Madhvi Parekh brings to Mumbai a slice of life from a Gujarat village

Madhvi Parekh, 84, showcases her solo exhibition 'Remembered Tales' at DAG Gallery, capturing rural India's essence through vibrant, textured paintings.

MUMBAI: Madhvi Parekh, 84, grew up in the quiet corners of Gujarat’s Sanjaya village, whose memory she continues to hold through the scent of its monsoon soil and crackle of firewood. Destined to emerge as one of the important painters in Independent India, her hands, worn with time, tell stories of her village.

Madhvi Parekh, grew up in the quiet corners of Gujarat’s Sanjaya village, whose memory she continues to hold. (Photo by Raju Shinde/HT Photo) (Raju Shinde)

Wife of another renowned painter, Manu Parekh, Madhvi is a self-taught visual storyteller who honed her craft without the tutelage of a mentor at an art school.