Inspired by butterflies observed at the 172 acre Agastya Foundation campus in Kuppam, India. “Butterflies of Agastya” is a meditation on transformation, migration, and aspiration. The butterfly becomes a central metaphor for change and transition, an upward movement toward a distant horizon, symbolizing growth, ambition, and journeys across worlds.

The elements evoke the challenges encountered along one’s path, while also suggesting resilience and the possibility of renewal. Through movement in color, the work reflects the idea of a diaspora not just as geography, but as a shared emotional journey one that carries both struggle and the promise of transcendence. Featured as the cover of Indiaspora’s new 2026 report, “India & Its Diaspora: Partners in Progress” - Butterflies of Agastya holds these crossings in suspension, suggesting not a fixed narrative, but an ongoing process of becoming shaped by time, movement, and connection.