XIX - THE SUN
Literature: Ramayana
Artist: Prashish More
An arts graduate from Mumbai's famous Sir JJ School of Arts, Prashish More, 31, is the art director of Elle magazine, India. He is responsible for visual direction, layout, design and production of the magazine. Working with photographers, designers and illustrators, Prashish has brought a high level of design sophistication to ELLE India. His strengths are a strong visual instinct, a talent for illustrations and precision in execution of projects. Currently he is preparing for his first exhibitoin on Indian Fashion to be held in Paris in 2009. For more information log on to www.prashishmore.com
Description:
Hanuman, or Aanjaneya, was born to Anjanadevi and Vaayu, the wind god. Extraordinary from the moment of birth, there are fascinating stories about his childhood. The most famous story is the one that led to his name, Hanuman. One day, as a child, Hanuman was hungry and looking upto the sky, he saw someting glowing in the east. To him it looked like a delicious orange and he flew up to grab it. Despite the heat that searing him, Hanuman flew closer and closer to the sun. So close he was that Indra, the mighty rain god, feared that this child would indeed grab the sun, and therefore he hit Hanuman with his powerful weapon, the vajrayudha (thunderbolt). The blow made Hanuman fall back to the ground and his face swelled up, leading to his name Hanuman as Hanu means cheek in Sanskrit.
The story of Hanuman and The Sun describes the innocence, faith and joy that leads even a child to accomplish great tasks, to challenge even mighty conquerors and to be glorified in legend.