The end of the year is decisively the time for all the “best of 201X” food, bars, music - you know the drill. This year, HG decided to celebrate the Indian artists that are truly breaking moulds and capturing unique spaces with each of their art forms. The works of the artists we’ve selected span across several mediums - illustration, photography, installations, and murals to name a few. A scan through the works even highlights some of the important events and incidents 2016 has seen. For instance, Tanya Singh’s doodles on the Indian currency instantly highlights demonetisation in India - a policy that has affected every single person in the country. Jitch’s work blatantly points to the outcome of the US presidential election, while Sadhna Prasad’s work “Under the Hijab” attempts to break stereotypes surrounding it, embracing art as a means of revolution. We’ve also seen India outside the boundary, with Hanif Kureshi at the London Design Biennale with his hand painted type installation for Chakra View. It’s been quite a year, and there’s no better way to end it than with some art for your soul. Scroll on, and fall in love like we did.

I. Priyanka Paul

II. Sarah Naqvi

III. Adrita Das

IV. Sadhna Prasad

V. Hanif Kureshi

VI. Tanya Singh

VII. Sanket Avlani

VIII. Sajid Wajid Shaikh

IX. Pratap Chalke

X. Viplov Singh

XI. Appupen (George Mathen)

XII. Sonali Zohra

XIII. Vishnu Nair

XIV. Anand Radhakrishnan

XV. Shaivalini Kumar

XVI. Mira Malhotra/Studio Kohl

XVII. Jasjyot Singh Hans

XVIII. Taarika John

XIX. Harshvardhan Kadam

XX. Jitch

XXI. Kunel Gaur

XXII. Madhav Nair