Warli Painting of Neeraj's Life

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Neeraj was the only child of Bhasker and Nina Desai of Mumbai. After his death, Neeraj’s parents had this folk painting of his life created by the Warli tribal Indians. Warli folk art shows images of human beings and animals, along with scenes from daily life. These tribal paintings of Maharashtra, India are traditionally done in the homes of the Warlis. Painted white on mud walls, they are pretty close to pre-historic cave paintings in execution and usually depict scenes of human figures engaged in activities like hunting, dancing, sowing and harvesting. We hope you enjoy viewing this unique, cultural gift and gain inspiration from Neeraj’s short life.


Nikola and Bhasker with Warli painting of Neeraj's life, which is displayed at the Children's Art Museum in Charlotte, North Carolina.