Kiran Nadar: A Vanguard of Indian Art

Kiran Nadar doesn't need an introduction. So, why now?
Writing for the New York magazines Art+Auction and Modern Painters, both published by Blouin Artinfo Corp, I have come to realise how West-centric and Euro-centric the art world in general is, and that includes art coverage as well.
If there is one big story from the Indian art world that needed to be told to the entire globe, it is Kiran Nadar's work that has totally changed the game for the subcontinent. That's why I did her interview once again (I had first interviewed her for The Times of India in 2012), to take the story of her incredible collection to the global readership.
This interview was published in the March 2019 edition of Art+Auction magazine, and later reproduced on www.blouinartinfo.com.
Please take out some time to read it here: https://www.blouinartinfo.com/news/story/3577588/kiran-nadar-a-vanguard-of-indian-art
The biggest take away for me from this interview was the first hand encounter I had with some of the most precious works of art from Mrs Nadar's collection at her residence; this interview was conducted at her home.
How amazing it must be to live with such fantastic art works all around!
As the usher opened the door to her sprawling living room, there was an F.N. Souza oil on the left, while a Mrinalini Mukherjee sculpture gazed from the far end of the corridor leading to inner quarters.
On the right wall was a massive M.F. Husain oil and further up was an oil by Manjeet Bawa. From another living room on the right peeped an oil by V.S. Gaitonde while an oversized 'blade butterfly' by Sunil Gawde held my gaze as I settled on the sofa waiting for Mrs Nadar.
I was sitting in awe of the butterfly and its superb positioning — it was stuck on a wall right next to a big glass door leading to the garden, and its wings, made of steel blade, were catching the sunlight filtering through a gently-swaying Gulmohar tree and the glass door, almost as if dancing to a slow, melodious tune. I was mesmerized. And then, Mrs Nadar arrived.
I hope you enjoy reading this interaction.  
Image Courtesy: Kiran Nadar Museum of Art