Twenty-five concepts, one practice
Each project below includes the story behind the work, key facts, public impact, a photograph gallery, and its certificate record.
01
Replica Art of Newspaper Front Pages
Dr. Darla Nageswara Rao pioneered Replica Art by hand-copying machine-printed newspaper front pages with exceptional accuracy. Unlike artists who…
02
Handwritten Replica of 14 Pages of Eenadu
Building on front-page Replica Art, Dr. Darla Nageswara Rao created a handwritten replica of a complete Eenadu Telugu newspaper edition published on…
03
Miniature Handwritten Newspaper — The Hindu
This project is a miniature Replica Art work of one newspaper only: The Hindu. Dr. Darla Nageswara Rao hand-replicated the front page of The Hindu dated 5…
04
Original Artist Newspaper DARLA
This project is not a replica of a regular published daily. Dr. Darla Nageswara Rao created an original newspaper titled DARLA—Different Art of Replica in…
05
India Map Formed by Writing the Word INDIA
Dr. Darla Nageswara Rao created a map of India by writing the word “INDIA” repeatedly across a drawing sheet, using colour to mark state boundaries and a…
06
Mini Indian Flags
On Independence Day and Republic Day, small Indian flags are commonly pinned or stuck to shirts. Dr. Darla Nageswara Rao hand-drew mini flags at that…
07
Unity of Nation
Unity of Nation is a large patriotic assemblage: a thermocol board painted in the national tricolour and embedded with hundreds of thousands of ball pins.…
08
Barack Obama Sticker Portrait
To congratulate Barack Obama on assuming office as the 44th President of the United States, Dr. Darla Nageswara Rao created a large portrait using colour…
09
Naya Calendar — 120 Years
Dr. Darla Nageswara Rao designed a “Naya Calendar” spanning 120 years in Replica Art style: ten A3 sheets with twelve years on each sheet, marking…
10
Holy Bible in Replica Art
Applying Replica Art to sacred printed text, Dr. Darla Nageswara Rao hand-copied Genesis and Exodus from the authorised King James Version—158 pages in a…
11
Om Sai Sri Sai Chant Posters
Om Sai Sri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai is a sacred chant of Lord Sai Baba. Dr. Darla Nageswara Rao created handwritten replica posters of this chant as a devotion…
12
25 Years Marriage Programmes
On completing twenty-five years of marriage, Dr. Darla Nageswara Rao marked the anniversary not with a conventional function alone but with twenty-five…
13
Oversized Visiting Card Stickers
As an artist, Dr. Darla Nageswara Rao turned the idea of a visiting card into a large cardboard artwork. The oversized card uses thousands of colour…
14
Telugu Lipi Evolution
This project addresses Telugu Lipi: the historical evolution of Telugu alphabets across stages. Dr. Darla Nageswara Rao drew the alphabets to show how the…
15
Mood Indigo IIT Bombay
Mood Indigo is the annual cultural festival of IIT Bombay. Dr. Darla Nageswara Rao exhibited artworks there and created special sticker-based pieces…
16
Charlie Chaplin Bindis
Using black bindis—the forehead dots traditionally worn by women—Dr. Darla Nageswara Rao created three Charlie Chaplin compositions: full figure, symbol,…
17
Swayam Sandarshanam
Swayam Sandarshanam is not a physical artwork. In Telugu/Sanskrit sense, Swayam means self and Sandarshanam means visiting. Dr. Darla Nageswara Rao…
18
Lord Sri Anjaneya Portraits
Dr. Darla Nageswara Rao drew seventy-eight portraits of Lord Sri Anjaneya in a numbered, month-wise sequence, created in the context of prayers to end the…
19
Ashtottara Shata Namavali
Inspired by the Hindu tradition of Ashtottara Shata Namavali (108 names), Dr. Darla Nageswara Rao compiled a patriotic namavali honouring Indians who…
20
Ashtadasa Sankya Pramukhyatha
On Sri Ayyappa Swamy Jayanthi, 18 March 2022, Dr. Darla Nageswara Rao began a 333-day writing journey on Facebook (Bhakthi Margam) titled “Significance of…
21
Jai Shri Ram Tricolour Stickers
To mark one year of the Ayodhya Ram Mandir, Dr. Darla Nageswara Rao conceptualised a large tricolour sticker artwork of the sacred wording “Jai Shri Ram.”…
22
Everyday Salute to Women
Beginning on International Women’s Day, 8 March 2023, Dr. Darla Nageswara Rao has offered daily bilingual (Telugu and English) wishes and salutations…
23
Mera Bharat Mahan
Mera Bharat Mahan is a patriotic distribution initiative distinct from the mini shirt-pin flags of project 06. Dr. Darla Nageswara Rao created a tricolour…
24
Corona Warrior
During the COVID-19 lockdown period, Dr. Darla Nageswara Rao took part in public-awareness efforts aligned with the Government of India’s “Stay Home &…
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Special and Group Recognitions
This folder collects special titles and group-participation recognitions that are not tied to a single studio artwork concept. They include lifetime and…