OOMPH IN BRONZE

might well be the most recognised face of contemporary Indian art with his snazzy berets and Gurkha , his embroidered tunics and Cheshire cat-like ability to re-invent himself while staying rooted in the limelight. Hobnobbing with the rich and famous, travelling with the powerful and moneyed, he manages nevertheless to adhere to a gruelling schedule, working from his gargantuan Okhla studio in New Delhi. Despite a life played out in the public eye, Paresh Maity’s 15-year tryst with sculpture has remained little known. Perhaps because it started as a flirtation, it hasn’t been seriously reported, viewed as one does showstoppers at a fashion show. But what began as a dilettante affair has since