My life, particularly as an artist, has been shaped like a clay pot with the insights and memories of my home in remote village of Bihar. The simple way of living comes out with natural yet unique composition when I look back with nostalgia – bundles hung on the walls of our home, and grains thrown in one corner. The potli (bundle) of my mother had items which surprised us, just like a child likes coins, sweets and ladoos coming out from it, brought from Munger, a nearby city. For my mother it was unimportant, but for me the entire world or universe was like her ‘Magical potli’.

My father is a potter and my elder brother too loves pottery and is a traditional sculptor. He could see my artistic side when, as a child I used to make pottery with my small fingers; later supported me to study Sculpture at the College of Arts & Crafts, Patna and Masters in Jamia Milia Islamia, New Delhi. I live in Delhi and my favourite subjects are street dogs in winter, pigs, human anatomy, and gatharri (bundle).
In my works now, I wish to reinvent my nostalgia and memories from my village using the language
of contemporary art. Bioscope was a major source of fascination for all of the village kids. It used to be kept under the tree and people were invited to peep into it and experiece the life that goes on under the tree and the life derived from them. In Tarumitra, I am presenting the installation, Bioscope, with an element of modernity under a mythical Kadam Tree, a ubiquitous presence in rural india.