Bliss-Girls

In the realm of artistry, where formal education often takes centre stage, there exist extraordinary stories of individuals who carve their own path, defying conventions and unlocking their creative potential through sheer determination. One such tale is that of Swathi Shambhatnavar (Triveni Kulkarni), a self-taught woman artist who not only mastered her craft independently but also transformed her passion into a thriving small-scale art business.

Triveni is from Dharwad and inherited her love for her art from her father. Triveni discovered her love for art at a young age. She loved making greeting cards and her friends loved it. Along with art, she is a poet and writes in Kannada on subjects like nature, traditions and women. She is also a trained Bharatanatyam Dancer. Her favourite passion apart from painting is Cooking. She loves to cook different dishes as the family does not prefer outside food.

Poem on Women

ಹರುಷದ ಹೊನಲಾಗುವ
ಮುದ್ದಿನ ಮಗಳಾಗುವ
ಹೆತ್ತವರಿಗೆ ಕಣ್ಣಾಗುವ
ತಾಯಿಗೆ ಮಮತೆಯಾಗುವ
ತಂದೆಗೆ ಹೆಮ್ಮಯಾಗುವ
ಒಡಹುಟ್ಟಿದವರ ನಲ್ಮೇಯಾಗುವ
ಗಂಡನಿಗೆ ಸ್ಪೂರ್ತಿಯಾಗುವ
ಹಸುಕಗೂಸಿಗೆ ತೊಟ್ಟಿಲಾಗುವ
ಅತ್ತೆ ಮಾವರಿಗೆ ಬಂಧನವಾಗುವ
ವಾತ್ಸಲ್ಯದ ಮೂರ್ತಿಯಾಗುವ
ಭಾಂಧವ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಸೇತುವೆಯಾಗುವ
ಒಲವಿನ ಸೆಲೆಯಾಗುವ
ಪ್ರೀತಿಯ ನೆಲೆಯಾಗುವ
ಬದುಕಿಗೆ ಜೊತೆಯಾಗುವ
ಜನನಕೆ ಬಸಿರಾಗುವ
ಮಮತೆಗೆ ಮಡಿಲಾಗುವ
ಕರುಣೆಯ ಕಡಲಾಗುವ
ಹೊತ್ತು ಹೊತ್ತಿಗೆ ತುತ್ತಾಗುವ
ಮುನ್ನಡೆಗೆ ದಿಕ್ಕಾಗುವ
ಆಸರೆ ಊರುಗೊಲಾಗುವ
ಆಸರೆಗೆ ಹೆಸರಾಗುವ
ಕತ್ತಲೆಗೆ ಬೆಳಕಾಗುವ
ಕಹಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸಿಹಿಕಾಣುವ
ನೋವ ನುಂಗಿಯೂ ನಗುವ
ಒಪ್ಪಿಗೆ ಮಣಿವ ತಪ್ಪಿಗೆ
ಮುನಿದು ಸಿಡಿಯುವ ಸದಾ
ತ್ಯಾಗದ ಮೂರ್ತಿಯಾಗುವ
ಈ ಭೂಮಿಯ ಬಹುರೂಪಿ
” ಅಧ್ಬುತ ” ಸ್ರಷ್ಟೀಯೇ ಹೆಣ್ಣು

