Naqsh was born in Kairana, Utter Pradesh in 1938, moving to Karachi, Pakistan due to the partition in 1947 He studied two years at the National College of Art in Lahore but failed to complete his degree He depicts both Muslim and Non-Muslim elements amalgamating from India and Pakistan He infuses the divinity and fragility of the feminine form, depicting them with grace and peace often incorporating pigeons and doves He links Western Modernism with miniature techniques along with Cubism influences His horses have been deeply inspired by Italian, Mario Marini He has exhibited extensively in Pakistan, India, the United Kingdom and the UAE Naqsh lives and works in London, United Kingdom