For years, I created art installations, but two years ago, I realized I had never made something for my own people—Rajasthan. That led me to Bhaav Nagari, story of a fictional village ahead of its time, where I “discover” magical objects and bring them to life. These objects hold stories that invite people to step in, make choices, and shape their own experience.
For example, a radio that tunes into your age and emotions instead of frequencies, a weighing scale that decides the fate of a folk tale based on how you balance it, or a rain stick that, when played, controls the weather. Blending folk traditions with AI, visuals, sound, and interactivity, Bhaav Nagari transforms art into an experience that belongs to everyone—regardless of language, location, or background.
In the permanent collection for India’s First Contitution Museum.
Culture is an intricate web of interconnected stories, traditions, and histories. Yet, when documented online, it often becomes rigid and linear, losing much of its richness.
Sandooka offers a different approach—allowing you to explore culture freely, without a fixed path. You can start anywhere, dive into a story, and follow connections that reveal unexpected links between people, places, and traditions. It’s like walking through history’s interconnected threads, uncovering hidden relationships along the way.
More than just an archive, Sandooka Museum is an evolving experience. It preserves culture while enabling a dynamic exploration of its depth and interwoven nature, making history and tradition feel alive.
When the American Center invited me to create an Independence Day exhibition, I reflected on what independence truly means. While we celebrate freedom, many marginalized communities in India see little change. True freedom is about ongoing struggles.
To highlight this, I collaborated with Kutumb Foundation, asking children from marginalized backgrounds, “What does independence mean to you?” Their art captured hopes, dreams, and personal definitions of freedom.
These artworks became an interactive installation—a floating mosaic of aspirations. As visitors step in, a silhouette in their shape reveals individual artworks. To see the full picture, multiple people must stand together.
Azaadi reflects freedom, inclusion, and the idea that true independence is realized when we come together.
During COVID in Rajasthan, I matched with a girl named Pooja on a dating app. She quickly asked to move to WhatsApp and began sending video call requests. I ignored them, but they persisted.
Eventually, I answered and saw a girl dancing seductively, taking off her clothes—but it wasn’t real. It was a scam designed to blackmail victims with intimate recordings.
Seeing the scale of these sextortion scams, I took the idea to Goethe-Institut, who supported the project. That’s how Pooja Is Calling was born—an AI-powered awareness campaign using chatbots, pop culture, and music to educate people about digital safety.
What started as a scam became a wake-up call.
Check out the music video on the website!
What happens when a character talks back to its creator? Does it enrich storytelling or disrupt the creative process? RedBots was built to explore these questions.
This platform lets writers—without technical skills—bring characters to life with a face, voice, and personality. Authors can converse with them, discovering new dimensions in their narratives.
RedBots also evolved into an NFT collection of conversational videobots, developed with playwrights, artists, and screenwriters from India, Sri Lanka, the UK, and Germany. It amplifies underrepresented voices in both art and tech.
Powered by AI and Dara.network’s video-chat platform, RedBots turns static characters into interactive entities, redefining how we engage with fictional worlds.
This AI-driven interactive artwork bridges past and future, allowing viewers to stand alongside history’s greatest creative minds. Through advanced deep learning and real-time interaction, it reinterprets artistic legacy in a modern context, offering a dynamic exploration of creativity across time.
Showcased at renowned exhibitions, this project provides audiences with a unique, immersive experience that seamlessly blends technology with timeless artistry.
Protest Fest - Bangalore 2020
Mentioned - British Council Report - 2025
As a Muslim minority living in India, I have witnessed firsthand the deepening divisions in our society. Hum Ek Hain was born from that urgency—a protest artwork that captures the spirit of unity in times of unrest.
This interactive mosaic, composed of thousands of protest images from across India, forms an iconic visual of solidarity. More than just an artwork, it is a living testament to resilience, where viewers can contribute by posting with #HumEkHain, seeing their message become part of the evolving piece in real time.
Rooted in political resistance and personal experience, this project stands as a defiant statement—an assertion that even in times of division, collective strength and visual storytelling can remind us that we are, and always will be, one.