"Insomnia 3" (70x90cm. Acrylics, pastels and gold leaf. 2021 🔴)
Streams of thought running through my mind with past and future connected by ideas tying my mind to consciousness.
is something deeply reassuring about the rise of Pankaj Tripathi. No dramatic reinvention, no overnight mythology. Just steady craft. Born in Belsand village in Bihar’s Gopalganj district, the son of a farmer and priest, he did not arrive in Mumbai with industry backing. He arrived with theatre. After active years with street plays and theatre in Patna, he formally trained at the National School of Drama in Delhi, graduating in 2004, and then did what most outsiders do quietly, he waited. Small roles in television, blink-and-miss film appearances, years of anonymity. Until the world noticed him in Gangs of Wasseypur, and suddenly that unhurried voice, that lived-in gaze, that refusal to overact became his signature. He does not perform intensity, he inhabits it. He can be terrifying, tender, comic, broken, all without raising his volume. Off screen, the same groundedness persists. Married to Mridula Tripathi, whom he met during his theatre days, he has often spoken about her being the stabilising force through years when work was uncertain. They have a daughter, Aashi, and he speaks of fatherhood not as an accessory to fame but as a responsibility he takes personally. Stardom has found him late, and perhaps that is why it sits lightly on him. No theatrics. No noise. Just a man from a small village who trusted his training, respected the stage, loved his family fiercely, and let the work speak until the industry had no option but to listen.
ANTAHKARAN - Art for Spaces
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Antahkaran is an art organization that has services in customized art for spaces, art workshops and art education for children.
Antahkaran means "insight" in sanskrit. It is an art organization with the following verticals :
- Art for spaces: Our artistic vision helps you harmonize and re-imagine your surroundings, creating beautiful paintings, murals, sculptures, installations, and even custom-painted furniture and fittings, that resonate with your living and working spaces.
- Art education: Antahkaran has developed a
24/07/2024
Meeting Swati & family.
09/11/2022
With friends and family!
09/11/2022
23/03/2014
Announcing Art classes for summers in Bangalore by Rama Sharma. Classes in Indiranagar and Richmond road. Art classes for children from age group 4-9yrs and 10 - 15 yrs old. Please do contact us for more details.
23/03/2014
Paintings, acrylic on canvas by artist, Rama Sharma
We are looking for our second dynamic artist to join antahkaran family, who has created a strong body of work in sculpture, mixed media and art installations. Please get in touch for queries or reccommend someone who might be interested.
We now officially launch ANTAHKARAN. Please visit our website and we will be happy to hear from you !
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