New Delhi, Feb. 14 -- They're simple lines and strokes, but each of the birds that veteran Cholamandal artist Premalatha Seshadri sketches express a different mood. I came across her work many years ago, and it seemed to me that though she'd pared the creatures down to their essence-sometimes even taking away the feathers that make birds so unique-one couldn't take away the essential drama of their being. And birds are dramatic creatures-they chatter, sing, dance, fight, hunt, feed, mate, build homes together, feel so openly and loudly. Very much like us, they also litter and leave messes behind. And, unlike us, of course, they fly-with ease and grace, setting our imaginations soaring. To bird watchers, there are no creatures more absorbi...