Dhaatri Vengunad

Mughal Painting

I stand near a brick wall
that’s near a tree
that’s by the boundary
of the hexagonal palace
that’s close to a man
on a carpet
laid on the grass
who sun dries betel leaves
for the woman in the house
who talks to a bird
flying far away to you.


Dhaatri Vengunad is an artist, book illustrator and visual communicator who loves cats, colours, tea and is an average dreamer in this world.