This painting by Sudhir Patwardhan is titled ‘Lockdown Couple’. At first glance, it appears to be a comment on the tedium of pandemic life. But we gained new appreciation of the artwork—and its details including the colours of the carpet—after we read his interview. This is, in fact, a powerful comment on the ‘love jihad’ laws. The interviewer Benita Fernando pulled together a fabulous thread of his paintings.