Art and Creatives

His initial compulsion of maintaining the clinical photography records to practice as an Orthodontist ultimately turned into a hobby and passion for nature and wildlife photography. Meet Nagpur based Dr. Matrishva B Vyas who recently won the Photography Society of India Gold prize in Nature photography at the prestigious 15th PSI International Salon Competition held in Mumbai. His shot Lethal Grip was selected amongst nearly 2000 entries with participants from over 40 countries.

Caricatures have our childhood associations with humour, happiness and fun. The images, and your messages, will stay with people much longer than they might otherwise, simply because you have tapped into the human desire to listen to narratives and to laugh. With the motto, "Give us your pictures, we give you smiles", Pune based master caricature artist Prashant Sinha has given everlasting memories to over 5 lakh people since he started his venture Prashant Arts in 2006. With a team of creative artists, Prashant receives domestic as well as international orders and his work has won him numerous followers.

Strong-willed children become adults who change the world as long as we can hang on for the ride and resist the temptation to "tame" the spirit out of them - Sarah Stogryn. Such is the indomitable spirit of Shweta Pardeshi who is on a mission to grow the legacy of her father Rajendra (Raju) Pardeshi in creating talents in dancing in Pune through their Universal Rhythm Dance Academy (URDA). We celebrate the success story of this father-daughter duo.

Canon Wild Clicks - India's Only Live Photography Contest concluded its Season 6 recently spanning across 4 days in one of India's hidden wild treasures - Dudhwa National Park in Uttar Pradesh. The event was conducted by Nature Wanderers in partnership with Uttar Pradesh Government and Forest Department of Dudhwa. Pune's Rahul Deo, an avid wildlife photographer and IT professional, was adjudged the winner of the thematic category of Cover Shots amongst 100 contestants from all over India. We present to you his success story.

Life is not only too short for boring clothes, but also for boring walls! Walls can be much, much more than a backdrop or a space used for putting up shelves or hanging pictures. Anakims Varghese and Kapil Sharma strive to make boring and empty walls beautiful and a reason of praise and envy amongst all. Engineers by profession and Artists by passion, the duo founded the wall art startup Wall n' Creations five months back and have already beautified over 1000 square feet of space with their amazing creativity and artwork.

Engaging audiences is what every event is aimed at and a good Emcee can liven up any experience and keep the audience hooked on with her/his wit and charm. When you have fun as an Emcee, it really is a magical experience. You generate a connective energy in the audience that’s just intoxicating, and will leave you wanting to do it again. Meet Pune based Sanjay Potdar, an IT Professional working in an MNC, who has been successfully following his passion and has enthralled audiences from over 200+ events.

She is a professionally qualified Lawyer and a Management graduate, but her passion took over and turned her into a full-time professional Artist. Her unique creations have followers from multiple countries and her products have reached in U.S., Singapore, Malaysia, Nepal and of course whole of India. Meet Dipti Jeevan, founder and owner of Dipti’s Creation.

Nandita Somendra, an army wife and a teacher in an army school, started Nandita's Creations in Pune in 2015 out of her sheer passion for Art. What started as a hobby has now reached new heights where she has started getting orders for her artwork. She believes art is kind of meditation for her. One can easily forget anxiety, stress, pain and negative thoughts while doing artwork.

Saranga Thakre is an expert in making designer Candles. She started Candle Mart in Pune in 2011 as a one stop shop for making lovely decorative candles. She also conducts professional workshops on Candle making. Her huge range includes various types of candles like T-light, Floating Candle, Gel Candle, Coffee Candle, Pillar Candle, Chunk Candle, Egg Candle, Stacked Candle, Multilayer Candle and Ice Candle.

GroupArtCircle is an art startup, founded by ex-IT professional Debasree Dey, that conducts painting parties in Pune since March'2016. Being a hobby artist, Deb started GroupArtCircle with the idea to provide a platform to working individuals, to get some time off for themselves and indulge in something fun and productive, and also relax at the same time. Deb has received an overwhelming response for her unique concept and in just 4 months, 363 canvases have been painted in 27 events conducted by her.