Category: Art Exhibition

From: 10^th to 16^th September 2024

“COLOURAAG”

An Exhibition of Paintings

By

Contemporary artist Pavan Kumar Attavar

VENUE:

Jehangir Art Gallery

M.G. Road, Kala Ghoda,

Mumbai 400 001

Timing:11am to 7pm

Contact: +91 9739209505

 Recent work of a talented artist from Mangalore, Pavan Kumar Attavar has been displayed in a solo art show at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai from 10^th to 16^th September 2024 between 11 am to 7 pm.  This series in Acrylic colours on canvas will exemplify his thoughtful perceptions about the relevance and sanctity of musical instruments in general and violin in particular for spreading the eternal grandeur and harmony of music among the masses and, in turn, make them happy and joyful. He has made artistic used of pallet knife and acrylic colours on canvas for his paintings.

This exhibition was inaugurated on 10th September 2024 by Honourable Mrs. K.G. Menon, Secretary – Jehangir Art Gallery in the presence of Suhas Rao, Prajna Suhas Rao, Sanvi Rao, Swarit Rao and Sudhir Bolar.

The Series presented by Pavan Kumar Attavar elaborates the relevance and sanctity of white space or highlights and dark areas or depth. Having been greatly influenced by high notes and low note in Music and their effect on the listeners and all alike, he has incorporated the same inspiration from music in his artwork using apt colour tones and their rhythmic harmony. His work prominently highlights, the Violin in particular along with other instruments like Damru and Trident and their tonal resonance in orderto spread the fragrance and rhythm of music along masses. Making an optimum and iconic use of bull and other relevant ingredients at strategic arenas in the work, he has demonstrated his skill and command over the medium used in order to render ample contentment and divine tranquillity to all.  Using the mythological background, he has focussed on the sanctity and relevance of both vibrations and resilience as well as tranquillity in the divine music – aptly called the 5^th Ved or Pancham Veda to make the overall humanity happy and exhilarating as well as joyful in the apt perspectives of visual arts. 

 

COLOURAAG Solo Show Of Paintings By Contemporary Artist Pavan Kumar Attavar In Jehangir

From: 6th to 9th September 2024

EXPOPEDIA Presents

“Amalgamation – 12″

An Exhibition of Paintings, Photographs & Sculptures

VENUE:

Cymroza Art Gallery

72 Bhulabhai Desai Road

Breach Candy, Mumbai 400 026

Timings: 11 am to 7pm  

Contact:  +91 98195 11124  

EXPOPEDIA Unveils Amalgamation-12: A Fusion of Artistry in Mumbai

In a momentous announcement, EXPOPEDIA is set to showcase the 12th edition of “Amalgamation,” an enthralling exhibition that converges the worlds of paintings, photographs and sculptures. This cultural extravaganza promises to be a beacon for art enthusiasts in Mumbai.

This show was inaugurated on 6th September 2024 by Honorable Chief Guest Dr. Sanjay Bhide (Renowned architect, Founder, Convener & Secretary, Trans Asian Chamber of Commerce & Industry) in the presence of Guests of Honor Ms. Susieben Shah (Chairperson Maharashtra State Commission for Protection of Child Rights General Secretary, Malabar Hill Citizens Forum which developed & maintains Priyadarshini  Park & Sports Complex) and Mr. Prakash Bal Joshi (Renowned Artist, Author).

Amalgamation-12 brings together a diverse array of talented artists, including Prakash Bal Joshi, Suresh Gosavi, Subodh Poddar, Sudhir V. Phadnes, Aatish Khobragade, Rakhee Shah, Alka Pandey, Ramani Narayan, Ujjwala Surendra Surwade, Ankita Bhatnagar, Priya Kataria, Lachman Matlani, Debarati S. Sen, Monika Chandna, Chandrika Chandran, Padma Srinivasan, Bhavya Ramakrishnan, Uttara Samant, Firdause, Rachana Agha. These artists collectively contribute to the rich tapestry of artistic expression.

 

AMALGAMATION – 12 An Exhibition Of Paintings, Sculptures & Photographs In Cymroza Art Gallery

From: 2^nd to 8^th September 2024

“SRUJANSRUSHTI”

An Exhibition of Paintings by well-known artist Satish R. Gaikwad

VENUE:

Jehangir Art Gallery

Hirji Gallery

161-B,  Kala Ghoda, Mumbai 400 001

Timing: 11am to 7pm

Contact: +91 9960333338 

SRUJANSRUSHTI

Recent work of a well known artist Satish Gaikwad has been displayed in a solo art exhibition at Jehangir Art Gallery, Hirji Gallery, Kala Ghoda, M.G. Road, Mumbai 400  001 from 2^nd to 8^th  September 2024. This series made in Oil and Acrylic colours on canvas will reveal subtle nuances of the eternal beauty of nature and its Grandeur in all seasons throughout the year in its unique expressive style and techniques.

