The Maurya empire, ruled by the Mauryan dynasty, was the largest and most powerful political and military empire of ancient India. The mural is not exactly contemporary life, but a fusion of the Mauryan past with the present of the 1980s, without any obvious parading of modern achievements such as skyscrapers and traffic jams. Khanna's relaxed art, still fresh and rich in cultural roots, stands testimony to his artistic intelligence and appetite for creative work.