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	==Career==		==Career==

	In 1987 Apurv launched the Oshonik label, eventually designing clothes for Atal Bihari Vajpayee, [[Vinod Khanna]], [[Amjad Ali Khan]], Hansraj Hans, Kapil dev, [[Zakir Hussain (musician)\|Zakir Hussain]] and others.<ref>{{cite news\|last=Dhiman\|first= Munish\|title=Spiritual motifs\|url= http://sunday-guardian.com/young-restless/spiritual-motifs-and-forms-make-for-visions-of-the-divine\|newspaper=Sunday Guardian \|date=13 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://societymag.co.in/article/features/pratiksha-apurv---speaking-art/12296\|title=Pratiksha Apurv - Speaking Art!\|last=Latha\|first=C. S. S.\|date=2018-11-12\|website=Society\|access-date=2020-04-21}}</ref> She also writes a regular column in ''The Speaking Tree'', a spiritual publication of ''[[The Times of India]]''.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/book-launches/a-collection-of-deeply-spiritual-pieces-by-pratiksha-apurv-launched/articleshow/65706811.cms\|title=A collection of deeply spiritual pieces by Pratiksha Apurv launched - Times of India\|date=6 September 2018\|website=The Times of India\|language=en\|access-date=2020-04-20}}</ref> In 2003 she retired from dress design and taught herself to paint.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4" />		In 1987 Apurv launched the Oshonik label, eventually designing clothes for Atal Bihari Vajpayee, [[Vinod Khanna]], [[Amjad Ali Khan]], Hansraj Hans, Kapil dev, [[Zakir Hussain (musician)\|Zakir Hussain]] and others.<ref>{{cite news\|last=Dhiman\|first= Munish\|title=Spiritual motifs\|url= http://sunday-guardian.com/young-restless/spiritual-motifs-and-forms-make-for-visions-of-the-divine\|newspaper=Sunday Guardian \|date=13 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://societymag.co.in/article/features/pratiksha-apurv---speaking-art/12296\|title=Pratiksha Apurv - Speaking Art!\|last=Latha\|first=C. S. S.\|date=2018-11-12\|website=Society\|access-date=2020-04-21}}</ref> She also writes a regular column in ''The Speaking Tree'', a spiritual publication of ''[[The Times of India]]''.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/book-launches/a-collection-of-deeply-spiritual-pieces-by-pratiksha-apurv-launched/articleshow/65706811.cms\|title=A collection of deeply spiritual pieces by Pratiksha Apurv launched - Times of India\|date=6 September 2018\|website=The Times of India\|language=en\|access-date=2020-04-20}}</ref> In 2003 she retired from dress design and taught herself to paint.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":1" />

