“Amar Kanth” is an installation created using Acrylics on Canvas and Mirror, visualizing the oral origin myth of the Narmada River as narrated by the bards of the Pardhaan Gonds from Dindori, Madhya Pradesh. Developed in collaboration with Pardhaan Gond artists, the work transforms this traditional story into a contemporary experience. The mural lies flat on the ground, like the river’s hidden source, unseen by direct view. Above it, a large tilted mirror reflects the entire painting, allowing viewers to witness the story only through its mirrored image. As one approaches, personal reflections blend with the mural’s imagery, merging myth and self within a single frame.

By asking viewers to move, bend and look carefully, the work dissolves boundaries between audience and story. It invites each person to rediscover ancient myths not as distant history but as reflections of shared experience, constantly renewed through engagement and perception.