Shivan's Creative Studio

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Handmade graphite pencil portrait of Valakishna Menon known as Swami Chinmayananda Saraswati, commonly referred to as Swami Chinmayananda, on his 110th BIRTHDAY. He was a Hindu spiritual leader and a teacher who inspired the formation of Chinmaya Mission, a worldwide nonprofit organisation, to spread the knowledge of Advaita Vedanta, the non-dual system of thought found in the Upanishads, which epitomise the philosophical teachings of the Vedas. Chinmayananda is known for teaching the Bhagavad Gita, the Upanishads, and other ancient Hindu scriptures.

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Handmade White charcoal pencil portrait on black paper of Rabindranath Tagore FRAS on the occation of his 165th Birthday. He was an Indian polymath – poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer and painter. He reshaped Bengali literature and music, as well as Indian art with Contextual Modernism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Handmade pencil portrait of Biju Menon.He is an Indian film actor who predominantly appears in Malayalam films, and also has a few Tamil and Telugu film credits. He made his debut in 1995 in Puthran. In a career spanning over three decades, he has appeared in over 150 films, and has won two Kerala State Film Awards and two Filmfare Awards

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Handmade pencil portrait of Satyajit Ray on his 105th birthday. He was an Indian film director, screenwriter, author, lyricist, magazine editor, illustrator, calligrapher, and composer. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest and most influential film directors in the history of cinema.

Handmade graphite pencil portrait of Ajith Kumar Subramaniam on his 55th birthday. He is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Tamil cinema. To date, he has starred in over 61 films, and won four Vijay Awards, three Cinema Express Awards, three Filmfare Awards South and three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards.

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Pencil portrait on the occasion of 178th birthday of Raja Ravi Varma. He was a celebrated Indian painter and artist. He is considered among the greatest painters in the history of Indian art for a number of aesthetic and broader social reasons. Firstly, his works are held to be among the best examples of the fusion of European techniques with a purely Indian sensibility.

Handmade pencil portrait of Adi Shankaracharya on account of Skankara Jayanthi. He was an Indian Vedic scholar-monk, philosopher, and teacher (acharya) of Advaita Vedanta. While in recent times he is often revered as the most important Indian philosopher, reliable information on Shankara's actual life is scant, and the historical influence of his works on Hindu intellectual thought has been questioned. The historical Shankara was probably relatively unknown and Vaishnava-oriented, and his true impact lies in the popular perception of him as a heroic religious leader who re-established traditional Hinduism.

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Handmade graphite pencil portrait of Philipose Mar Chrysostom Mar Thoma XX Valiya Metropolitan on his 108th Birthday. He was an Indian prelate who served as Metropolitan of the Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church from 1999-2007 and Valiya Thirumeni from 2007 until his death. He was the world's longest serving bishop, serving for −67 years, 11 months and 12 days.

Pencil portrait of Arijit Singh on his 39th birthday. He is an Indian singer, composer, and music producer. He has been described by critics as one of the most influential and commercially successful vocalists in Indian music, and is noted for his emotive vocal style and work across multiple genres.

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Hand-drawn pencil portrait of Mamukkoya on his 3rd death anniversary.

He was an Indian Actor known for his work predominately in Malayalam cinema. He mostly appeared in comedic roles. His unique usage of the Mappila dialect and style marked his presence in the industry.

Handmade graphite pencil portrait of Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar on the occasion of his 53rd Birthday. He is an Indian former international cricketer who served as captain of the Indian national team. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you, Sir