What do windows hold?

Siddhartha Art Gallery’s recent exhibition reflects on stories of a city told through frames and fragments of time.

Have you ever glanced at a window and wondered what it holds inside? Perhaps it was an old, wooden, carved window—the kind you pass by in an alley without giving much thought. As a child, I began noticing how each window bears a different design. When I asked my grandparents about them, they simply said, “They are called Tīkijhyā .” I often wondered why some were intricately crafted, while others remained plain.