Colours Of Happiness

Creating rangoli designs does not just bring me sheer joy, it’s almost my raison d’être. I discovered this talent when I was just seven years old, while growing up in my hometown in Tamil Nadu.

- Rajarajeshwari Ganeshan

My first canvas was the street. I would spend hours bent over its tarred surface, while making the most beautiful rangoli designs on the road using rice flour. I graduated to being invited to create rangolis during festivals, and I can still hear my mother yelling at me, ‘How long are you going to put rangoli?’