For seven years, Aditiya Singh has been painting every night, putting down his palette only at the crack of dawn. But ask the 25-year-old about a formal training in art and the memories he shares aren't the most pleasant.

"In school, I was never interested in painting because my art professor wasn't too fond me. It was only in college while pursuing a bachelor's degree in mass media that I realised I wanted painting to be more than a hobby. I left BMM and enrolled for a degree in the fine arts. But my process is different from the set procedure of starting with a rough sketch and then firming it up. I start seeing my figures and forms on the canvas. But this wasn't academically allowed. So, despite the training, you can call me a self-taught artist," reveals Singh.