This show was Inaugurated on 2nd September 2024 by Smt. Satyabhama Ramchandra Gayakwad(mother of artist), Prakash Bhise (Sr. artist), Vijayraj Bodhankar (Renowned artist),  Ramakant Jadhav (Sr. Writer), Mr. Sanjay, Dr. Seema Bhosale (artist) among others.

The present series in oil and acrylic colours on canvas elaborates the omnipresent beauty of Nature in various seasons throughout  a year in his expressive style. He has focused on vivid facets of the beauty of nature in the apt arenas and perspectives in his unique creative as well as illustrative style. His works elaborate the musical melody and harmony associated with the divine music of Nature and its fragrance as well as aroma that spread around throughout the year. His creative and expressive style have rendered unique picturesqueness and visual grandeur to the various creations which in turn render ample visual pleasure and serenity to all.    

 

SRUJANSRUSHTI  Solo Show Of Paintings By Well-Known Artist Satish R. Gaikwad In Jehangir

 

From: 1^st to 7^th May 2024

Every Picture has a story…

A Solo Show of Photo Art

By Kabeer Ramesh

VENUE:

Nitya Artists Centre

103, 1^st Floor, Siddhi Vinayak Grandeur

Opp Ravindra Natya Mandir, Sayani Road

Prabhadevi, Mumbai 400 028

Contact: +91 9920072573

kabeerphotoart.com

This show was inaugurated on 1st May 2024 by the hands of Adv. Rajay Gaikwad  Honourable advocate at Mumbai Highcourt.

An exhibition of Photographs by Kabeer Ramesh

Photo artist Kabeer Ramesh offers yet another solo exhibition titled ‘Every Picture has a story…’, the previous being ‘Frozen in Time’, which was held at the prestigious Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai.  ‘Every Picture has a story…’,  exhibited at the ‘Nitya Artists Centre’, Prabhadevi, from 1^st May, 2024 onwards, grapples with, as the title suggests, human endeavours/stories in diverse and vivid contexts; these are photo-stories of promises and perils of being human: the glories and triumphs memorialised in monuments are juxtaposed with toiling workers in busy bazaar streets of Kolkata; the symbols of towering human achievements – the world famous the Taj Mahal and London Bridge – co-habit with the unease of forlorn ruins of the dilapidated and discarded. Interestingly, the idea of loners is presented in creatively imagined forms – the ‘lone stone’ of Shillong relentlessly standing up to vagaries of waters, and the unending wait of birds in summer of Rajasthan. The trees presented in Kabeer Ramesh’s work too depict the diverse meaning universe: the erratic desires of the colonising human, and the falling humanity supported by dried branches of the uprooted. The exhibition also offers noteworthy studies in perspective – the broad-ways and the marvel of the Howrah bridge – what appears as meeting may be illusive, and what is near maybe far.  The monuments in Kabeer’s work present an enigma: the famous Notre Dame cathedral in Paris lost its glorious treasures to the leaps of fire; so is the photograph of statue outside the Buckingham Palace, glorious yet stoic.

Kabeer Ramesh’s photographic imagery thus represents the indomitable human spirit, and also cautions against the unreasonable, erratic human desire to colonize. Importantly his works show that all human boundaries, all boundaries, are illusive,  porous and imaginary. One could easily cross over the meaning universe and find multiple meanings through acts and ways of seeing and looking, in varied times and spaces.

 

EVERY PICTURE HAS A STORY An exhibition of Photographs by Kabeer Ramesh at Nitya Artists Centre

From: 22^nd to 28^th April 2024

Vachi Art Gallery Presents

“The Soul’s Canvas”

Expressions of Inner Worlds”

An Exhibition of paintings by 11 eminent artists – Somenath Maity, Pradip Sarkar, Anand Panchal, Bhaskar Rao, Ganpati Hegde, Nilesh Nikam, Amol Pawar, Sukanta Das, Rahul Dangat, Paras Parmar, Arti Vohra.

VENUE:-

Vachi Art Gallery

141-B, 1^st Floor, Atria Mall

Dr. Annie Besant Road,

Worli, Mumbai 400 018

Timing: 11am to 7pm.

