This series of paintings is a depiction of the famous epic
Kumarsambhava by
Kalidasa, consisting of twelve paintings in Oil color on a Hard Board medium.
These paintings were made in the year 1967. Tight and compact Composition with intricate detailing… rarely seen in oil paintings, are the main characteristics of these paintings.
Mahakavi Kalidas (The Great Poet) was a
Classical Sanskrit language poet and playwright. He was an author who is often considered greatest playwright and dramatist of ancient India.
Kalidas was one of the Navaratnas in the court of the great king
Vikramaditya (Around 4th–5th century CE).
Kumārasambhava literally means "The Birth of Kumāra"(
Kartikeya).
This epic is in seventeen divisions entails
Sringara rasa,
Rati rasa, the rasa of love, romance, and eroticism, more than Vira rasa (the rasa of heroism).
Tārakāsura, a rakshasa (demon) was blessed by
Bramha that he could be killed by none other than son of Shiva , however, Shiva had won over the Kama, the god of love. Parvati performed great tapas (spiritual penance) to win the love of Shiva. Consequently Kartikeya, son of Shiva and Parvati was born to restore the glory of Indra, king of the Gods by Killing Tārakāsura.
