New Delhi, Feb. 6 -- In 2021, at the DAG show Ways of Seeing, viewers came across a work by Anupam Sud that was emblematic of her practice. In Draupadi's Vow (2006), the artist-who lives and works in Mandi, on the outskirts of Delhi-delved into the epic of Mahabharat to create a work that was both contemporary in approach and theme. The work presented a contrast-Draupadi, with her flowing untied hair, completely in control, while her five husbands look on with a defeated stance. Like in most of Sud's work, the female protagonist in Draupadi's Vow too takes charge of her body and sexuality, defying the rules set by patriarchy. For nearly six decades now, the artist has explored the human form and its under lying vulnerability and resilienc...