Narayan is a Chennai-based, self-taught artist who, along with his children, set up Garage magic Studios during the pandemic lockdowns and embarked on explorations of acrylic and mixed media works. Inspired by V.S. Gaitonde, Laxman Shrestha, Gerhard Richter and Claude Monet, Narayan's abstract works seek to create spaces of meditative silence and reflective light, even as they delight the viewer with a wondrous interplay of bright colours. In a different capacity, Narayan is a Senior Associate Editor at The Hindu newspaper and a Director of companies of The Hindu group.