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Sandeep and Gitanjali Maini Foundation was formed to carry out and build on gallery g’s and the Maini Group’s several art-and-culture fostering activities.

16/09/2026

🇲🇽 HAPPY MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY 🇲🇽

Today, as Mexico celebrates the 216th anniversary of the beginning of its Independence, we extend our warmest wishes to the people of Mexico and to our Mexican friends here in India and across the world. 🇲🇽

The historic call of 16 September 1810 began a movement that would ultimately shape an independent nation — and more than two centuries later, the day continues to celebrate Mexico’s extraordinary spirit, culture, identity and people.

A few days ago, the Sandeep & Gitanjali Maini Foundation had the pleasure of joining in these celebrations in Bengaluru. As we look back at some more moments from that wonderful evening, we remember the warmth, colour, music, food and friendship that brought India and Mexico together under one roof.

For us, occasions such as these are also about something we value deeply at the Foundation — the connections that culture creates between people, communities and countries.

On this special day, we wish our Mexican friends a very Happy Independence Day.

With warm wishes,
Sandeep & Gitanjali Maini
Sandeep & Gitanjali Maini Foundation

15/09/2026

AN APPRECIATION | MANU PAREKH

When nature becomes celebration.

In this radiant work by Manu Parekh, the sunflower is not simply a flower. It becomes colour, movement, rhythm and almost a source of light.

Great bursts of yellow and gold fill the canvas, set against an incandescent field of orange. Birds move through the composition, while looping, garland-like lines weave between flowers and forms, binding the entire surface together. There is an almost festive energy to the painting—abundant, joyous and wonderfully alive.

Parekh has long drawn upon the natural world as a vehicle for something more profound. Flowers, plants, birds and organic forms in his work can move beyond observation to become carriers of emotion, spirituality and human experience.

Here, the sunflowers seem almost to possess personalities of their own. Some confront us fully opened; others appear partially concealed. The birds introduce another rhythm, while the repeated curves and lines prevent the eye from ever settling in one place.

And yet, beneath all this exuberance, there is order.

That tension—between spontaneity and structure, the earthly and the spiritual, observation and imagination—is part of what makes Manu Parekh such a distinctive voice in Indian contemporary art.

This is not quite a still life.

It is life in motion.

Manu Parekh
Untitled (Sunflowers)
Oil on canvas
48 × 36 inches
Signed lower left

An appreciation of Manu Parekh and his extraordinary ability to transform the familiar language of nature into something intensely personal, vibrant and alive.

12/09/2026

¡Viva México! 🇲🇽

Yesterday at the Sandeep & Gitanjali Maini Foundation, we had the pleasure of celebrating the 216th Anniversary of the Independence of Mexico, ahead of Mexico’s National Day on 16 September.

The evening brought together Mexican and Indian guests for a wonderful celebration of the growing relationship between our two countries. It began with a roundtable conversation on business opportunities between India and Mexico, before moving from business to culture — and then, quite naturally, to tequila!

For the occasion, Mexican Embassy chose to tell the story of tequila through photography. Through the work of four photographers, the exhibition traced its journey from the extraordinary agave landscapes of Mexico, through cultivation and processing, to the final distillation. These landscapes and traditions are today recognised as part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, making tequila not simply a drink, but a story of land, people, heritage and craftsmanship.

And no celebration of Mexico would be complete without a little fiesta. 🌵🥃 Wonderful tequila and beverages by Loca Loka Tequila, delicious Mexican food by Mezcalita, music, colour and a room filled with Mexican and Indian friends made for a very special evening.

At SGMF, we love occasions that bring art, culture, history, conversation and people together — and this was certainly one of them.

¡Viva México! 🇲🇽 And here’s to many more cultural bridges between Mexico and India. 🇲🇽🤝🇮🇳

11/09/2026

AN APPRECIATION | M. SIVANESAN

Sometimes, the divine does not need to be announced.
It simply appears.

In this beautiful work by M. Sivanesan, Ganesha seems to emerge almost imperceptibly from a field of coral, vermilion, pale gold and white.

Look closely, and the familiar form reveals itself — the gentle eyes, the sweeping trunk, the raised hand in blessing. Around him, flowers and foliage seem to float in and out of the painted surface, blurring the boundaries between figure and abstraction.

Born in Madras in 1940 and trained at the Government College of Arts and Crafts, Madras, Sivanesan belonged to a generation of artists who helped shape the distinctive modernist language that emerged from South India. His practice remained essentially figurative, but it was also deeply personal — concerned less with grand declarations than with mood, emotion and the inner life.

This Ganesha feels particularly special.

There is no heavy iconography, no monumental presence. Instead, Sivanesan allows the deity to dissolve into the painting itself — part figure, part memory, part atmosphere.

Even the little mouse at Ganesha's feet is rendered with a wonderful tenderness, quietly completing the iconography.

Perhaps that is what makes the work so compelling: Ganesha is everywhere in the composition, yet almost nowhere completely.

A work that asks us first to look — and then to discover.

M. Sivanesan (1940–2015)
Ganesha
Oil on canvas
36 × 30 inches

An appreciation of a distinctive voice from the Madras School and a wonderfully contemporary interpretation of one of India's most enduring forms.

07/09/2026

AN APPRECIATION | USTAD ALLAH BUX

A young Krishna looks directly at us.

Crowned in gold, adorned with jewels and peacock feathers, there is an extraordinary gentleness to this intimate portrait by Ustad Allah Bux (1895–1978).

Allah Bux occupies a fascinating place in the history of art of the Indian subcontinent. Born in Punjab in undivided India, he became known for his lyrical paintings of mythology, folklore, landscape and everyday life. Before Partition, his representations of Krishna were particularly celebrated — indeed, Krishna became one of the subjects most closely associated with his early career.

