Painting is my passion besides being my hobby. I remember doodling with a pencil on paper ever since I was in grade 3 and this led to my winning State Award for the All India Nehru Art Competition in high school. Having done a two-year course in oil painting and a diploma course in textile design, from Nirmala Niketan Institute of Polytechnic in Mumbai, India, I eventually became a Textile Designer by profession but have always remained an artist by choice. I have applied it in my profession, through creative designing, be it in textile designs, UNICEF cards/stationary on hand-made paper products or by creating art on canvas.