1. Tell us about your artwork Oh My God and winning the National Academy Awards?
Oh My God is the exclamation of a person when he sees the slums of India. I have used the helmet as a means of reflection as it is the most common thing used by people. On the one hand, there are three people living in 3,000 square feet in Nepean Sea Road and on the other hand, 30 people live in a 100 square feet place in a slum. This is the juxtaposition of Mumbai. Somewhere, we are losing our humanity in a concrete jungle. I always work on acrylic on canvas. From concept to execution, it took over four months. The crystallisation of thought takes more time than the execution. The award was for my contribution to art. I have worked in Korea, Europe and Germany, regularly, and won awards. But the current award makes me proud as it is from my motherland.

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