MKT 67

The Gond painting depicts a Titihari, a bird colloquially called tithi chiriya, is always afraid of a cloud or tree branch falling on its nest and destroying its eggs, so it sleeps with its legs up to protect its eggs. Manoj’s compositions are quite striking and add to this art form quite significantly. The images are beautifully textured and lend depth to the tree and the bird underneath with the eggs. The flying snakes are the culprits in this case acting similar to the cloudburst or a twig falling on the progeny.