HKS Manpower

1964 | Nasheet Shadani

There is something tragically romantic about the death of Guru Dutt. I want to capture it in an image

1963 | Ketki Jadhav

Depicting the launch of the first ISRO Rocket. The story is beautiful, the rocket was brought to the launching point on a cycle.

1962 | Rituparna Sarkar

I would like to put together a comic panel on anecdotes about the Indo-China war. My father in law is a retired Major General of India and I’ve heard some pretty interesting insider stories from him.

1961 | Gargi Chandola

1961 is the year that Goa became a part of India. For most of us Goa has been a right to passage, to being or at least feeling like an adult. A map of India where people all over are rejoicing the inclusion of Goa. Somewhere in Punjab a kirana store uncle has shut shop and packed his suitcases ready to visit Goa. College students take a bus from Bombay to Goa. Aunties buying knee length swimsuits in anticipation of Goa becoming there next holiday. A couple decides to finally get married now that they have a honey moon destination. For year 1961, the theme is independence of Goa

1960 | Karan Vohra

Mughal-e-azam was released in 1960 after 15 years of work, a film that showed multiple facets of Indian culture, it’s history and complexes. A national allegory, Mughal-e-Azam depicted Hindu-Muslim love in ways that were never before seen. A tolerance in religion was accompanied with class differences. The power and arrogance of Akbar is the power of a nation in front of which the private love of Anarkali is dwarfed. In it’s own way it depicts a nation in the 1960s ready to take flight, only the flight was delayed time indefinite. The persianised dialogue makes the upper class Muslims seem distinct and unique, coexisting with this dialogue is a hindu devotional song by Anarkali. Wrapped up in multiple dialects, languages, voices and tenors is the culture of India. Myriad voices reflect myriad religions, ways of life and living conditions. Mughal-e-Azam though black and white, held in it’s sounds, stories and characters the colors of India — vibrant, effervescent and yet primal. This is the theme I propose, Mughal-e-Azam in 1960s India in a flight that took it’s time.

1959 | Prateek Vatash

The year 1959 saw the introduction of Television broadcast, or specifically Doordarshan, which changed the face of communication and entertainment in India. Through this artwork, I would love to illustrate the impact that this had on the people, and the way media was experienced in this country since then.

1958 | Dhruv Chakkamadam

One of the most Iconic Indian cars the “Ambassador” leaves its factory In Uttarpara near Calcutta after Its assembly. The busy atmosphere of the factory engulfs the cars, buildings and the people while they work. I plan on illustrating a scene from the manufacturing plant with a backdrop of victorian and indian architecture.

1957 | Adrita Das

The year the biggest blockbuster of the decade, Mother India was released. I’d like to create an artwork taking the lead character as a metaphor for the role of women in Indian society and nationalism, both very different-relevant then and even today.

1956 | Yuvraj Jha

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, Constitution Framer of India, Buddhist Revivalist and Untouchable Leader, converts to Buddhism along with 3,85,000 followers to start the Neo-Buddhism movement in India. This being the premise I would like to create the scene with a certain density of people, since this was a watershed moment for neo-liberalism in india I would like to illustrate it for Indianama.