Panaji: Sanjna Srikanth, a young Bengaluru-based artist, is like no other girl her age. She has been raising money for charities through the sale of her paintings from the time she was only a teenager. Sanjna's paintings have toured the World Economic Forum, and, in 2014, she received the International Diana award from the British prime minister, given in recognition of young people.
Sanjna is also unlike most other 21-year-olds. She has achieved all this while living with communication challenges diagnosed as being caused by
autism.
In Goa as part of her fourth solo exhibition, on display at Kala Academy, Sanjna's strong line-drawing and bright colours appears like the marriage of the pop art and cubism movements. In a unique twist, most artworks have been displayed alongside a sculptural interpretation of the painting - which have been sculpted by Sanjna's teacher, Vinod Shahapure.
The artist was born to Jayashree and Srikanth (from Chennai) when the couple was based in the USA. "Everyday is a challenge for Sanjna, but from a young age she has been determined to inspire her peers to be their best," says her mother.
