THROUGH MY JOURNEY TO REDISCOVER THE ARTIST, MY LATE FATHER MOHAN RAINA

I decided to do some research on his
LINEAGE.
MOHAN RAINA'S GRAND FATHER, MY GREAT GRAND FATHER WAS Pt.NARAN
JOO RAINA. HE ALONGWITH HIS BROTHER , Pt. HARI RAM USED TO RUN
A PROVISION SHOP AT BASANT BAGH.
I WAS PLEASANTY SURPRISED TO FIND
A COUPLE OF DRAWINGS IN BLACK INK
DONE BY Pt. NARAN JOO.
IN THE LEFT HAND CORNER IS WRITTEN,
" AZ DAST NARAN JOO " IN URDU WHICH
MEANS , " BY THE HAND OF NARAN JOO"
I FIND COILED SERPENT, A HUMAN SHAPE, PLANT LIKE IMAGE AND HAND
FANS.
I DO NOT KNOW WHAT HE WANTS TO
CONVEY, BUT IT HELPED ME TO TRACE
ARTISTIC GENES OF MY FATHER, MOHAN RAINA.
EVENTHOUGH NOT IN PROPER CONDITION DUE TO POOR QUALITY
PAPER AND A LONG PERIOD OF TIME,
THESE TWO DRAWINGS SPEAK A LOT
ABOUT THE ARTISTIC GENES OF
MOHAN RAINA.
BLACK INK DRAWING ON PAPER
DRAWN BY NARAN JOO(1885/1890)
COURTESY_RAVINDER RAINA,
52/3 UPPER ROOP NAGAR, JAMMU.
(SUDESH RAINA)