Companion of Colourful Strockes

We know what a great artist Pune-based Maruti Patil 

is but not too many of us know about the physical and 

mental struggles he endured to reach where he is today. 

In his published book ‘Companion of Colourful Strokes’, 

Maruti Patil recounts the inspiring artistic journey that 

started in the small town of Belgavi under the tutelage of 

K B Kulkarni and took him to Pune’s Abhinav Kala Mahavidyalay,

Mumbai’s J J School of Art before bringing him back

to Pune to work. He has held exhibitions at various art galleries 

in Pune and Mumbai (the last one was in 2018) and has many 

prestigious awards to his credit including the 

Maharashtra State Art Award (3 times), The Art Society of India 

and the Bombay Art Society, left a thriving career in commercial 

art and embraced fine art, exhibiting a characteristic of his 

personality – he loves to constantly experiment and accept 

fresh ideas. The book is a tribute to Patil’s wife Neela and is a 

combined effort of his two daughters – Tejas and Barkha. 

Important incidents from Patil’s personal life run parallel 

to his artistic endeavours in the book.