Contact: +91 9152011110

www.vachiart.com 

Colourful realms of life

          A group art exhibition showcasing the works of 11 eminent artists has been presented by Vachi Art Gallery at 141-B, 1^st Floor, Atria Mall, Dr. Annie Besant Road, Worli, Mumbai 400 018 from 22 to 28 April, 2024. It will be open for free public viewing there daily from 11 am. to 7 pm.

          The contemporary artists participating in this group art show are Somenath Maity, Pradip Sarkar, Anand Panchal, Bhaskar Rao, Ganpati Hegde, Nilesh Nikam, Amol Pawar, Sukanta Das, Rahul Dangat, Paras Parmar, Arti Vohra

          Various works will be presented in different mediums and techniques by the participating artists as per their thematic perceptions.

Nature occupies an important place in the conceptual paintings in this art show. It signifies various norms of Life in Nature and Gods in Nature in the pictorial forms as paintings. In a way, the vivid works to be displayed in this show will be focussed on Nature and its sanctity in life.

This show was inaugurated on 22nd April 2024 by Manjari Thanawala, Owner Chesterfield Furniture in the presence of Mahendra Kalantri, Director, Acclaim Systems India Pvt. Ltd. Rtn Khuzem Sakarwala, Co-founder Rotary Club of Mumbai Bravehearts, Mr. Prashant Kashikar, Managing Director, Mika Engineering Pvt. Ltd.

  

Vachi Art Gallery Presents THE SOUL’S CANVAS Paintings Exhibition By 11 Eminent Artists

From: 12^th to 14^th April 2024

“YELLOW CANVAS 2024”

A Children’s Art Exhibition

VENUE:

Kamalnayan Bajaj Art Gallery

Bajaj Bhavan, Ground Floor,

226 Jamnalal Bajaj Marg

Nariman Point, Mumbai 400021

Timing: 11am to 7pm.

Contact: +91 9975781972

Yellow Canvas – Children’s Art Exhibition 2024

A non commercial group art exhibition showcasing the works of about 100 school children from preschool to 12^th standard have been displayed at Kamalnayan Bajaj Art Gallery, Bajaj Bhavan, Nariman Point, Mumbai 400 021 from 12^th to 14^th April, 2024 between 11 am to 7 pm. This is the 4^th edition of group art exhibitions coordinated by Mr. Sohan Kumar Choudhary who is himself an artist having passed B.F.A. from Sir J.J. Institute of Applied Art, Mumbai. This exhibition is the first of its kind to be held in Mumbai with a participation of about 100 students from Mumbai and other States of India, Singapore, USA, Israel, Germany, Netherland, U.K., U.A.E., Myanmar, Belgium, Hong Kong. Students are exhibiting artworks made in different mediums as in Acrylic, Charcoal, Pen & Ink, Mixed Media, Oil pastel, soft pastel & watercolour etc has been showcased in the exhibition and there will be free entry for this Art exhibition.

This show was inaugurated on 12^th April 2024 by Honourable Guests Dolly Thakore –  Indian Theatre Actress, casting director and Media & Communication Personality, Mrs. Manju Lodha  – Chairperson Lodha Foundation, Poet, Philanthropist, Member of Censor Board & Vice President of Maharashtra Hindi Sahitya Akadami, Mr. S. P. Ahuja –  President- All INDIA Anti Terrorist Front Mumbai,  Dr. Soma Ghosh – Classical, Folk & Ghazal Singer, Recipient of the prestigious ‘Padma Shri ‘ Award in 2016, by Indian Government, Dr. Aneel Murarka –  Industrialist & Indian Philanthropist, Mr. Ashwin Bangera – National Promotion Head KOKUYO CAMLIN LTD., Mr. Sooraj Thapar – Actor, has done more than 700 theatre, about 25 TVCs, & more than 75 Television Serials,        Moni Kundu – Social media influencer, Meesha Gupta –  South Asian art consultant & Gallerist (London & Bombay),  Markand Soni –  Actor, Singer & song writer. Has done more than 300 TVCs, 6 Television shows & 3 Movies (Brahmastra – most recent), Varun Buddhadev – Actor, he has won The Best Child Actor Award From The Honourable President Of India For His Film Tulsidas Junior his 3 Films releasing In 2024, Delisha Chutani – Indian Child artist & kids influencer.

