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Thalassa: An Ode To The Spirit Of The Sea

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In this hot concrete jungle of a metrop, what gives us some respite is the cool sea, the serene sands and the unbridled waves... These wild wild waves inspire artist Sanjukta Arun who captures their essence in her timeless canvases forever. A management topper who turned homemaker and chose motherhood over management, Sanjukta never let her choice tame her wild side. Instead, she chose to be the inspiration, spelling artistic freedom for women, bound and shackled by their own thought chains.  The waves in Sanjukta's canvas lash against the rocks, not caring about anything that comes in their way, a life lesson for each of us who wants to break free and soar. In a way, her works are also of the love play between two lovers whose meeting lasts few moments of time, but their passion keeps bringing them back together. That is a shade of the eternal, diehard romantic in Sanjukta we see transferring her emotions on the canvas. Says Sanjukta, "I want to portray the