Cosmopolitan India

Message On a Mirror

KANIKA RANKA

Artist and Founder, The Studio Project

“In a world that has been plunged into uncertainty, doubt and anxiety, it has become almost second nature to constantly be fearful, of both the present and future. The ‘what ifs’ are on a spike every day…be it environmental, political, or social issues. The thing that has kept me going is a constant reminder to have ‘faith over fear’. Faith in the intrinsic goodness of every single human being, faith in the potential of my own life, faith in Mother Nature to

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