Praise from the Austrian great

Ashwin Joharapurkar’s posters of Shivaji Maharaj and Bhagat Singh

Five years ago, Thane-based advertising professional Ashwin Joharapurkar created five posters depicting different freedom fighters, namely Mahatma Gandhi, Bhagat Singh, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Lokmanya Tilak and Subhas Chandra Bose. “When I was looking for a poster, I found all of them created in a very old style. So I decided to design them in a contemporary style that can be put up in living rooms,” he said. Earlier this week, these posters made an appearance on famed Austrian graphic designer Stefan Sagmeister’s Instagram account. “Sagmeister asks people to send in their works to be reviewed. I had sent my work three weeks ago. It feels special to be featured because very few people have this opportunity. Last night, my app began pinging non-stop and I realised it was people celebrating the news,” Joharapurkar told us.