Dr. Laxman Aelay, born in the year 1965 at Kadirenigudem village of Telangana. He has completed his PhD from The English and Foreign Languages University and Masters in Painting from JNAFAU, Hyderabad and worked as an Art director for films. He is credited with numerous shows and was part of several art camps held in India and abroad. Laxman's vibrant quasi-realistic paintings and arduously drawn imagery evoke a sense of apprehension and nostalgia. His men and women in typical Telangana attire proclaim their cultural identity. His larger than life size hyper realistic images of common people are built and rebuilt over multiple layers of motifs that burst from his subconscious memory revealing predicaments of oppressed communities.