Aditya Basak

The painting depicts a Bengali woman at its centre, dressed in traditional attire and jewellery, radiating elegance and a serene strength. The background is a rich tapestry of layered handwritten and printed texts in Bengali, Devanagari, and Latin scripts, along with stamps and archival motifs.

Colonial-era scenes, including women conversing, a palanquin procession, and an early automobile, appear as faded vignettes around her. Warm ochre and deep burnt hues form a parchment-like surface, evoking a sense of time’s passage and the safeguarding of memories.