A journey that began with bits of charcoal left no medium untouched, however, he got the flavor of watercolor, to date, considered the most difficult medium to work with and became a master. He never feared to experiment in his artwork which indeed gave him his unique style and identity.

In his early days, he used to buy used sheets from the flea markets and structured his ideas and observations. It is an amuse that he worked so hard that not much later he could afford drawing sheets made in Paris to do ‘ Wash paintings’ which was a unique method performed by a handful of artists across the globe. He could decorate any surface, be it walls, little notepads, printing sheets, cardboard, drawing paper or huge canvases. Material, size, and texture never came his way of creativity which certainly gave utmost value to the lowest qualities of materials.

His work was driven by observation. He did a lot of memory drawings as Mr. Thakur traveled a lot and considered travelling a hobby for himself. He would go to different parts of the country and observe the way of living, dressing and mostly everything around him. He captured the essence of the place in his mind and projected it in his drawings and paintings in the most appealing manner.

He spent his life in the core of India where the most tribal population resides. He drew his inspiration from the unseen tribal life of central India and traveled to deeper parts of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Konkan, Chattisgarh, and Jharkhand much of which are now Naxal territories to discover and unfold the simple and isolated lives of the tribal communities. He stayed there for months studying there lifestyle, habitat, attire, culture and lot more. There is not much visual material to show us the lifestyle of the Indian tribes in the core areas but the work of Mr. Thakur can surely be seen as a great way to explore the richness in the culture of these communities.