An artist, Gaurav changed his career path from science to arts to pursue his passion. He feels that we should practice consistently in life and try to focus on being our own selves as an artist.

Gaurav Kanojia is a Mumbai-based minimalist drawing and sketch artist. He has been working in this field for the past four years.

Talking about his childhood, Gaurav says that it was spent in Mumbai. He says that there was a very competitive environment and a fast-paced life in his younger days. He was an introvert and feels that this also played an important role in pushing him towards art.

Gaurav says though he started doing drawing and painting at a young age, it was the guidance of his art teacher, Suthar sir, who gave his art a structured way of learning. He had never thought of becoming an artist, and that's why he took science, but soon he realized his passion for the arts and dropped science. He got a degree in art and started pursuing his passion.

Gaurav says that he feels that having good communication skills is very important in life and that he has lagged in developing them. However, now he is reading different books to improve his communication skills.

Sharing about his achievements, Gaurav says  that though he started drawing from his school days itself, he did not receive many accolades for it. However, he remembers winning one award in a district-level competition. He desires to inspire people through his art, and that's why he started making reels for social media, one of which recently went viral and earned him thousands of followers. It encouraged him to create more content. He also started making innovative sketches based on Indian mythology to give it a different look.

When asked about his role models, Gaurav says that he is a part of BAPS and attends their self development meetings. He says that Mahant Swami Maharaj is his role model, and he wants to develop qualities like his.

Gaurav adds that painting has always been his hobby. However, he also loves reading and learning new curiosity-inspiring things in life. He once learned 315 Sanskrit shlokas on how to spend your life, in just three months.

Gaurav further says that while anything is a hobby, we enjoy it, but once we start following it professionally, the stress of completing deadlines creeps in. In such situations, he likes listening to audiobooks.

Gaurav opines that many artists, in order to try something distinct, lose their own identity. He says that we should focus on creating art that interests us, which is important to us, and also that we should keep practicing.

When asked about his life mantra, Gaurav says that the quote by Brahma Swami Maharaj, ‘In the happiness of others lies our own.' inspires him.