Priti is writing two books simultaneously. One on cookery and the other one is a fiction, which deals with her life's incidents. “Cooking is another passion for me. The book has vegetarian recipes,” says she. Hopefully her books will hit the shelf soon.
Science, arts, sports, culinary skills, all are rolled into this wife of a Fauji. Priti Agarwal, while writing a cookbook and fiction, is at the same time is preparing for an exhibition of her artwork in Canada, which is scheduled in July. She had been a visiting professor in Physical Chemistry in University of Libya.
As a painter she has two specialities-painting on fabric and also the brush-less paintings. “One of my very good forms of painting is the brush-less painting that I do. I use my fingers, palms and toes to paint. The entire painting is done by using pressure.”
Brigadier Arvind Agarwal's wife Priti says, “I have been painting since I was a kid. However I took up painting as a profession only in 1996 when a lot of friends saw my paintings and asked me to paint for them. And it is only then that my hobby got realised into a full fledged profession.”
“I usually paint on fabrics on order. I paint on pure fabrics using natural dyes and colours,” says Priti. Her creations can be found in several boutiques in Delhi and Mumbai and with several known faces in the city.
{{/usCountry}}“I usually paint on fabrics on order. I paint on pure fabrics using natural dyes and colours,” says Priti. Her creations can be found in several boutiques in Delhi and Mumbai and with several known faces in the city.
{{/usCountry}}“Occasionally I also paint on canvas,” she adds.
Priti is an M.Sc in Physical Chemistry. She started her career as a teacher after she got married. “When my husband was on postings, I didn't know what to do, so I applied to the University of Libya and got selected as a visiting professor to teach Applied Chemistry. I taught there for two years,” says Priti.
She is writing two books simultaneously. One on cookery and other one is a fiction, which deals with her life's incidents. “Cooking is another passion for me.
The book has vegetarian recipes,” says Priti. Hopefully her books will hit the shelf soon.
Priti is a golfer too. She says, “I am a golfer not regular but frequent one.
Whenever I get time I carry my golf kit and hit the club.”
So how is it being an army officers' wife? “Its wonderful.
I really enjoy my role as an army officer's wife. I get to travel a lot and meet new people. Being an army officers' wife has made me very independent too,” says Priti.
A mother of two grown up sons, Priti loves Lucknow.