Innocent fairy Painting

life story I was on a hot summer day to a very poor family of Peshawar, on June 07th 1988. I was the fifth child of my parents, my father was the only earning hand taking care of my mother along with my other eight siblings. Life was just crawling ever so slowly in my family where resources were so scarce and expenses were too many. I had a severe hand burn injury at the age of one year, due to which I almost lost my right hand but thanks to my mother’s timely decision it was not to be. By three years of age I was going with my father who was a local fruit seller to his shop to help him. During hot summer while coming back to home from the shop I had a severe heat stroke, I was taken to hospital and was unconscious for almost a couple of months. This illness took my ability to properly speak and listen, even to this date I cannot listen properly. Being born in a very poor family emphasis on education was the last priority of my parents as they simply could not afford it. Being a special child my mother gave me special attention. At the age of five I was sent with my brothers who were local truck artists to their shop, and thus I was introduced to the world of art which will change my life forever. Something blossomed in me and I knew in my heart that this is my world and this is where I can really excel. Seeing my neighbors going to school I also wanted to go but my parents could not afford to send me to a good school so they instead put me in a government school. After school hours I used to go to my brothers’ shop and learn the art of truck art. I had the natural instinct for drawing and painting and I learnt the art without any proper guidance from very early age. After the primary education, I went to a local high school and used to amazed both my fellow student and teachers by drawing different paintings and sketches. My first recognition came during these years where I won several awards and prizes in different regional and provincial painting competitions. Everyone was so amazed because I was doing this without any proper training and courses. After completing my high school, I was again obstructed by my poverty and could not continue regular studies for almost two years. I started cinema board painting with a locally known artist, but something in me was not quite happy with this situation as I wanted to learn art and bring professionalism in my work. I joined Khana-e-Farhang, an Iranian art learning institute located in my city Peshawar.