I Mr. Kalipada Purkait. Passed from Indian College of Arts and draftsmanship under Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata. I have been living from fifteen years at Nallasopara near Mumbai city. I have exhibited my works many places in India and abord. lam passionately drawn to the urban and rural lives of India. I am fascinated by the daily realities of the masses-- the mundane details of the lives that are routinely overlooked, but which provide insight into the valiant struggles of the people who constitute the majority of Indian society.