For my DRS project, I visited Ajanta caves under the guidance of well-known art historian Rajesh Kumar Singh, who shared his immense knowledge of Ajanta caves. I also got a great opportunity to interact with Prof. Walter M. Spink, who has dedicated his life to researching Ajanta Caves. During the course of the visit, I was enquiring about the presence of Buddha sculptures in the oldest caves built during the Hinayana period, where Buddha was not worshiped. This led me to my DRS topic on the intrusive art of Ajanta Caves. The term "intrusive art" was coined by Prof. Walter M. Spink for all the unauthorised and unplanned sculptures and paintings seen throughout Ajanta Caves. My research orientation was towards figuring out the intrusive art throughout the caves.