As a motion graphics artist and video editor, most of my career has revolved around crafting dynamic visuals for brands, campaigns, and digital platforms. My work was always driven by style, movement, and contemporary trends. While I admired creativity in all its forms, I had very little exposure India’s vast cultural heritage—until I began working with Pleach India Foundation.

This experience opened a completely new world to me. For the first time, I began to see how mythology, history, and culture could be expressed visually—not as something distant, but as living stories waiting to be retold. Gradually, I started developing an interest in exploring India’s heritage more deeply, not just through research but by experiencing it firsthand.

At Pleach TV (Instagram handle), I am gaining knowledge about the Ramayana and learning to create visuals that speak out its stories—using inspiration from sculptures on the heritage structures and miniature paintings, but expressed in a modern style and form.

Visiting places like Mahabalipuram and Kailash Temple became part of this journey. Each site was like stepping into a cinematic storyboard—filled with intricate patterns, expressive sculptures, and symbols that carried layers of meaning. At Mahabalipuram, the motifs felt almost like visual design elements that could animate themselves. At Kailash Temple, I visited at the age of 15, without much knowledge of its history or symbolism at the time, yet even then, the grand relief panels and sculptural storytelling hinted at movement and emotion, like keyframes in an animation.

For me, this was not just heritage; it was design language. Mythology and culture began to feel like creative reservoirs, offering ideas that I could translate into motion and storytelling.