	Her first solo show was attended by former Prime Minister [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]].<ref name=":0" /> and the second series of Spiritual Odyssey exhibitions at [[National Centre for the Performing Arts (India)\|NCPA]] Mumbai, was praised by critics.<ref name=":0">{{cite news\|last=Dhingra\|first= Deepali\|title=OSHO's teachings, in a brush stroke\|url= http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-09-27/mumbai/27975004_1_painting-exhibition-osho-pratiksha-apurv\|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131215164737/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-09-27/mumbai/27975004_1_painting-exhibition-osho-pratiksha-apurv\|url-status= dead\|archive-date= 15 December 2013\|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]\|date=27 September 2007}}</ref>		Her first solo show was attended by former Prime Minister [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]].<ref name=":0" /> and the second series of Spiritual Odyssey exhibitions at [[National Centre for the Performing Arts (India)\|NCPA]] Mumbai, was praised by critics.<ref name=":0">{{cite news\|last=Dhingra\|first= Deepali\|title=OSHO's teachings, in a brush stroke\|url= http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-09-27/mumbai/27975004_1_painting-exhibition-osho-pratiksha-apurv\|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131215164737/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-09-27/mumbai/27975004_1_painting-exhibition-osho-pratiksha-apurv\|url-status= dead\|archive-date= 15 December 2013\|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]\|date=27 September 2007}}</ref>
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	Apurv's paintings were selected for the 'Soul of Asia' section of the 44th International Film Festival of India [[IFFI]] held in November 2013 in Goa.<ref name=":2">{{cite news\|last=Express\|first=Indian\|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/mystic-moments/1197024\|title=Mystic Moments\|date=Nov 2013\|newspaper=Indian Express}}</ref> The show <ref>{{cite news\|last=Latha\|first=CSS\|url=http://www.magnamags.com/society/Reinterpreting-Osho%E2%80%98isms%E2%80%99/10024\|title=Reinterpreting Osho'isms'\|date=Dec 2015\|newspaper=Society}}</ref> was inaugurated by [[Manish Tewari]] and [[Susan Sarandon]].<ref>{{cite news\|last=Bureau\|first=Press Information\|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/mbErel.aspx?relid=100775\|title=Manish Tewari Inaugurates Art Exhibition 'Soul in Art" at 44th IFFI\|date=21 Nov 2013\|newspaper=PIB, Govt of India}}</ref> The festival also screened the film ''Master of the Masters'' featuring 22 of her paintings. {{Citation needed\|date=April 2020}}		Apurv's paintings were selected for the 'Soul of Asia' section of the 44th International Film Festival of India [[IFFI]] held in November 2013 in Goa.<ref name=":2">{{cite news\|last=Express\|first=Indian\|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/mystic-moments/1197024\|title=Mystic Moments\|date=Nov 2013\|newspaper=Indian Express}}</ref> The show <ref>{{cite news\|last=Latha\|first=CSS\|url=http://www.magnamags.com/society/Reinterpreting-Osho%E2%80%98isms%E2%80%99/10024\|title=Reinterpreting Osho'isms'\|date=Dec 2015\|newspaper=Society}}</ref> was inaugurated by [[Manish Tewari]] and [[Susan Sarandon]].<ref>{{cite news\|last=Bureau\|first=Press Information\|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/mbErel.aspx?relid=100775\|title=Manish Tewari Inaugurates Art Exhibition 'Soul in Art" at 44th IFFI\|date=21 Nov 2013\|newspaper=PIB, Govt of India}}</ref> The festival also screened the film ''Master of the Masters'' featuring 22 of her paintings. {{Citation needed\|date=April 2020}}

	Her ''Mystical Moments'' series of paintings at the Rashtrapati Bhawan Museum was attended by President [[Pranab Mukherjee]], Vice President [[Hamid Ansari]] and Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] on July 25, 2016.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/new-high-tech-museum-at-rashtrapati-bhavan/articleshow/53302388.cms\|title=New high-tech museum at Rashtrapati Bhavan\|date=2016-07-20\|work=The Economic Times\|access-date=2020-04-21}}</ref~~><ref name=":2" /~~>		Her ''Mystical Moments'' series of paintings at the Rashtrapati Bhawan Museum was attended by President [[Pranab Mukherjee]], Vice President [[Hamid Ansari]] and Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] on July 25, 2016.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/new-high-tech-museum-at-rashtrapati-bhavan/articleshow/53302388.cms\|title=New high-tech museum at Rashtrapati Bhavan\|date=2016-07-20\|work=The Economic Times\|access-date=2020-04-21}}</ref>

	A book ''The Mystic and Her Colours,'' a collection of her columns from ''The Speaking Tree'' illustrated by her paintings'','' was published in September 2018.<ref name=":3" />		A book ''The Mystic and Her Colours,'' a collection of her columns from ''The Speaking Tree'' illustrated by her paintings'','' was published in September 2018.<ref name=":3" />
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	==Achievements==		==Achievements==

