Baswani’s works drew inspiration from Indian miniatures and Buddhist murals. Her guru, A. Ramachandran’s vast knowledge of the visual culture of India became a distinctive learning tool in her personal visual expression. Manisha’s work became reflective of a global citizen equally at home with the India she was evolving with and the India she was proud to belong to. Hollywood, MTV and icons such as James Bond and Elvis Presley, all shared Baswani’s visual ...