How Mukti Singh Thapa makes paubha and thangka his own

The traditional artist’s work is peculiar and culture defying, and that is his legacy.

When Mukti Singh Thapa was in his early teens, he was a free spirit. Roaming around Bandipur, his hometown, he painted whatever interested him, he says. What would this reality look like on paper, he would think, and just sit and draw for hours.