	She won the National Award 2015-16 for her painting titled ''Cosmic Balance''.<ref name=":1">{{cite news\|last=Sinha\|first= Arunav\|title= Atal's ex-dress designer lands in Lucknow to display her artistic acumen\|url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Atals-ex-dress-designer-lands-in-Lucknow-to-display-her-artistic-acumen/articleshow/51317926.cms\|newspaper=Times Of India\|date=8 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://lalitkala.gov.in/upload/57NEA/List%20of%20National%20Awardees-57NEA.pdf\|title=57th National Exhibition of Art 2015 - 2016\|date=2016\|website=Lalit Kala Akademi New Delhi\|access-date=20 April 2020}}</ref>Her work was also part of National Exhibition in Lucknow on March 10, 2016 that was inaugurated by Ram Naik, Governor of Uttar Pradesh. Her paintings were selected for India's national exhibition organised by [[Lalit Kala Akademi]], New Delhi for the 52nd, 53rd and 54th National Exhibition.<ref>{{cite news\|last=Mehta\|first= Kamini\|title=Osho's teachings find a canvas\|url= http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-09/chandigarh/38402693_1_osho-painting-exhibition-lalit-kala-akademi\|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131215164948/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-09/chandigarh/38402693_1_osho-painting-exhibition-lalit-kala-akademi\|url-status= dead\|archive-date= 15 December 2013\|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]\|date=9 April 2013}}</ref>		She won the National Award 2015-16 for her painting titled ''Cosmic Balance''.<ref name=":1">{{cite news\|last=Sinha\|first= Arunav\|title= Atal's ex-dress designer lands in Lucknow to display her artistic acumen\|url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Atals-ex-dress-designer-lands-in-Lucknow-to-display-her-artistic-acumen/articleshow/51317926.cms\|newspaper=Times Of India\|date=8 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://lalitkala.gov.in/upload/57NEA/List%20of%20National%20Awardees-57NEA.pdf\|title=57th National Exhibition of Art 2015 - 2016\|date=2016\|website=Lalit Kala Akademi New Delhi\|access-date=20 April 2020}}</ref> Her work was also part of National Exhibition in Lucknow on March 10, 2016 that was inaugurated by Ram Naik, Governor of Uttar Pradesh. Her paintings were selected for India's national exhibition organised by [[Lalit Kala Akademi]], New Delhi for the 52nd, 53rd and 54th National Exhibition.<ref>{{cite news\|last=Mehta\|first= Kamini\|title=Osho's teachings find a canvas\|url= http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-09/chandigarh/38402693_1_osho-painting-exhibition-lalit-kala-akademi\|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131215164948/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-09/chandigarh/38402693_1_osho-painting-exhibition-lalit-kala-akademi\|url-status= dead\|archive-date= 15 December 2013\|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]\|date=9 April 2013}}</ref>

	==Exhibition==		==Exhibition==

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'''Pratiksha Apurv''' is an Indian painter, whose work is based on her uncle [[Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh]] (Osho)'s teachings. Before moving to painting, she was a successful fashion designer.<ref name=":4">{{cite news|last=Tankha|first=Madhur|url=http://thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/article924739.ece|title=Reflecting the Journey in Solitude|date=1 December 2010|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=7 December 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131215143447/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/article924739.ece|archive-date=15 December 2013}}</ref> Apurv won the National Award 2015-16<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.htsyndication.com/htsportal/article/Lalit-Kala-Akademi-to-honour-Osho-s-niece-for-her-artwork/11828856|title=Lalit Kala Akademi to honour Osho's niece for her artwork|date=7 March 2016|newspaper=Hindustan Times|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403195517/http://www.htsyndication.com/htsportal/article/Lalit-Kala-Akademi-to-honour-Osho-s-niece-for-her-artwork/11828856|archive-date=3 April 2016}}</ref> given by the [[Lalit Kala Akademi]], Ministry of Culture for her painting 'Cosmic Balance', and has exhibited her artwork across the country. Her artwork has featured in books and magazines, and in 2018 she wrote and illustrated her own book, ''The Mystic and Her Colours.''

