Six hundred million. That's the approximate number of Indians facing high to extreme stress over water, according to a Composite Water Resources Management report by Niti Aayog that was released in June last year. It is estimated that Bengaluru could run out of groundwater by 2020.

The urgency of water conservation cannot go unnoticed. In light of this crisis, along with sustainability being a crucial part of their agenda, not-for-profit trust A Hundred Hands, a collective of artisans from around the country, decided to name the theme of their upcoming exhibition at the Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum in Mumbai after the substance that is often a synonym for life. Water.