Hirak Majumdar is a textile engineer by profession. He is also a painting artist and considers painting as his passion and calls it his romance.

Hirak hails from Assam. He was born and brought up in Guwahati. After completing his school education, he pursued a Diploma and Degree in Textile Engineering. He was awarded a gold medal in his degree course.

Talking about his childhood, Hirak says that as a kid he was very much into sports and games. When he was very young , he would scribble on walls and this showed the early signs of an artist in him. As he grew up, he took to different forms of painting, attended different workshops and thus slowly and gradually he evolved into an artist.

After completing his degree course, Hirak worked for many companies from Adidas to Pepe Jeans. Currently he is serving in the capacity of a regional manager at De Beers - a diamond trading company. At the same time he is also following his passion for painting. He calls painting his romance.

Hirak says that often he would doubt himself and his worth. He would think about whether he is doing something significant in his life or not. During those low moments, he would just reflect on his past achievements and get inspired.

Hirak brings up the fact that in art schools, art is still being taught in a conventional way, whereas he learnt painting on his own by working hard for it. He says that learning it on his own enables him to come up with his original ideas. So he says that it doesn’t matter whether you go to an art school or not.

Hirak’s biggest achievement is the recognition that he gets from people for his artwork. He believes in motivating others and passing his knowledge down to others.

Hirak shares that the earliest known evidence of painting can be traced back to the stone age. He says that during the stone age people would draw and paint on the walls of caves. But painting came into mainstream only during the 15th century and it developed further from thereon.

Hirak advises all the paint-artists that just painting is not enough, you need to sell it too. He says that you can leverage social media to sell your paintings and earn money, as money helps you to fuel yourself and fuel your passion.

Talking about leadership, Hirak says that some people are born leaders whereas some learn leadership as they grow up in life. He believes that leadership is not about leading a team rather it’s about guiding people in the right direction.

Hirak says that Covid has had both its pros and cons. It resulted in people losing their jobs, loved ones etc. But it also taught us the importance of our loved ones in our lives.

Hirak takes inspiration from Leonardo Da Vinci. Besides, he also considers Michelangelo as his inspiration.

Hirak advises that “Your dream should be so sound that it doesn’t allow you to have a sound sleep!” He himself works very hard and hardly sleeps more than four hours a day. And this is how he maintains a balance between his profession and passion for painting. Furthermore he says that be patient, value your time and respect your tools.

Hirak is a keen fitness enthusiast. He likes to keep himself fit by eating the right food coupled with the right set of exercises. Besides, he likes to read and travel places.

If Hirak could go back in time, he would want to relive his student life. He says that he misses his school and the people he met during that time. Besides, he would also want to study a bit more seriously and continue painting.