I remember in my first show in New York they asked Where is the Indian-ness in your work?… Now the same people after having watched the body of my work There is too much Indian philosophy in your work. Theyre looking for a superficial skin-level Indian-ness which Im not about.

I enjoy doing my work and I dont want to deal with the other things. When you enjoy doing your work so much why deal with where to show how to show what to do? If the artist finds the right gallery which respects their work and gives them that freedom to do whatever they want to do the artist …

My work is not directly about the social or political.

In India nobody really talks about works of art they always talk about the appreciation of art. You buy this for 3000 rupees itll become 30000 in two months.

I think artists are really the root of a tree. They can search for truth or reality in their own way and the gallery can support them – the outside part of the tree where it is more about reaching the outside world connecting with the outside world. That is the role of the gallery no? Why does the artist …