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Meghana Sastry is a photojournalist from Bangalore, the silicon valley of India . She holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Mass Communication. With a passion for storytelling, she is a well known for her tenacity and photo stories coupled with...
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Sumanth a 37 year old tattoo artist from Bangalore has given up his career in Telecom to pursue his dream of traveling across the world by road with his art and tattoos people everywhere he goes. He has been in this business for four years now. He has started his tour with Madikeri and wants to cover the entire state slowly and hoping to make it to The International Tattoo Convention in London which is the Mecca for tattoo artists. He has covered Coorg and when he heard about a Music Festival in Sakleshpur, he decided to drive up to witness the festival and showcase his art. He has also been a part of the Bangalore convention back in May where he launched his vehicle. He owns an RV which has all the facilities he needs such as a kitchen, a bathroom, a wardrobe, a bed to sleep and a workplace to ink.
He holds a Diploma in electronics which landed him jobs in the field of technical support. While his jobs took good care of him financially, he was unable to pursue any of his dreams. At the point in time, he used to be an avid biker and he could not make it to The Rider Mania in Goa which left him very disappointed. He then started a business venture on his own in telecom contracts such as building mobile towers/equipments. He was married with an 11 year old son. Upon his he took to traveling and went to Havelock in The Andaman’s where he met of lot of travelers from India and overseas who were tattooed. This was his biggest inspiration to take up the art. He then came to back to Bangalore for a formal setting in the art and after completion, he opened a studio called Naughty or Nice on New BEL Road.
On asking him how the reception has been everywhere he has been, he says while I do not like attention, this vehicle does draw curious people to it. While on the road, a lot of people overtake him and wave out to him asking him to stop and find out what this is. A lot of them have thought of it as a military vehicle or a mobile ATM, etc., It’s been an enjoyable experience so far, he makes friends along the way and a lot of people in India and Europe have offered to host him when he visits their city. Keep your eyes open for this van in your city/town if you love tattoos or just want to chat up with this interesting personality.