What makes these paintings especially poignant today is the world from which they emerged: a cultural landscape in which an artist could move naturally between traditions, finding beauty and inspiration beyond boundaries of faith.

In this delicate watercolour, Krishna is not presented within a grand narrative. There is no elaborate landscape, no gathering of figures. Instead, Allah Bux brings us close to the deity himself — youthful, serene and almost startlingly human.

The peacock feathers, crown and jewellery establish the iconography, but it is the quiet gaze that holds us.

A small work, perhaps — but one that carries within it a much larger story of art, devotion and the shared cultural inheritance of the subcontinent.

Ustad Allah Bux (1895–1978)
Krishna
Watercolour on paper
14 × 10 inches
Important Private Collection Bombay

An appreciation of an artist from undivided India and his enduring fascination with Krishna.

31/08/2026

AN APPRECIATION | K. H. ARA

There are artists who paint flowers as still life. And then there was Krishnaji Howlaji Ara, for whom flowers became an enduring language of their own.

A founding member of the Progressive Artists’ Group, Ara returned repeatedly to the flower vase throughout his career. His floral still lifes were never merely decorative; they became intimate spaces in which he explored colour, rhythm, texture and the sheer pleasure of painting.

There was something deeply personal about Ara's art as well. He believed that an artist should retain his humanity and social goodwill, describing his own pictures as modest expressions of “warmth and delight.”

This beautiful Still Life with Flowers, from an important private collection in Bombay, seems to embody precisely that spirit.

Against a deep olive ground, reds, ochres, creams and burnt oranges emerge from a dark vase. The composition is unassuming yet wonderfully alive — spontaneous, intimate and unmistakably Ara.

A simple vase of flowers, transformed into something enduring.

K. H. Ara (1914–1985)
Untitled (Still Life with Flowers)
Oil on canvas
21 × 18 inches
28 × 25 inches, with frame
Signed “ARA”, lower right
Provenance: Important Private Collection, Bombay

An appreciation of one of the distinctive voices of Indian Modernism — and of a subject to which Ara returned, again and again, throughout his remarkable life.

24/08/2026

Flowers are never just flowers in Gogi Saroj Pal's world.

In her celebrated Flowers for You series, Gogi Saroj Pal transforms the floral motif into a powerful metaphor for femininity, identity and inner emotion.

Faces emerge gently from cascades of blossoms—sometimes revealed, sometimes concealed—creating portraits that speak as much through silence as through colour. The flowers become veils, memories, adornments and emotions, inviting the viewer to look beyond beauty and into the layered inner worlds of her women.

Rich with luminous colour and expressive brushwork, these paintings celebrate tenderness without sentimentality and strength without proclamation. They possess the quiet confidence that has made Gogi Saroj Pal one of India's most significant contemporary artists.

At SGMF, we are delighted to present these exquisite works from the Flowers for You series—paintings that remind us that beauty, resilience and identity often bloom together.

17/08/2026

A familiar artistic language. A new destination.

For years, we have admired Anand Baekwad for his evocative interpretations of India—his celebrated Banaras and Kumbh Mela series capturing places that pulse with memory, colour and life.

This time, however, his journey has taken him somewhere entirely different.

Inspired by his recent visit to Amsterdam, Anand turns his distinctive visual vocabulary towards the city's iconic canal houses, quiet waterways and expansive tulip fields. The familiar rhythm of his compositions remains, but the palette, architecture and landscape introduce a refreshing new perspective.

Whether it is the colourful facades reflected in the canals or the geometric beauty of the Dutch countryside punctuated by windmills, these works are unmistakably Anand—joyful, vibrant and deeply engaging.

Presented in elegant 4 × 4 ft and 4 × 6 ft formats, this new series celebrates the idea that while an artist may travel the world, his artistic voice remains uniquely his own.

At SGMF, we are delighted to share this exciting new chapter in Anand Baekwad's journey.

09/08/2026

Every once in a while, an artist stops you in your tracks.

That was our experience when we encountered the work of Varghese E. David.

At first glance, these paintings appear deceptively simple. Look a little longer, and an extraordinary world begins to unfold. Thousands of meticulously painted marks—whether precise vertical bands of colour or countless individual dots—coalesce into works that are both meditative and immersive.

His practice explores the relationship between colour, rhythm, light and perception. Each mark is deliberate. Each layer contributes to a larger visual experience that reveals itself slowly, rewarding patience and repeated viewing.

These are paintings that cannot be fully appreciated in a passing glance. They invite you to pause, observe and discover.

We are delighted to share these remarkable works and are excited to follow Varghese E. David's artistic journey. He is certainly an artist we will be watching with great interest.

08/08/2026

Celebrating a Karnataka Legacy

Some artists quietly become part of your life.

For us, G. S. Shenoy is one of them.

His paintings have lived with us for many years—not simply as works on our walls, but as reminders of the rich artistic traditions that Karnataka has nurtured across generations. His abstract language, expressive textures and powerful sense of composition continue to feel as fresh today as when they were first painted.

What makes this story even more special is that creativity has continued to flow through the family. His son, Gurudas Shenoy, and granddaughter, Rakhee Shenoy, have each built their own distinctive artistic practices, making the Shenoy family one of Karnataka's remarkable artistic lineages.

A a Foundation based in Bengaluru, we have always believed that the story of Indian modernism is incomplete without celebrating the artists who shaped Karnataka's visual culture. These works by G. S. Shenoy remain among the pieces we return to time and again—finding something new in them with every viewing.

Here's to artists whose work continues to inspire, and to families whose creative legacy enriches generations.

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