Photographer : Kumar Mangwani                                                                                      Back to Photographers List

Artists Statement:
 
My faith evolved one morning at Haridwar on letting the river Ganga takeover my Grandfathers ashes. That was three years back, and the faith persisted. Born in a country of innumerable Gods and many beliefs, chasing the human spirit came naturally.
The presentation here is about the enormous/energetic spirit, in its very diverse forms; a momentary pause in the continuity of the chaotic life. The works of Raghu Rai and Raghubir Singh have impressed the world, and likewise have a deep influence on me.
My formal education of Architecture, another creative language, makes me pause to feel and to touch that spirit. The camera becomes a tool to freeze that moment and to relive the past.
My quest has taken me across the plains of India, travelling to Haridwar, Varanasi and the Kumbh Mela at Nashik.
 
Awards:
  • CONSOLATION PRIZE IN `OPEN CATEGORY PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION ORGANISED BY PUNE FESTIVAL IN AUGUST 2000.

  • FIRST PRIZE FOR `TRAVEL SECTION IN PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITON ORGANISED BY PUNE PRESS PHOTOGRAPHERS ASSOCIATION IN OCT 2003.

  • PHOTO FEATURE TITLED `KUMBH MELA PUBLISHED IN ASIAN PHOTOGRAPHY IN NOV 2003.

  • FIRST PUBLISHED PHOTO ESSAY ON JAISALMER TITLED `RECOLLECTIONS OF DESERT RHYTHMS IN BETTER PHOTOGRAPHY IN OCT 2004.

  • WINNER OF MONTHLY COMPETITION ORGANISED BY THE INDIA TODAY TRAVEL PLUS IN MAY 2005 ISSUE FIRST SOLO EXHIBITION AT `INDIA ART GALLERY IN JUNE 2005 .

  • PHOTO MONTAGE TITLED `WATER FEATURED IN ASIAN PHOTOGRAPHY IN JUNE 2005.

  • AWARDED CERTIFICATE OF MERIT AT `HUMANITY PHOTO AWARDS ORGANISED BY HPA, CHINA IN SEPT 2005.

  • RECIPIENT OF THE THIRD PRIZE IN `NATURE- `GO WILD PHOTO COMPETITION ORGANISED BY ROTARY IN FEB 2006.

  • RECIPIENT OF THE THIRD PRIZE IN `CULTURE- ORGANISED BY SAHAS GROUP IN MARCH 2006.

  • NOMINATED IN LAST FIVE IN `LANDSCAPE AND `REFLECTION IN A COMPETITION ORGANISED BY SAHITYA KALA ACADEMY IN SEPT 2006.

  • TRAVEL ESSAYS AND PICTORIAL WRITINGS PUBLISHED IN BEYOND SINDH MAGAZINE, ON VARIOUS TOURIST PLACES SUCH AS `TAJ MAHAL- AGRA, `BANDAVGARH NATIONAL PARK, `FORTS OF RAJASTHAN.

  • ON PANEL OF BEYOND SINDH MAGAZINE AS CONTRIBUTOR FOR TRAVEL ESSAYS.