This gallery celebrates its 70th birthday this October and Maksud will participate in this too.

His figurative work in acrylic along with charcoal drawing with the subject of an angry bull was on display. "I received good response in Delhi. Another show in Ahmedabad in a gallery owned by Dhanvi Jain went down quite well too. I had dealt with traditional Indian figures. The Rajasthani painting had a camel in the backdrop while the Bangladeshi one had banana trees and a river at the back and a woman in a traditional white sari with a red border on the front. I do abstracts along with figurative work. However, figurative works attract me most. Wherever I go I study faces and forms for inspiration. It is our joys and sorrows that I enjoy delineating most," says Maksud.

In the bull series that he did in India, he tried to bring out the energy and strength of the animal. He also represented the aggressive qualities of mankind in the animal portrayal. Arrogance and anger prevails throughout the world, Maksud feels.

In another series he has depicted people mourning with Mahatma Gandhi's image looming in the backdrop. Figures like that of Gandhi or Mother Teresa stand for humanity amidst turmoil and insecurity. He has a Black series too where everything is dark to portray the troublesome period that we are engulfed in.

Maksud has also participated in a print camp in Kolkata with artists like Prokash Karmakar and Nirmulendu Das. His works have also been displayed at Mumbai galleries.

In August he will have a solo show at Shilpangan. In October, his artworks will be on display at the Kolkata Academy of Fine Arts and the Bangladesh Deputy High Commissioner's Office Gallery. He will also work as a curator for a show jointly organised by Bangladesh and India shortly. In November he will have a solo show in New Delhi and in January 2008, his works will be displayed at exhibits in Ahmedabad and Mumbai.