Medium: Acrylic Paints

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We see him everyday… tempting parents with children to buy balloons off him for a small price, often with children of his own denied the same cheer balloons add to the life of a child whose folks can afford to part with that measly amount that this man will take home to light the fire in his kitchen. Here’s my version of the humble ‘gubbare wala’ through the medium of poster paints.

~Grade 10 IGCSE

Medium: Acrylic Paints

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Yet another Mumbai staple - the booksellers outside art galleries in South Mumbai literally make you travel back in time. Although digital technology has taken over our lives (case in point the bookseller with a mobile phone in hand, not a book), there’s a unique kind of charm that books bring to our lives, and the streets of Mumbai haven’t forgotten that!

~Grade 10 IGCSE

Medium: Acrylic Paints

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Evenings in every marketplace are abuzz with women & children, gorging on yet another Mumbai staple, pani puri. Each area has been monopolised, not because the pani puri wala is the mafia, but because your taste buds are fixed on each vendor for the unique flavour he offers. My panipuri wala is brought to life in acrylic paints, hoping you’ll go grab a plate soon!

~Grade 10 IGCSE

Medium: Acrylic Paints

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Painted during the lockdown (visibly so), this masked haath gadiwala is a common sight on old Bombay roads, especially outside CST. While so many of us enjoyed the comfort of our homes during the lockdown, daily wagers like the haath gadiwalas suffered due to the slow speed of life during the pandemic.

~Grade 10 IGCSE

Medium: Acrylic Paints

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Any seaside you visit in Mumbai, you’ll invariably find a chana wala, wearing a sling with a basket balanced around his neck, tempting you to buy flavourful chickpeas from him. These flattened and roasted chana are a culinary delight of sorts, and a high power street food that’s not only tasty, it’s almost synonymous with a visit to the beaches of Mumbai. If my chanawala in acrylic tempts you to visit the beach as soon as possible, thank me in the comments.

~Grade 10 IGCSE

Medium: HB pencils, Ink pen, Watercolour

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The common Maharashtrian lady has a fixed routine. Before she goes about her work, she wakes up in the wee hours to fill water that would suffice her family for an entire day. Although a long cue awaits her, she diligently performs her homely duties before leaving to work in other people’s homes and play the role of the ever-famous Mumbai ‘bai’ to perfection. My Shanta Bai here is done in poster paints and black marker pen to make her silhouette stand out against her urban backdrop.

~Grade 10 IGCSE

Medium: Charcoal

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Presented here in b&w in charcoal & HB pencil, these auto rickshaws are as common a sight in the suburbs of Mumbai as HB pencils are in every child’s pencil box. If Pierce Brosnan can ride one, we’re sure there doesn’t exist a Mumbaikar who hasn’t commuted by these annoying yet essential part of Mumbai’s transport system.

~Grade 10 IGCSE

Medium: Acrylic Paints

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Love them or hate them, we need them the most in this crowded, over populated city in the country. My charcoal & HB pencils salute these uniformed men of the traffic police who perform their duties deligently , through rain or sunshine.

WIP | Research Study | Quick Sketch

~Grade 10 IGCSE

Medium: Acrylic Paints

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These red & white PVC cones can be seen almost everywhere in Mumbai, diverting traffic, warning drivers of blocked roads, or sometimes just because the ones who put them there, forgot to remove them!

~Grade 10 IGCSE

Medium: Acrylic Paints

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Did you know that Mumbai’s sanitation system is over a hundred years old? It’s the sanitation workers that continued to keep the city clean and hygienic even through the pandemic. While we all stayed home, they continued to work diligently.

~Grade 10 IGCSE

Medium: Acrylic Paints

~Grade 10 IGCSE

Medium: Acrylic Paints

~Grade 10 IGCSE

Medium: Acrylic Paints

~Grade 10 IGCSE

Medium: Acrylic Paints

~Grade 10 IGCSE