Poem on Deepawali

ಭರದಿಂದ ಬಂದಿತು ದೀಪಾವಳಿ
ಎಲ್ಲ ಕಡೆಯೂ ದೀಪದ ಹಾವಳಿ

ಸುತ್ತಕಡೆಯೂ ಪಟಾಕಿಗಳ ಸರಪಳಿ
ಕಡ್ಡಿ ಗೀರೂವ ಹೊತ್ತಿಗೆ ಬಣ್ಣಬಣ್ಣದ ಹೂಮಳಿ

ಇದು ಎಬ್ಬಿಸುವುದು ಎಲ್ಲರಿಗೂ ದೀವಾಳಿ
ನೋಡುತ್ತ ಆನಂದಿಸಿದರೆ ಬಿಡುವುದು ಮೈಛಳಿ

ನರಕಾಸುರನ ವಧೆಯೇ ಇದಕೆ ಕಾರಣ
ದೀಪಗಳೇ ಈ ಹಬ್ಬಕ್ಕೆ ಆಭರಣ

ಮಕ್ಕಳೆಲ್ಲರೂ ಆನಂದಿಸುವರು ಪಟಾಕಿ ಹೊಡೆದು
ಪಟಾಕಿಗಳು ಹಾರುವವು ಆಗಸದೊರೆಗೂ

ಸಿಹಿ ತಿಂಡಿಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಆಗಮಿಸುತ್ತಿದೆ ಈ ಹಬ್ಬ
ಮಕ್ಕಳೆಲ್ಲರೂ ಕುಣಿದು ಕುಪ್ಪಳಿಸಿ ಆಗುವರು ಬೆಪ್ಪ..

Poem on Food

ಬೊಂಬಾಟ್ ಭೋಜನ, ಭೋಜನ
ಆಹಾ ! ಎನ್ ಸೂಪರ್ ಆಗಿ ಮಾಡ್ತಿರೀ ಅಡುಗಿನ

ತಿಂದವರೆ ಬಲ್ಲರು ಅದರ ರುಚಿನ
ನಾನೂ ತಿನ್ನಬೇಕು ಅನ್ನುತಿದೆ ನನ್ನ ಮನ

ಹೆಂಗಸರಿಗಿಂತ ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿ ಮಾಡ್ತಿರಿ
ಒಬ್ಬಟ್ಟು, ಉಪ್ಪಿಟ್ಟು, ನಿಪ್ಪಟ್ಟುನ
ಆದರೆ ಇವಕ್ಕೆಲ್ಲ ಇಡ್ತಿರಿ
ಒಂದು ಸುಂದರ ಹೆಸರನ್ನ
ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮದ ಮಧ್ಯೆ ಕೊಡ್ತಿರಿ ಒಳ್ಳೊಳ್ಳೆ ಟಿಪ್ಸ ನ್ನ

ನೋಡಿ ಅನುಸರಿಸಬೇಕು ಪ್ರತಿದಿನ ಅವುಗಳನ್ನ
ಹಣ್ಣು, ತರಕಾರಿ ಬಳಸಿ ಮಾಡ್ತಿರಿ ಅಡುಗೆಯನ್ನ
ನೀವೆ ಕಿಚನ್ ಕಿಲಾಡಿ ಅಂತ ನಾವು ಒಪ್ಪುಕೊಂಡಿದಿವಿ ಈ ದಿನ

The Birth of a Business

After she got married, initially it was difficult to pursue her dream as it was a joint family. Then she delivered her daughter in a year. So, Swathi and her husband took decision to delay her a passion a bit as they wanted to focus on their daughter’s well-being for a few years. Once Swathi started to have some free time she started painting as a time pass.

As her proficiency in art blossomed, Triveni began receiving admiration for her unique creations. Encouraged by the positive response combined with immense support from her husband Sunil Shambhatnavar (who is also an entrepreneur, having an Electronic Manufacturing Company) and daughter Sakshi Shambhatnavar (Her hobby is Tarot Reading), she decided to take a bold step—transforming her artistic endeavours into a small-scale art business. Armed with a portfolio that reflected her evolution as an artist, she set out to share her work with the world.

In 2016 she put her first stall in an Exhibition. She received a lot of positive feedback for her unique products. This experience holds great significance for her. The unique feature of her products in the exhibition was that there was no other stall with similar products. This was so heartening for her as she felt she was in a unique space.

The Supportive Foundation

Swathi receives support from her husband and daughter, who assist in applying the base paint to the articles. After the base paint has dried, Triveni works her magic to enhance and complete the pieces. Sakshi helps her mother with all the marketing. Together the trio transformed a passion into a thriving small-scale business and have lovingly named it Triveni Handi Works. The major aspect is that, they also help her in household work so that she gets ample time to concentrate on her Art.

Going forward the plan is to open her own showroom with a workshop. She wants to train women who are interested to learn and start their own business so that they can be self reliant. This is her way of giving back to the society.

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