In these difficult times of constant anxiety – stress & worry are deceitful mistresses. While our environment seeks to fill us with dread, the ‘Colour Blue’ serves to create a sense of calm, peace, tranquillity and has a soothing effect on our mind, body and ‘soul’. Blue is a ‘peacemaker’. Blue, as a hue, has no time for baseless fears. Blue inspires us to live in the present and bid farewell to our stress. By creating an air of serenity, the colour does just that. On a particularly challenging day, consider looking up at the sky and feel the stress melt away.
Stretching across the wide spectrum of blue, Dr Kausik Ghosh’s photos drape us with tones that soak away the blues. Precisely, their blue tempts us, soothes us and balms our eyes with that such heavenly tints that dispel the distress. His pictures goad us not only to look up to the sky but also nudge us to pick finer details of blue in nature and objects all around us. The peace and stillness of the blue in his pictures brush aside the sadness and adds stability to our thoughts – precisely what music does. Indeed, there is music in each of his frames. The angelic note of a harp going there, a violin’s note ringing there and a flute blown so close to our earlobes that even the heart tingles. I could see the golden caterpillar ‘glide’ on the painted blue cable, the ice flakes rappelled down the branches of the tree set against the cerulean blue. Whether it was the colour blue in ceramic motifs outside a house or the unending blue tiles running from columns to the domes of Central Mosque in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Each shade of blue brings us closer to the divine touch moving us towards serenity, as if holding our hands and offering the much-needed trust.
In his pictures you’ll find an oasis of calm gazing up at the clouds. Known for its composed demeanour, blue has a tranquil presence. It doesn’t intrude or pester. Instead, it merely makes itself known. In terms of the psyche, the colour blue is known to impact the mind positively. Blue represents patience and understanding, which is why we feel so comfortable around it. When overwhelming emotions consume us, we’re encouraged to decompress with the colour blue. It’s also commonly associated with the ocean, which further highlights its soothing essence.
Creating pictures for larger comfort is a yearly ritual with him; this being Dr Ghosh’s 15th exhibition. He heals not just with his expertise in orthopaedics but also with his sensitive eye. Fifteen years of commitment to humanity with his blessed hands. The hands that for some set a bone and the same hands when holding a camera – for some set the mood.
As a peacemaker, the colour blue doesn’t intend to stir the pot. In fact, it loathes the idea of creating conflict. Blue doesn’t like being in the spotlight, so it keeps to itself. Regarded as one of the more reserved hues, blue is tight-lipped. Though it doesn’t have a strong personality, blue does have a unique spirit.
Cool, calm, and collected that’s how I have always found Dr Kausik Ghosh – and that’s what – his latest creation is – ‘Presence and Perception of Blues’. Now, the blues here are not the pangs of Heart but paeans to an Art.
Rajinder Arora, 29 December 2025, Delhi
Ankahi. Unsaid. 
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