आम का पेड़ | mango tree
the blisters of green that emerge from the wrest pin branches of
the mango tree that grows outside my window: some years just one or two that
are developed and visible, other years that tree is an overwhelming
Manhattan-crowded with grass green mangoes | the anger I would feel with each
bite taken off these perfectly contoured ovaries of nature by the red-beaked
parrots that sang outside my window as their seaweed green camouflaged with the
mangoes growing on the tree outside my window |
फल वाले भईया | fruit vendor
the sounds of the wooden wheels squelch each time they
dip into one of the eighty-three manholes present on napeansea road, while the
fruit vendor parades his array of fruits | the weighing balance tips over,
measuring the kilos of fruits | blue plastic bags bulging and blistering with
chickoos, anar and tarbooj
Yukti Agarwal is an emerging artist from
Mumbai, where she was born, and Providence, where she studied at Brown
University and Rhode Island School of Design. Yukti Agarwal is fervently
passionate about the visual and literary arts. She is currently a staff
illustrator at The College Hill Independent and the past has freelanced for
publications such as Youth Ki Awaaz and The Herald. She has had solo and group
exhibitions for her fine art pursuits in Mumbai, Providence, Chicago, Seoul,
and Australia. Her artist books are also a part of the permanent collections of
the many library Special Collections. Yukti Agarwal is currently pursuing a
dual degree in Textile Art and Design, and Contemplative Studies, while
simultaneously working on publishing her own magazine focused on Meditation and
Yoga Studies.