and I sketched the iconic traditional eatery 'Badshahi' which also has...