The 'dark realities of fisher community' Tue, Mar 16 2021 11:35:00 AM By Siddhi Jain New Delhi, Mar 16 (IANSlife): Santosh Kumar Sahni, an artist from Bihar, whose work speaks of the classic, dark realities of his world precisely from the Mithila community, from Darbhanga, Bihar, is all set to exhibit his works through his first-ever art show 'Basant -- Expression of Art' from March 23-29 at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai. Sahni wasn't always an artist. He belonged to a fishermen's community known as the Mallah community. His experience with vibrant colours, came from painting his home during Diwali and festivals since childhood. "The subject of my painting is based on fisherman and their socio-economic, socio-cultural life. I find myself at ease with these subjects as being from a fisherman family. I have had number of experiences of fisherman's life which reflects in my paintings, these experiences enriched me as a person," says the artist.