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“A tripartite treat”
I enjoyed the cover story "A tripartite treat” (Parsiana, April 21, 2015) on Bombay’s enlightened art aficionados and their galleries.
In this connection, may I add the name of an early enthusiast, Dr Homi J. Bhabha? The late nuclear scientist had an excellent eye for contemporary modern Indian art that he hung on the bare walls of the otherwise spartan Department of Atomic Energy he created on the grounds belonging to the Yacht Club next to Apollo Bunder. It is believed that his mother, Meheren, was an enthusiastic patron of the arts and had inspired her sons. This must be in the past and I do not know what happened to Bhabha’s collection.
In this connection, may I add the name of an early enthusiast, Dr Homi J. Bhabha? The late nuclear scientist had an excellent eye for contemporary modern Indian art that he hung on the bare walls of the otherwise spartan Department of Atomic Energy he created on the grounds belonging to the Yacht Club next to Apollo Bunder. It is believed that his mother, Meheren, was an enthusiastic patron of the arts and had inspired her sons. This must be in the past and I do not know what happened to Bhabha’s collection.
Dr Homi Bhabha (left) and Pheroza Godrej: art aficionados
However, I cannot understand why there was no mention of Pheroza Godrej and the Cymroza Gallery that played a very important role in encouraging the younger, less recognized artists at her family’s Warden Road gallery in the days when more established ones promoted only the blue chips.
The editors reply:
Very true, but the article basically tied up with an exhibition on Jehangir Nicholson’s 100th birth anniversary and his relationship with Kekoo Gandhy and Kali Pundole.
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