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This Artist Captures Endearing Father-Daughter Relationships through Vivid Illustrations

Debasmita decided to put her efforts into bringing about social change through art with her project ‘My Father Illustrations,’ in 2013.

This Artist Captures Endearing Father-Daughter Relationships through Vivid Illustrations

Debasmita Dasgupta is a development communications professional based out of Singapore, who has been making illustrations ever since she can remember.

She decided to put her efforts into bringing about social change through art with her project ‘My Father Illustrations,’ in 2013.

Breaking gender stereotypes with self-respect & love!
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Women across the world face sexual violence and discrimination through age old practices such as child marriage and female foeticide.

Debasmita wanted to create awareness about ideologies that empower women instead of suppressing them.

Embrace the brighter side of life – that’s what Shumon Sengupta tells his daughter, Minnie. I was so touched when Shumon…

Posted by My Father illustrations on Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Her inspiration came from watching a TED talk given by an Afghan woman named Shabana Basiji, who shared her experience of being intellectually liberated by her progressive father while they were living under the Taliban regime. Shabana’s father told her, “Remember, they can take everything from you, except your knowledge.”

She took these words very seriously and returned to Afghanistan to start a school after finishing higher education in the US.

“They can take everything from you except your knowledge”…The journey of My Father illustrations started with this…

Posted by My Father illustrations on Sunday, September 4, 2016

Debasmita’s first illustration was of Shabana, and since then she has continued using art as a medium to share uplifting stories about fathers who have sought to support their daughters despite social pressure.

She said, “Every story makes me believe the world has a lot of positive energy that we need to share, to be good and do better.”

Whether you win the trophy or not YoU already won our HeaRts <3 #DipaKarmakar from India qualifies for vault finals in…

Posted by My Father illustrations on Monday, August 8, 2016

The illustrations that feature in the series are all based on true stories, which she collects from various sources such as news items, non-profit organizations, and other communities. Her project has also prompted father-daughter duos to write to her; she features their personal stories through her vivid illustrations as well.

Debasmita has published over 200 stories from around 46 countries.

The Unbeatable!!! <3
Monica Singh is an acid attack survivor from India. She was 19 when she faced this earth shattering…

Posted by My Father illustrations on Saturday, August 6, 2016

According to her, “There is an urgent need to share the voices of fathers who are fighting all odds or breaking stereotypes to protect the rights of their daughters – be it their right to birth, right to education, right to protection from different forms of abuse, or their freedom to express their emotions and experiences. Through this platform, I am trying to amplify these voices.”

When a Daughter fulfils a Father’s dream…
Mohammed Saleem Haji had this dream – a school for the children living in a…

Posted by My Father illustrations on Tuesday, July 19, 2016

The illustrator, who cites Marjane Satrapi as one of her biggest inspirations, also recently started a project called Doodle with Dad (DwD). In a bid to collect stories from the grassroots and from communities in need, she partnered with local organisations as well as non-profit enterprises to facilitate community art camps for fathers and daughters. After her first two DwD art camps, she realised that fathers who came from underprivileged backgrounds were extremely encouraging of their daughters’ ambitions.

While elaborating on the response from communities, she said, “They wanted their daughters to find the best education and find happiness by serving their communities. They wanted them to lead by example many other younger girls. I am always open to collaborating with other nonprofits to organize more DwDs in communities.”

Growing up, so many people might have said, “you can’t do it”…“you aren’t cut out for it”… But those voices aren’t going…

Posted by My Father illustrations on Tuesday, July 5, 2016

A road accident gave her new life. She discovered the #artist within her – the one she was meant to be. Her first art…

Posted by My Father illustrations on Sunday, June 26, 2016

I have a special name for today’s #myfather #illustration … SURBAHAR (SUR means music & BAHAR means spring). That’s…

Posted by My Father illustrations on Saturday, June 11, 2016

17-year old Anum Qambrani from Pakistan aspires to be an international boxer. Her father, Younis Qambrani, is her mentor…

Posted by My Father illustrations on Sunday, April 17, 2016

Woman-of-the-match Harmanpreet Kaur!!!
Harmanpreet scored a 31-ball 46 against Australia in January 2016 that brought…

Posted by My Father illustrations on Monday, March 21, 2016

Check out her blog or Facebook for more endearing stories & illustrations.


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