Sohan Kumar Choudhary is the founder of Yellow Canvas which is a link between aspiring artists and their educator as well as the prospective art collectors. Sohan Kumar Choudhary conducts many art activities related to art such as Art Classes, Workshops, Art shows, Camps for all age groups etc. thereby promoting the artists to paint in various mediums and imaginations along with the introduction of Indian folk art such as Warli paintings, Madhubani paintings and Gond Art to connect overseas students/children with the nuances of Indian Culture & Art heritage as well as traditional Indian Art in order to encourage young talent.

The participating Students: Aaryansh Modi, Ariha Romin Mehta, Devam Modi, Hetvik Gupta, Ivaan Sancheti, Izyan Haseeb Musani, Tarushi Lodha, Armaana Lodha, Kabir Kurien, Luchkin Leonid, Anvay Shah, Raisha A. Gandhi, Reyansh Nanavaty, Ruhan Sancheti , Smera Sanghvi, Alishka Salecha, Amaira Jalak Desai, Annirudh Karkee, Kimaya Padhye, Partth Partik Jain, Savir Pavan Modi, Yug Ami Anand Pande, Aariv Sanghavi, Anaaya Deep Shah, Burhanuddin Mufaddal Umrethwala,  Hasan Khan, Kriday Garg, Mitansh Nilay Vakharia, Naevah Mehta, Anuriti Singh, Eva Kunal chandawalla, Mahee Kothari, Maishaa K. Patel, Mysha Manoj Jain, Riaana Shah, Satvik Subrotho Rana, Shanaya Kothari, Tanush Jani, Tashi Amit Gorwara, Aarav Jain, Aarya Viral Shah, Aum Desai, Dhyana Kothari, Nathanael Suganth, Nishi Bhavin Shah, Rianna Patel, Rishvika Ankit Solanki, Samaira P. Shah, Sanvi Ashish Khedekar, Shriya Mehta, Viraat Hingu, Vviyaa Ritesh Jain, Aalia Kacheria, Aarav Dave, Aditi Kothari, Ahaan Rishi Mantri, Aisha Kothari, Anaya Meghani, Dravya Vardhan, Kanishk Deshmukh, Nandini Ram Mohan, Nisreen Sanchawala, Swara Yogendra Kokate, Tarasha Tidke, Vivaan Shah, Vyom Goenka, Aamena  Lokhandwala, Anay Aadish Shah, Ayaana Agarwal, Daksh Hiral Jogani, Dhriti  Viral Dave, Dishita Sehgal, Havyn Ankit Parmar, Himnish Kashyap Mehta, Hufriya Cherag Italia, Kahaan Rathi, Owee Vinayak Hendre, Sanjana Viresh Valmiki, Vedika Dodia, Vivaan Siddharth Purav, Vritti Prem Avichal, Aarya Sharma, Dwisha Mehul Maniar, Natasha Kalpesh Rathod, Nithya Sharad Avhad, Nysha Pavan Modi, Riddhima Singh, Vedant Himanshu Ghela, Vyomi Rahul Mehta, Ananya Subrotho Rana, Manav Gorakh, Meghana Bhat, Pritika Shah, Taksh Gagan Kothari, Srisha Mota, Arman Saud, Maanya Parikh.

  

YELLOW CANVAS 2024  A Children’s Art Exhibition At Kamalnayan Bajaj Art Gallery

From: 19^th to 25^th February 2024

“Srujananubhuti”

Solo show of Paintings by Renowned artist Jitendra Ramesh Divte

VENUE:

Jehangir Art Gallery

161-B, M.G. Road

Kala Ghoda, Mumbai 400 001

Timing: 11am to 7pm

Contact: + 91 9869717246, 9653349164

DIVINE ENDEAVOURS

Recent work of a contemporary artist, Jitendra R.Divte in Acrylic colours on canvas has been displayed in a solo art show in Jehangir Art Gallery, M.G. Road, Kala Ghoda, Mumbai 400 001 from 19^th to 25^th February, 2024 between 11 am to 7 pm. It will be open for free public viewing there during the gallery timings and showcase his artistic perceptions about the various temples, religious shrines, vivid places of worship, the buildings of historical and social heritage and relevance etc. in his style via apt colour combinations to suit their thematic relevance in different perspectives of visual fine arts.

This show was inaugurated on 19th February 2024 by Honorable Guests – Anil Naik Eminent artist, Saikat Bakshi Author, Sanara Roy Miss India World 2022 Supermodel Actress.

