As immigrants we bring a partof our culture & our heritage of the birth country.

The word, ‘sanskaar’ refersto the values, the customs and the cultural traditionsone. There is no equivalent word in English that encompasses all these aspects.

The story of Lord Rama depicts an example of iideal conduct.

Skaskaar triptych shows various aspects of Hindu culture in the context of crows.

The story of Lord Rama in the epic‘Ramayana’ is narrated by Kak Bhushundi, a saint who was cursed to be a crow. He follows Lord Rama (God incarnate) and narrates the story of his virtues and victory of killing the evil 10 headed demon king, Ravana.

The three panels show three different partsof this story with the underlying message of the ideal values and conduct.

The first panel (from left) is entitled, ‘Paragon’.It portrays Lord Rama as being omnipresent as a defender of good over evil.

Thesecond panel depicts the narration of the story of Lord Rama by Kak Bhjushundi.

The third panel shows a white crow superimposed on the background of multiple crows. Crows hover around a corpse and make a ‘caw, caw’ sound. The letter ‘Ka’in Sanskrit language means ‘why’. It is believed that the ‘caw caw’ sound of crows is a reminder from our ancestors to question out purpose on this earth. ‘Why are we here?’.

Fulfil the purpose for which you are born. The colour white is also symbolic of purity and spirituality. Hence, the white crow is superimposed on a dark background.  

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