Mumbiram
Mumbiram | |
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Mumbiram, leader of the Rasa Renaissance movement of aesthetics | |
| Born | c. 1949 (age c. 76) Pune, Maharashtra, India |
| Known for | Artist (charcoal, paint), author, translator of Sanskrit literature |
| Notable work | Prema Vivarta ("Deluges of Ecstasy"), High Five of Love |
| Movement | Rasa Renaissance |
| Spouse(s) |
Nadine, alias Vrinda
(m. 2002) |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | www |
Dhananjay Paranjpe (born c. 1949), known professionally as Mumbiram, is an Indian painter and author known for his association with the Rasa Renaissance art movement. He is best recognized for his charcoal and color renderings depicting India’s rural and tribal communities in everyday life. Mumbiram is also noted for his poetic-philosophical work, "Deluges of Ecstasy", composed during his 12-year stay in the United States, which explores themes of prema vivarta, or the transformations of divine love.