New Delhi, Feb. 19 -- An inverted figure is caught reeling, falling head first in what can be construed to be a pool of red. The knobbly body, with its twisted torso and flailing limbs, appears suspended in time. The painting, defined by chaotic brushstrokes and a rich colour palette (splashes of cayenne, brown and orange), seems to be writhing in agony. Another painting features colours of forest green, mustard, and smudges of rust, where in the foreground, entwined figures that embody a sense of tragedy, lie. An artist of Tamil heritage, Christopher Kulendran Thomas grew up in London after his family left Sri Lanka amidst intensifying ethnic violence that led to the civil war between the Sinhalese majority and Tamil minority. It was the...