The next time you cross the Basnapura main road in KR Puram, Bangalore, take a deep look at a wall on the busy road and take a deep look at a wall. Given a boundary wall of a government primary school, it is designed by young individuals who belong to the background of marginalized, the murals come from a dream courtesy of a project that works towards changing education for children in India, and Aravani art project, a trans-mahila and cis-women LED Art. Together, two organizations found “success” to find out what is for the youth coming from the marginalized background “. And these stories were the foundation of the wall wall launched on 12 September.
A snapshot of the process of murals | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Sukatha Bhat, CEO, Dream -e Dream, explains that the muraling is a part of the Redefing Success Campaign of Dream A Dream that checks how existing systems classify individuals into traditional stories of ‘success’ and ‘failure’. “Our life skills programs display graduate flexibility and aspirations, yet continue to face systemic obstacles that limit their opportunities, raising an important question: what would happen if success was defined on its terms?”
Participant in one of the workshops. Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
To detect this, the team traveled to a listening with over 325 people (with students, organizational leaders, government officials, artists, artists, writers, others, 14 to 65 years old) between 2023 and 2025, “stating that success is depth, individual, relevant and developed”.
“Our intention is now to create a reflective spaces that question this story, embrace various paths, and inspire a compassionate, overall understanding of success: one who values ​​the unique journey of every young person and enables a prosperous life for every young person,” says Saba.
Festival on Basnapura main road in KR Puram, Bangalore. Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Mural project was provided through art workshops with 30 young persons of Dream -A Dream Center. Nandini Rajramathan, the project lead of the Aravani Art Project, says the project brings together the people of the transgender community, which depict the walls inspired by their lives and experiences in and around public places in the city.
“Dream a dream has recognized the depth of the experiences of these artists, who will help our young people bring deep insights about success stories. They invited us to engage with 30 young people (who voluntarily signed up to become a part of this project) said that he said that he re -defined the idea of ​​success through a series.” Along with the youth who shape the subjects, colors and imagination, while our team facilitates artistic execution “.
Festival on Basnapura main road in KR Puram, Bangalore. Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Saba Ahmed, with the collaboration of Project Lead for Dream A Dream, on the Redefing Success Campaign with Arvani Art Project, Workshops (held between June and August 2025) “incredibly attractively and consciously structured, provides a rich mixture of creative expression, personal reflection and collective exploration to young people.
Festival on Basnapura main road in KR Puram, Bangalore. Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
In June, the focus began with a story-making session, which encouraged the participants to artize their stories and say how they see herself, saying that it prepared the basis for thematic explores coming in July and August.
“July workshops were focused on the subject of identification and safe expression. The activities included self-painting, body mapping and interactive theater sessions under the leadership of Theater Director, Sharan Ramprakash. Later weeks introduced participants for art as active, founder art techniques, color techniques, color techniques, coloring and sterilization maps.
“Through interactive devices such as storytelling, group collages, and Ikigai charts, participants discovered the relationship between emotions, identity and artistic expression. A particularly powerful moment was a storytelling session through the actions of transgender artist Shveva, which opened the conversation about inclusion and living experiences.”
Festival on Basnapura main road in KR Puram, Bangalore. Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
In August, the workshops developed in a more collaborative format. “Participants considered the mural concepts through the story, group discussion and screening of relevant short films. They worked to create visual stories and mini comic strips in small groups, both colleagues and convenients acquired their ideas, obtaining reactions, refined their views,” says Saba. The program concluded in a week’s mural painting session in early September.
Festival on Basnapura main road in KR Puram, Bangalore. Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Nandini says that the mural is a vibrant “dream landscape – the reflection of the personal journey of these youths because they define success again and shape their aspirations”. Pictures of youth created through participation workshops inform the central story of artwork. “These paintings include simple elements in the design that reflect their participation in the workshop to their dreams and personal development.
Importantly, the color palette has been chosen by the participants, causing the wall to expand their creativity and imagination. ,
Published – September 16, 2025 10:01 AM IST