==Early life==
Pratiksha Apurv was born in [[Gadarwara|Madhya Pradesh, India]], the niece of [[Rajneesh|Osho]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Malkarnekar|first= Gauri|title= Osho's niece takes his teachings to international level|url= http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-17/goa/44161263_1_osho-pratiksha-apurv-teachings|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131215153148/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-17/goa/44161263_1_osho-pratiksha-apurv-teachings|url-status= dead|archive-date= 15 December 2013|access-date=1 December 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=17 November 2013}}</ref> founder of the [[Rajneesh movement]]. Her father Vijay Bharti is his younger brother. She took ''[[Sannyasa|sannyas]]'' at the age of 11 and attended the Osho [[ashram]] in [[Poona|Pune]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/news/spirited-expressions/1098710/|title=Spirited Expressions|date=7 April 2013|newspaper=Indian Express|access-date=20 April 2020}}</ref> In 1982, she moved to [[Rajneeshpuram]] in the United States and stayed with her uncle.

==Career==

In 1987 Apurv launched the Oshonik label, eventually designing clothes for Atal Bihari Vajpayee, [[Vinod Khanna]], [[Amjad Ali Khan]], Hansraj Hans, Kapil dev, [[Zakir Hussain (musician)|Zakir Hussain]] and others.<ref>{{cite news|last=Dhiman|first= Munish|title=Spiritual motifs|url= http://sunday-guardian.com/young-restless/spiritual-motifs-and-forms-make-for-visions-of-the-divine|newspaper=Sunday Guardian |date=13 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://societymag.co.in/article/features/pratiksha-apurv---speaking-art/12296|title=Pratiksha Apurv - Speaking Art!|last=Latha|first=C. S. S.|date=2018-11-12|website=Society|access-date=2020-04-21}}</ref> She also writes a regular column in ''The Speaking Tree'', a spiritual publication of ''[[The Times of India]]''.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/book-launches/a-collection-of-deeply-spiritual-pieces-by-pratiksha-apurv-launched/articleshow/65706811.cms|title=A collection of deeply spiritual pieces by Pratiksha Apurv launched - Times of India|date=6 September 2018|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2020-04-20}}</ref> In 2003 she retired from dress design and taught herself to paint.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4" />

Her first solo show was attended by former Prime Minister [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]].<ref name=":0" /> and the second series of Spiritual Odyssey exhibitions at [[National Centre for the Performing Arts (India)|NCPA]] Mumbai, was praised by critics.<ref name=":0">{{cite news|last=Dhingra|first= Deepali|title=OSHO's teachings, in a brush stroke|url= http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-09-27/mumbai/27975004_1_painting-exhibition-osho-pratiksha-apurv|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131215164737/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-09-27/mumbai/27975004_1_painting-exhibition-osho-pratiksha-apurv|url-status= dead|archive-date= 15 December 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=27 September 2007}}</ref>

In one of her exhibitions at lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi, Apurv launched her [[Upanishad]] Collection. Former national Security advisor [[Brajesh Mishra]] inaugurated the show.<ref>{{cite news|last=Tankha|first= Madhur|title=Spiritual experience spills over on canvas|url= http://thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/spiritual-experience-spills-over-on-canvas/article1236802.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|date=11 April 2008}}</ref>

In March 2010, her exhibition at L&P Hutheesing Visual art centre, was attended by Gujarat Chief Minister [[Narendra Modi]].<ref name=":7">{{cite news|last=Dhadake|first= Ramesh|title=Narendra Modi visits Painting exhibition|url= http://deshgujarat.com/2010/03/26/narendra-modi-visits-painting-exhibitionphotos/|newspaper=Desh Gujarat|date=26 March 2010}}</ref> In 2010, her painting, 'Whirling' was used for the cover of the book ''Introducing New Age Islam,'' released during the UN Human rights meeting in Geneva.<ref name=":4" />

Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) magazine "Indian Horizons" has featured Images of 34 paintings for their special issue (Oct–Dec, 2011) published in March 2012. The paintings are used as illustrations in the magazine for "Vedanta & Spirituality". {{Citation needed|date=April 2020}}

Some of her paintings appeared in [[Vikram Chopra|Vikram Chopra's]] book ''Shakespeare: The Indian Icon'' published in 2011. She was also a member of a jury for 'Swedish Innovations - Indian Interpretations' photo contest that was organised by Embassy of Sweden in 2012 at New Delhi. {{Citation needed|date=April 2020}}

Apurv's paintings were selected for the 'Soul of Asia' section of the 44th International Film Festival of India [[IFFI]] held in November 2013 in Goa.<ref name=":2">{{cite news|last=Express|first=Indian|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/mystic-moments/1197024|title=Mystic Moments|date=Nov 2013|newspaper=Indian Express}}</ref> The show <ref>{{cite news|last=Latha|first=CSS|url=http://www.magnamags.com/society/Reinterpreting-Osho%E2%80%98isms%E2%80%99/10024|title=Reinterpreting Osho'isms'|date=Dec 2015|newspaper=Society}}</ref> was inaugurated by [[Manish Tewari]] and [[Susan Sarandon]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Bureau|first=Press Information|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/mbErel.aspx?relid=100775|title=Manish Tewari Inaugurates Art Exhibition 'Soul in Art" at 44th IFFI|date=21 Nov 2013|newspaper=PIB, Govt of India}}</ref> The festival also screened the film ''Master of the Masters'' featuring 22 of her paintings. {{Citation needed|date=April 2020}}

Her ''Mystical Moments'' series of paintings at the Rashtrapati Bhawan Museum was attended by President [[Pranab Mukherjee]], Vice President [[Hamid Ansari]] and Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] on July 25, 2016.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/new-high-tech-museum-at-rashtrapati-bhavan/articleshow/53302388.cms|title=New high-tech museum at Rashtrapati Bhavan|date=2016-07-20|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2020-04-21}}</ref><ref name=":2" />

A book ''The Mystic and Her Colours,'' a collection of her columns from ''The Speaking Tree'' illustrated by her paintings'','' was published in September 2018.<ref name=":3" />

==Meditative art==

Her paintings are full of religious imagery, [[spirtuality|spiritual]] icons, and [[abstraction|abstract]] symbols. She describes her work as an ongoing rendering of her spiritual journey. Apurv has also contemporary figures silhouetted in black against a colourful background featuring people engaged in various forms of social interaction like dancing with one another or engrossed in quiet, intimate dialogue. Some of her paintings have strong overtones of [[Tibetan art|Tibetan]] influences such as "Jalpari," which has a colourful mythological figure rising out of the water against an elaborately detailed sky.<ref>{{cite news|last=Narayanan|first=Sharadha|url=http://newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/article26561.ece?service=print|title=Expressing spirituality through art|date=7 January 2009|newspaper=New Indian Express}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{cite news|last=Paitande|first=Priyadarshini|url=http://hindu.com/mp/2009/01/07/stories/2009010750320500.htm|title=Art as Meditation|date=7 January 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131215161510/http://hindu.com/mp/2009/01/07/stories/2009010750320500.htm|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=15 December 2013}}</ref> A figure prays behind a finely detailed fretwork screen in the painting 'Devotion'<ref name=":5" /> and a tranquil [[Buddha]] head with rays of light radiating around it appears in 'Illuminations'.

