"Tranquility”

Lord Ram is the epitome of “Maryadapurshottam”...(one who follows the path of righteousness in every situation). To prove that the king is always for the people, he abandons his wife Sita in the forest on just a passing remark by one his subjects, questioning her purity after having been abducted by the demon king Ravana of Lanka.

However Sita is an epitome of an “Adarsh Nari”…( an ideal woman) Upholding the principles of high religious and moral standards “kshatriya dharma”…(followed by persons born into a royal hierarchy)

Without protest she accepts her fate and is given asylum at the hermitage of sage Valmiki, where she gives birth to twin boys “Luv and Kush”.

Here I show her happy and content to be in this tranquil forest away from palace politics, living a simple life, discharging her duties at the ashram and happily looking after her royal children single handedly.

During one of my many travels to Jim Corbett National Park (Uttarakhand), I happened to visit the place where Sita was given asylum after being abandoned by her husband Ram. According to local legend Mata Sita supposedly lived in the middle of this wilderness along with her 2 sons.

I have used the scenic river view from the hotel room where I stayed during my visit and have tried to assimilate and use the same imaginary composition in my painting.