New Delhi, April 5 -- An ongoing exhibition at Sarmaya, In The Dappled Light, looks at the influence of India's natural bounty on art, literature and spirituality. It includes botanical illustrations, contemporary art that "advocates for conservation" and indigenous art inspired by nature-worship. The highlights connect the past and present-these include folios from a 17th-century treatise, Hortus Malabaricus, about the medicinal plants of Kerala, hand-coloured lithographs of Himalayan birds and flowers from the 19th century, and a 120-piece mosaic of botanical observations by Gopa Trivedi. The exhibition has been designed by Pavitra Rajaram Design. At Sarmaya, Lawrence and Mayo House, Mumbai, till 4 May, 10am-5pm (Tuesday to Sunday).

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