Raza took me to several chemist shops to get a stain remover. When he was in Mumbai, Raza used to make it a point to visit his alma mater, Sir J J School of Art . His sensitivity to the rhythms of nature was born of his own understanding of polarities of solar and lunar realms. He said: “Divya shaktiyon ke sahayog ke bina kala nahin (there can be no art without the support of the Supreme). In the early years, he created works that were impressionist with Western flavours, along with romantic Kashmir and Mumbai landscapes.

Source: The Hindu July 28, 2016 10:41 UTC