My practice revolves around the local landscapes, surroundings, the identities of individuals, and the places they inhabit, exploring how cultural and power discourses have historically shaped these identities. Landscapes are a significant element in my practice and are foundational in my narratives. Instead of depicting grand panoramic views of large water bodies and picturesque landscapes, I draw references from backyards, wetlands, and small water canals, capturing mundane details of my local surroundings. Landscapes are reimagined as sites of memory, history, and imagination. Within my works, The landscapes become spaces where everyday experiences intersect with broader cultural and historical narratives. Through this approach, I challenge traditional and authoritarian views of landscapes, offering alternative perspectives that highlight the fluidity and complexity of our surroundings. In my works, I invite viewers to question and reflect on the stories that shape our understanding of people and places. I draw my references from multiple resources, including photographs and paintings from the colonial period, images from popular magazines and social media, kitsch, and popular paintings. My surroundings inspire the human figures in my works. Sometimes, I transform these characters by adding certain costumes from the colonial period, like that of a “sepoy” or a British officer. This transformation enables me to completely alter the different positional dynamics of the characters when seen in political and historical contexts. Even the prerogative acts are mundane, like drinking, fishing, walking, gardening, etc. But these very ordinary acts, while performed by characters with a particular attire, transpose them to historical contexts, making us reimagine certain notions/beliefs. The absurd-looking acts are intended to subvert the stern, authoritative power that operates through these characters and the notions associated with them. Similarly, the landscapes with the flora and fauna around the whole in the regional and local context.