Featured Artist: Navaldeep Thareja

Full Name

Navaldeep Thareja

Based in

Sangrur

Contact Details

Instagram: @Behrupiaa

How long have you been exploring art?

Exploring art since 2008, have travelled across Punjab and all 28 states for the same.

What inspires you most about Punjab's culture?

Our land of Punjab is the cultural crown of India be it Martial Arts or Folk Arts.

About the featured artwork:

Location - Fort Pothimala, Guru Har Sahai Story - Built by descendants of 4th Sikh Guru, Guru Ram Das Ji (Baba Jeewan Mal - 7th descendant, established Guru Har Sahai 1745) These frescoes drawn with natural color stood the test of time. The jewelery we see on the frescoes can be touched and felt due to embossing and engraving effect. In this fresco - Radhika is sitting with Shama Sakhi (Radhika = Radha) and Shama Sakhi = Chama Sakhi mentioned in Lariwar Gurmukhi script (Lariwar = Without spaces) Syncretic Punjab