Nandu Gawande was known as a great artist and calligrapher. From an early age, he had a penchant for drawing and writing. After schooling, he completed his art course in Nashik and later in Mumbai. His skills enabled him to write letters as calligraphy and images, working with various tools, including pens, brushes, and later computers. Due to his skill, he had made various advertisements, logos, signs, layouts, and book covers for many organisations, newspapers, academies, magazines, politicians, etc. This calligraphy, named "I," was created using a round brush and boru with acrylic on canvas.