Jitendra R. Divte had his art education in fine arts at L.S. Raheja School of Arts, Mumbai, where he stood 7^th in order of merit in Maharashtra in 1998. Then he displayed his work on various themes in Army & Navy Building, Kala Ghoda Association, Mumbai, show in 2005 followed by solo art show at Sahil Art Gallery, Mumbai in 2008. He also participated in some group art exhibitions at Nehru Centre, Worli, Mumbai, Army & Navy Building, Kala Ghoda Association, Mumbai Art Show, Hirji Jehangir Art Gallery, Bombay Art Society Annual Art Show, Vismay Metro Art Gallery, Bangalore, Mumbai, Chitrakala Parishath, Bangalore etc. He also participated in some International Water Colours art exhibitions in Bangladesh and Russia. He was awarded for his work in water colours in 2017 by IWS INDIA, in 2018 by IWS Bangladesh and in 2021 by IWS Russia. His work was appreciated by the art fraternity in these shows and he received good public response for these presentations.

The present series in Acrylic Colours on canvas throws light on his artistic impressions and aesthetic perceptions about various historical buildings, their architectural details & the culture & heritage associated with them at various places. He has focussed on presenting the various relevant details at these places in his expressive style using apt colour combinations and their harmony.  He has also highlighted the relevance and sanctity of various temples, religious shrines and places of worship, the heritage and cultural traditions there and their significant peculiarities. He has made artistic use of morning light, afternoon light, evening light alongwith shades, shadows, reflections and illumination effects at the desired locations in the work. He has made use of warm and cool colours and achieved their balance for aesthetic and artistic decoration of his work in the relevant perspectives. He has also used various geometrical forms and achieved their rhythmic unison in the work at the strategic arenas in order to get the desired visual perspectives in his work. These works made in an aesthetic and artistic style using acrylic colours on canvas certainly share a dialogue with the viewers leading to their warm response and appreciation.

 

SRUJANANUBHUTI Solo Show Of Paintings By Renowned Artist Jitendra Ramesh Divte In Jehangir

From: 23^rd to 29^th January 2024

“MEDITATION” Art An Instrument

Solo Show of Paintings

By Renowned artist Sanjay Sable

VENUE:

Jehangir Art Gallery

161-B, M.G. Road

Kala Ghoda, Mumbai 400 001

Timing: 11am to 7pm

Contact: +91 9860419393

www.sanjaysable.com

Meditation – Art An Instrument

Recent work of a versatile renowned contemporary artist, Sanjay Sable in Acrylic colours on canvas has been displayed in a solo art exhibition in Jehangir Art Gallery, AC – 2, M.G. Road, Kala Ghoda, Mumbai 400 001 from 23 to 29 January 2024. This exhibition will reveal the outcome of the painstaking efforts taken by the artist to incorporate subtle nuances of Meditation – as an instrument in his creative endeavours in order to enlighten the viewers with newer perspectives of the thematic peculiarities in the relevant arenas of visual fine arts. This is his 5^th solo art exhibition in Jehangir Art Gallery.

This show was inaugurated on 23^rd January 2024 by Chief Guest Mr. Vishwanath Sabale Dean of Sir J.J. School of Art in the presence of Mr. Chandrashekhar Sudhakar Deshmukh Sectional Engineer, High Court Section, P.W.D. Mumbai. Guest of Honour  Mumbai, Mrs. Hina Bhatt Founder/Director: Hina Bhatt Art Ventires / Hina Bhatt Art Foundation, Nitin Jadia Art Collector among others.

Sanjay Sable hails from Osmanabad (now called Dharashiva).  He had his art education at ChitrakalaMahavidyalayaLatur, Abhinava Kala Mahavidyalay. Pune and Sir J.J. School of Arts, Mumbai. He has been a faculty member at ChitrakalaMahavidyalay, Nashik since 2003. He has showcased his earlier thematic works in various art galleries at Mumbai, Pune, New Delhi, Alibaug, Chandigarh, Nashik, Kolkata, Aurangabad etc., and received overwhelming public response and appreciations for his work.  He is a proud recipient of several prizes, awards and appreciations from prestigious art promotional institutions at Pune, Mumbai, Nagpur, Dhule, Amritsar, Ratnagiri etc.  His works are in proud collection of many renowned art collectors in India and abroad.  An active participant in several art camps, workshops organised by reputed art promotional institutions all over the country, he has also showcased his thematic work in some International art exhibitions at Dubai, Bangladesh, Washington – USA etc., and earned warm public appreciations from the art fraternity for his thematic work.  He has presented 54 works in this exhibition for public viewing and the largest sizes of artworks in this show are of 15ft x 4.5 ft and 12ft x 6ft.

