Dream on Sale (Lake View) explores the uneasy reality of contemporary India, where the idea of home is marketed as a dream and consumed as a social status. The painting reflects how the builder lobby sells aspirations, security, success, and belonging while masking the cost of unchecked construction driven by profit. The title resonates with this contradiction: dreams are no longer lived, they are traded.

The composition is divided yet deeply connected. On one side, rising structures, cranes, and concrete symbolize relentless development and speculative growth. On the other, an anthill and natural elements quietly exist, representing organic systems, patience, and balance. Though contrasting, both worlds mirror each other, each built, each inhabited raising questions about what kind of growth is sustainable.

The lake view, often used as a selling point, becomes a fragile witness to this transformation. Beneath the surface lie multiple layers: ambition versus survival, progress versus erosion, and desire versus responsibility. The painting invites reflection on what is gained and what is irreversibly lost