Written
Works
Bhakti Art History and Singaporean fiction stories.
Artist Once Known: The Names That Did Not Survive Ajanta
Ancient Indian artistic anonymity was, in many cases, a philosophical choice: the expression of a tradition that understood art as seva, offering, and meditative practice rather than self-assertion.
“The artist withheld the name because the work pointed beyond the self.
In This Edition
Art as Offering: Why Ancient Indian Artists Did Not Sign Their Work
The painters of Ajanta left no names. Not because they were erased — but because, within their tradition, signing a devotional work would have been a philosophical mistake.
Pichvai Paintings: Why a Temple Changes Its Art Eight Times a Day
Pichvai paintings at Nathdwara's Shrinathji temple change up to eight times a day — one for each ritual darshan. Here is what each painting reveals and why.
The Freedom of Exclusion - Singapore Cultural Identity in Eating Air (1999)
How does a 1999 Singapore film capture the tensions of national identity, race, and youth culture? A close reading of Eating Air through a cultural lens.
Singapore Urbanscapes - The minimisation of the individual in 12 Storeys
Eric Khoo's 12 Storeys uses the HDB flat to examine alienation and Singapore's modernisation — a film about urban loneliness that still resonates today.
Pichvai Paintings and Bhakti: Art's role in Hindu worship
Pichvai paintings from Rajasthan's Nathdwara temples are devotional masterpieces. Part 1 explores Bhakti's visual language and what faith looks like in art.
Mama's Boy - A Singapore Domestic Horror Story
A short horror story about a son, a mother, and the things we inherit. Mama's Boy explores family, fear, and the darkness that lives in domesticity.
Stories, Data & Essays
More than the essays: short fiction set in Singapore, data and machine-learning projects, and criticism.
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