COORDINATORS

Visual Artist & Academician

Dr. Rajkumar Mazinder was born in Assam in the year 1965 and completed B. Fine in Painting at Kala Bhavana, Santiniketan and 

M. A. (Fine) in Graphic Arts from M. S. University of Baroda and Doctor of

Philosophy (Ph. D) in Visual Arts from Assam University, Silchar, 2015 for the thesis titled Impression Art and Artist: A Study of three Print Makers of Assam. He has to his credit three solo shows and participated in many other exhibitions. Dr. Rajkumar Mazinder lives and teaches Department of Visual Arts, Assam University, Silchar.

Visual Artist

Dr. Neerja Chandna Peters took premature retirement from her physician’s job to pursue art full time. Winner of third prize in Lithuania’s First International Painting Biennale by IAVPOA, highly commended award 7th Annual National Exhibition EFAC India, she won awards in many countries including Critics Choice award from World University of Design. She had her solo exhibitions in Art Reach Gallery, and in Skybridge gallery Terwilliger Plaza, Portland USA.

Photographer & Creative Entrepreneur 

Perumal Venkatesan is a people photographer and creative entrepreneur. His photography works have been published in various Indian and international media and has also been exhibited at art galleries across India and abroad. Currently, he is with Nikon School India as a photography mentor for Karnataka region. He is proud to have facilitated and published two Coffee Table books, The Tour of Nilgiris (2009) and Frames of My City (2012), made a short film on Bangalore Lakes called The Bangalore Lake Diaries (2013).

Visual Artist 

Vasan is a Bangalore based artist who left a career in IT Management to explore the creative world. He has a passion for travel photography and portraiture. His foray into conceptual art began through a show titled FLU!D in 2017 to portray the socio-economic dependencies on water. After a show titled MENTALITY in 2021, highlighting mental health issues in today’s ever-changing and challenging world, his journey of self-exploration and artistic interpretation continued with a show at The Art Route in Gurugram, titled MEMORIES. His works have been exhibited in The Hindu Lit Fest 2025 in Chennai and Apparao Galleries’ IMPRINT Show.

Visual Artist

Diploma in Painting Ravindrakala Niketan, from Tumkur (2001) and Post Graduate Diploma in Painting from Bangalore University, Bangalore (2006), Manjunath has been actively practicing print making, which has shaped him into a multi-disciplinary artist. He currently resides in the dynamic city of Bengaluru. His artistic practice is a confluence of drawing, painting, printmaking, and collage. His works have been recognized with both State and Central Lalita Kala Akademi awards, a testament to his exploration of diverse mediums and concepts.

Visual Artist, Print maker  &  Educator

B.F.A.(GRAPHICS), Govt. College of Art & Crafts, Gauhati and M.F.A.(GRAPHICS) Kala Bhavana, Visva - Bharati, Santiniketan. Received Junior Fellowship (Graphics) Minister of Culture, Govt. of India. and Visva-Bharati merit Scholarship.

 Bikash Acharjee has been practicing print making and other mediums for the last two decades. His works have been exhibited in many major shows across India and the world.Many of his works are in private collections in India and abroad.

Visual Artist & Academician

Rumki (Sweeti Dutta Banik) is a visual artist and educator whose practice is rooted in her deep bond with nature. She holds an M.V.A. in Drawing and Painting from Jiwaji University (2017) and a B.V.A. from Indian Art College, Rabindra-Bharati University (2006). Her works, reflecting harmony between life and environment, have been shown in major exhibitions. Actively engaged in cultural pedagogy, she organizes workshops on indigenous crafts, eco-conscious practices, and community art. She has also contributed to publications such as Aban Thakurer Khuddur Jatra. As a jury member for Durga Puja installations since 2017, she continues to nurture aesthetic sensitivity and environmental awareness through her art and teaching.