"A summer without mangoes is a summer wasted" ~ Mirza Ghalib

There are fruits we eat, and then there are fruits that become cherished memories.

For generations, Mango has ripened not only in orchards but in verses, songs, paintings, and the hearts of those who await the first sweetness of summer. It is a symbol of longing, hospitality, and home.

This painting is an ode to that inheritance - a celebration of the golden fruit that has inspired poets, nourished traditions, and colored our collective imagination.

May every season leave us with something as sweet as remembrance. Perhaps every mango carries a story. This one carries home.