Archive · 31 Jul 2026
Shweta Gautam Creates Ambedkar Portrait Amid Jantar Mantar Protest
Shweta Gautam is a young artist who decided to paint a big picture of Dr. Ambedkar during a protest in India.
She had the idea in October 2025 but didn't have paint until her mother helped.
She worked on the canvas right there at the protest.
The painting shows the Parliament inside Ambedkar and the Preamble in front.
Shweta says that making art by hand makes it special and memorable.
25‑year‑old Shweta Gautam painted a large Ambedkar portrait at Jantar Mantar during a protest.
The canvas features Parliament inside Ambedkar and the Preamble in the foreground.
She began the work in October 2025 but lacked materials until her mother supplied them.
Gautam, formerly a grocery store billing executive, turned to art after setting up a stall near Sansad Bhawan.
She emphasizes that handmade art is unique and lasting.
- Who
- Shweta Gautam, a 25‑year‑old artist and former billing executive
- What
- Painted a large portrait of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar at a protest
- When
- Started in October 2025, completed during the protest at Jantar Mantar
- Where
- Jantar Mantar, near Sansad Bhawan, India
- Why
- To create a unique, lasting piece of protest art
- Artist
- Shweta Gautam
- Age
- 25
- Location
- Jantar Mantar, India
- Subject
- Ambedkar portrait
- Material
- Canvas and paints
- Started
- October 2025
- Completed
- During protest at Jantar Mantar
- Occupation
- Former billing executive