Born on 4th March 1972 at Daltonganj in erstwhile Bihar, Sanjeev Kumar Belongs to a simple middle class Srivastva Kayasth family. He studied at the Bhagalpur University where he did his bachelor's degree in history. But creativity beckoned and Sanjeev found himself being sucked into a world where expression ruled. He breezed through his fine art programme at the Rabindra Bharati University in Kolkata, winning a gold medal in the process for his outstanding commitment to innovation. Several group and solo exhibitions followed, but the feather in his cap was a grant from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation in USA. Having grown up in an atmosphere where principles and values took precedence over everything else, this master of Fine Arts graduate from Baroda University gravitated towards Dr. Harivansh Rai Bachchan's writings during his student years. And he fell into rapture. Words seemed to engulf him in a trance where thought fought battles with feelings every minute, losing each time. For ten years, Sanjeev claims to have drunk, Intoxicated on the heady flavor of Bachchan's unmatched Madhushala. Working on bringing the masterful poetry of the great writer alive in graphical sequences. His tribute to the great poet is finally complete in the form of 135 pictorial presentations that have managed to capture the heart and soul of bachchan's musings. He is finally satisfied of having fulfilled his cherished wish, a desire inspired by the simple letters of Amitabh Bachchan, encouraging him to go on.NIKITA SINGH