A creative person is not in control of his urges to paint: Satish Gujral

Gujral also feels that his life has been 'full of incidents' - many of them determining the curves and turns that his career has taken over time

It is on an unusually warm winter afternoon that I head to Satish Gujral’s residence in Lajpat Nagar. It is not difficult to find the place as local residents seem used to directing people to the house of their famous neighbour. As one steps inside the boundary walls, the din of the bustling marketplace outside disappears. The dust and grime of the street give way to soothing sights of fresh blooms and greens in the garden inside. Gujral’s residence is like a virtual mini-gallery, featuring family portraits, evocative paintings and sculptures — all of which have at its centre the