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Her 20-year career spans various fields, from illustrating for Indian Express and designing for Times Music to producing award-winning promos for Zoom and Times Now, as well as, working as a production designer for Govind Nihlani’s film \"Deham\". After exploring print and motion graphics, she found her true calling in fine arts, dedicating the last 12 years to mastering her current mediums. Influenced by Japanese calligraphy, Buddhist and Vedic philosophy and her practice of Reiki, her creations are also inspired by mystical thinkers like Rumi and Kahlil Gibran. A workshop with Japanese calligrapher Ai Takaoka and the free-flowing style of Bangladeshi artist Shahabuddin Ahmed who Meher met at the Paris exhibition have also had a deep impact on her current work. Meher has exhibited in Mumbai, Delhi, Paris, and Dubai, with her works in collections across India, Australia, America, Dubai, and Indonesia.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"rising-with-the-sun","title":"Rising with the Sun","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe painting draws on the natural\u003cbr\u003ephenomenon of thermal currents, where the\u003cbr\u003esun’s heat creates rising columns of air. The\u003cbr\u003ebird, a metaphor for the human soul, soars\u003cbr\u003ehigher not through force but by aligning itself\u003cbr\u003ewith these currents. This becomes a powerful\u003cbr\u003esymbol of spiritual growth: achieving greater\u003cbr\u003eheights by harmonizing with the forces of\u003cbr\u003enature and the divine. 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