Balkesh Kumari

Feb 26, 2025 | villagesquare.in | Anuradha Varma |AMIR MALIK |Smriti Mukerji |Balkesh Kumari

Artist or rural activist? The idea of labels does not hold any appeal for Varanasi-based Umesh Singh. He draws from his childhood experience of tilling fields in his ancestral village, Kurmurhi, in Bhojpur, Bihar. A research scholar at BHU, Singh is studying ecological art practices in India. His art focuses on social issues–casteism, environmental concerns, and rural struggles.