The present series in Acrylic colours on canvas illustrate s his transformative thematic perceptions on Meditation – Art An Instrument in the unique expressive style and techniques. He has assimilated various transformations in his style and techniques during the experimentations at different stages and ultimately incorporated their transformed versions in his work in order to render perfection in visual perspectives and various forms of ingredients to accommodate the desired visual effects in them. As a result, his works in these norms and perspectives do represent his newer aesthetic prerogative and    conceptualization alongwith the technical excellence achieved in artistically and aesthetically adorning the works with desired visual parameters in the apt perspectives of fine art.  His paintings reveal an outcome of the total human involvement in his work with free and relaxed mind that is totally unbiased and unprejudised. The fruit of meditation of an artist in achieving unbiased results and outcomes from his endeavours bear true testimony to his sincerity, total dedication to work and an inherent urge to adorn the outcomes with the desired perspectives of divine effects of sublimity, rhythm and ecstasy in the apt arenas of visual fine arts.  With these instruments of meditation along with an experience of about 2 decades in rendering his yeomen services propagation of visual fine arts, Sanjay Sable has created and presented this unique series of artwork that truly illustrates his complete command over the medium and techniques used as well as his positive and optimistic as well as rational approach to incorporate numerous supportive ingredients on a divine and spiritual plane in the work so as to enhance its visual glory and picturesqueness in the desired perspectives.

All works in this series in abstract forms reveal his sound and firm mindset and an eagerness to enlighten all with the newer perspectives of his transformative forms of art work which have the peculiar effect of divine sublimity, eternity and rhythmic ecstasy in them at strategic arenas.

 

MEDITATION Art An Instrument Solo Show Of Paintings By Renowned Artist Sanjay Sable In Jehangir

From: 17th to 30th January 2024

“The Legacy” An Exhibition of Photographs by veteran photojournalist Mukesh Parpiani

VENUE:

Jehangir Art Gallery,

Terrace Gallery,

Kala Ghoda, Mumbai 400 001.

Timing: 11am to 7pm

Contact: +91 8108003311

Legendary photojournalist Mukesh Parpiani’s need to chronicle the unusual began at a very young age when he first began to help his brother. His elder brother who was fascinated by photography, had a darkroom at home, and Mukesh used to wash his prints. Gradually, he began to work towards achieving this dream. He enrolled at the Pillai School of Photography (1969-1970), after which, he worked in wedding and travel photography. During this brief stint, he realised that his city has so many intermingled narratives to offer, whose ever-evolving nature is simply waiting to be chronicled.

In 1981, Russi Karanjia, the Editor of The Daily, a morning newspaper in Bombay, offered him a job as their photographer.At The Daily, Parpiani photographed many political leaders and celebrities. Due to this, he became a familiar name in the journalism fraternity. Viveck Goenka, the Chairman and Managing Director of The Indian Express, who had been following Parpiani’s work and career, saw potential in his vision. Eventually, he decided to recruit Parpiani as the photo editor of The Indian Express’ seventeen editions. During his time there, he covered historical events of significance nationally and internationally.Mid-Day, an afternoon tabloid, who noticed Parpiani’s work as a photojournalist and editor, decided to offer him a job as the photo editor. It was the beginning of many things – the turn of the century as well as the tectonic shift of photographic technologies. Tariq Ansari, the Managing Director of the newspaper, gave Parpiani the liberty to develop the department as he needed. Parpiani, upon recognising the dawn of DSLRs, requested Ansari to acquire them for the photo department. Under his tutelage, many young individuals became renowned documentary photographers and photojournalists.

Parpiani curated his first photo exhibition in March 1989 at Piramal Art Gallery of NCPA. His penchant for curating photography exhibition gave him the opportunity to continue even after his retirement at the age of 58.

In 2009, Khushroo Suntook, Chairman of the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA), offered him to head the Piramal Art Gallery. Suntook had been familiar with Parpiani’s work and entrusted him with the running of the gallery. For 14 years, Parpiani has single-handedly nurtured and educated the next generation of photographers. He has organised over 250 talks, workshops, exhibitions, and seminars to disseminate photography.

Parpiani has touched countless lives with his photographs while reforming countless more as a mentor. His strengths and humanity lie in his ability to mould the way we perceive Bombay, while his sensitivity and perceptiveness conquer the hearts of those fortunate individuals who have, knowingly or coincidentally, crossed paths with him.

 

THE LEGACY An Exhibition of Photographs by veteran photojournalist Mukesh Parpiani in Jehangir