About Me
The artist behind the art
Painter, sketch artist, mehandi designer, tattooist and teacher — one pair of hands, eighteen years of practice.
Dev Kumar
Founder · Artist · Teacher
“If I can apply mehandi, why not create tattoos?”
Ever since childhood, I have had a deep passion for design and painting. During my school days, I participated in numerous competitions and brought home many first-prize trophies. I formally learned painting and sketching — starting with facial portraits — before transitioning this art onto hands.
With continuous dedication, I learned the art of mehandi in 2008. The passion only grew stronger: I began winning mehandi competitions, and started training young students so they too could become skilled artisans and earn a respectable livelihood.
Over 18 years dedicated to the world of art, I have achieved a great deal — and learned even more. From every contest I won, I gained valuable insight; from every contest I didn't, I learned twice as much.
Years of Artistry
Occasions Adorned
Students Trained
Art Forms Mastered
The Journey
From sketchbook to studio
Early Days
A childhood of colour
A deep love for design and painting from the very beginning — school competitions, first-prize trophies, and formal training in sketching and facial portraits.
2008
The art moves to hands
After years of canvas and paper, the artistry found its true home — mehandi. Continuous practice turned passion into craft, and competition wins soon followed.
2011
National recognition
Competing at the national level in contests hosted by Grihshobha, Meri Saheli, Mahila Yug and The Times of India — winning the Grihshobha National Certificate 2011.
Onwards
Passing the art forward
Training young students so they too can earn a respectable livelihood through art — and expanding into professional tattooing, driven by one thought: "If I can apply mehandi, why not create tattoos?"
Today
The studio in Patel Nagar
Eighteen years in, Sai Mehandi & Tattoo is a full studio — bridal mehandi, tattoos, nail art and classes — where every contest won taught something, and every one lost taught even more.
Recognition
National-level honours
Competing — and winning — at prestigious contests hosted by India's leading publications.
Grihshobha National Certificate 2011
The Times of India Competitions
Meri Saheli
Mahila Yug
Beyond the studio
Learn the craft. Build a career.
Mehandi, tattoo making and nail art classes for the next generation of artists. Students who have completed 10th or 12th grade can turn this art into a real, respectable livelihood — exactly the way I did. Mehandi starts at ₹7,000 / ₹15,000, Nail Art at ₹10,000 / ₹18,000, and Tattoo at ₹80,000 / ₹1,50,000 for Basic and Advance courses.