In this canvas, which is over eight feet wide, Husain evokes a sense of village life, depicting women at work and powerful patriarchs as symbols of hope and optimism. Mighty tigers coexist with majestic elephants in a representation of unity, strength, fertility and communitarianism. The tall accompanying male figure appears frequently in Hussain’s iconography of the time, as a symbol of the sufferings and evil of man inflicted so needlessly in the wake of Partition. The two blank panels possibly refer to the unknown future — a positive hope for the future — a space yet to be filled.