I was and am still very popular in my village as an artist for drawing science diagrams for my friends and portraits for my friendly neighbours. That is the only time I was really looked up to as someone special. That's what made me think that I should pursue my skill further ( thanks to my mentor Sir Sitaramaswamy who helped me ).Completed my +2 somehow, and joined JNTU Hyderabad.

Since then it has been a long journey in Advertising. I have lost my identity as an artist- although it's not that I haven't enjoyed advertising(Check out my Advertising work !
[link]). Here every day is a challenge...Every work is like solving a jigsaw puzzle. The artist I was in my childhood... whatever I did for pure pleasure and enjoyment, that's missing somehow. In advertising, you need a reason even to draw a harmless straight line. You have to please everyone from client to the servicing team. You need to justify every color you use and every font that you choose. Indeed, it's a different kind of challenge altogether. In the process a lot of good work and some ordinary work have flowed out of my desk. Was lucky enough to bag some Awards and rewards during this time and contributed to my Family (here it includes my parents and my brothers).

I rediscovered the artist in me three years back after I joined DA, thanks to parry who introduced me to it!