She considers moments in [[meditation]] and deep experience of silence can be felt and expressed through the depth of colours and a close-knit relationship between creator and structure.<ref name=":6">{{cite news|author=Times of India|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-04-06/vadodara/28114091_1_canvas-osho-artists|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104075642/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-04-06/vadodara/28114091_1_canvas-osho-artists|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 November 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|title=Pearls of meditation on canvas|date=6 April 2010}}</ref>

==Themes==
In the last fourteen years since the launch of her Solo Exhibition 'Spiritual Odyssey' Pratiksha has worked on various aspects of Meditative Art. Some of her themes include: Mindfulness, Seven Energy Centres, Seven Layers of Consciousness, Five Senses, Sixth Sense and Beyond Senses. She has also done a series on tantra, yoga, five elements and optical illusion. Although, volumes have been written on the subject of 'Life and Death', Pratiksha has tried to depict this important subject through Colours. Her paintings also reflect the messages of Gautam Buddha, Krishna, Meera, Kabir, Nanak, Shiva, Sufis, Jesus, Islam, Zen and the Upanishads.

==Achievements==

She won the National Award 2015-16 for her painting titled ''Cosmic Balance''.<ref name=":1">{{cite news|last=Sinha|first= Arunav|title= Atal's ex-dress designer lands in Lucknow to display her artistic acumen|url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Atals-ex-dress-designer-lands-in-Lucknow-to-display-her-artistic-acumen/articleshow/51317926.cms|newspaper=Times Of India|date=8 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lalitkala.gov.in/upload/57NEA/List%20of%20National%20Awardees-57NEA.pdf|title=57th National Exhibition of Art 2015 - 2016|date=2016|website=Lalit Kala Akademi New Delhi|access-date=20 April 2020}}</ref>Her work was also part of National Exhibition in Lucknow on March 10, 2016 that was inaugurated by Ram Naik, Governor of Uttar Pradesh. Her paintings were selected for India's national exhibition organised by [[Lalit Kala Akademi]], New Delhi for the 52nd, 53rd and 54th National Exhibition.<ref>{{cite news|last=Mehta|first= Kamini|title=Osho's teachings find a canvas|url= http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-09/chandigarh/38402693_1_osho-painting-exhibition-lalit-kala-akademi|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131215164948/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-09/chandigarh/38402693_1_osho-painting-exhibition-lalit-kala-akademi|url-status= dead|archive-date= 15 December 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=9 April 2013}}</ref>

==Exhibition==

1. Solo show – "Spiritual Odyssey" AIFACS Gallery New Delhi, Feb 2007.

2. Solo show – "Spiritual Odyssey" NCPA Gallery Mumbai, September 2007.

3. Solo show – "Spiritual Odyssey" Lalit Kala Akademi, March 2008.

4. Solo show – "Spiritual Odyssey" Chitrakala Parishath, Bangalore, December 2008.

5. Solo show – "Spiritual Odyssey" Lalit Kala Akademi, Chennai, January 2009.<ref name=":5" />

6. Solo show – "Spiritual Odyssey" L&P Hutheesing Visual art centre, Ahmedabad, March 2010.<ref name=":7" />

7. Solo show – "Spiritual Odyssey" Allure Art gallery, Vadodara, April 2010.<ref name=":6" />

8. Solo show – "Reflections" Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, November–December 2010.<ref name=":4" />

9. Solo show – "Reflections" ICCR, New Delhi, July 2011.

10. Solo show – "Selected works of Pratiksha" Punjab Kala Bhawan, Chandigarh, April 2013.

11. Solo show – "Divine Art" INOX, IFFI Goa, November 2013

12. Solo show – "Mystical Moments" Rashtrapati Bhawan Museum, New Delhi, July 2016<ref name=":1" />

13. Solo show – "Mystical Moments" Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, March 2018<ref>{{Cite news|last=Leekha|first=Parul|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/art/pratiksha-apurv-the-meditative-artist/article23362251.ece|title=Pratiksha Apurv: The meditative artist|date=2018-03-27|work=The Hindu|access-date=2020-04-21|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==See also==

*[[Rajneesh movement]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
*[http://www.pratikshaart.com/index.php Pratiksha Apurv Profile]

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[[Category:Rajneesh movement]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian women artists]]
[[Category:Women artists from Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Painters from Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women artists]]