Pratiksha Apurv

Pratiksha Apurv is an artist from India. In her March-April Exhibition in New Delhi, Former national security advisor Brajesh Mishra, Inaugurated Spiritual Odyssey, a collection her paintings. Pratiksha is niece of great-enlightened spiritual guru Osho. While talking about Pratiksha’s paintings Mr.Mishra described it as her journey. He said, ‘ how can I describe spirituality in front of Osho’s niece but let me say that her works are challenging and unveil a new dimension of life.”

Before moving to art arena Pratiksha was a successful fashion designer. Painting just happened to her, as she had no prior technical knowledge of paintings. Her latest exhibition is the third series of her spiritual odyssey collection.

"Pratiksha is creating a unique canvas and challenging all of us to understand and learn from it." Mr.Mishra Added.

While discussing Yog, Dhyan, Karmyog he was quite happy to see that Pratiksha's work is reaching out to the people with a message.

In her first solo exhibition when she called former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to inaugurate her first solo exhibition in 2007, he was surprised. Vajpayee congratulated Pratiksha for painting spiritual journey of meditator on the canvas. “Pratiksha, I would like to bow to you (Mai Tumhe Pranam Karna Chahta hu). I was not aware of your talent and did not know of the quantum of work that you have created. Your creations are thought provoking. Please continue your search (Sadhna).” He said.

In the second solo exhibition of the series at NCPA mumbai, Pratiksha painted the Osho’s wisdom on Canvas, which were widely accolades by art connoisseurs. Nita Ambani, who inaugurated the exhibition, was all praise for Pratiksha, who she said is multi-talented. “ I feel honored to be here. All your paintings has spiritual fragrance and you seem to be surrounded by spirituality yourself.” She said to Pratiksha.

While painting shlokas of Upanishad, Pratiksha knew how to bring life into this simple arrangement of Sanskrit words without disconcerting its chanting qualities. She also knew how to turn the traditional poem of the Vedic sages and saints into real and living beings through meditative energy.Pratiksha says, “ Each of her painting is an effort to express the inexpressible and to offer a glimpse of ‘what is’ to any potential seeker regardless of their conforming to any stream of religion or path.”

External links

* http://www.pratikshaart.com/home.html