Tasneem Mehta

One whose life revolves around art, creativity, excellence is only one great sensational woman of India, Tasneem Mehta. She is a talented artist who is well versed as an art historian, curator, writer, designer, and cultural activist. Her record of credits and acknowledgeable moments is beaucoup. She was born and raised in India. Speaking about her educational qualifications, she has studied Fine Arts and Design at Sir J. J. School of Art, Mumbai. She completed her undergraduate degree in Political Philosophy from Columbia University, New York Click to look into! >> Read More... , holds a master’s degree in English from the University of Delhi, and has a postgraduate diploma in Art History from London. She has spent some years in New York running away from the family pressure for getting married, and all those years mastered her considerable skills and taught several life lessons. Due to this, she is holding some prestigious positions currently.

Being the managing trustee and sterling director of Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Mumbai City Museum, Mehta envisioned, portrayed, illustrated, and implemented the institution’s restoration and re-establishment. This well-built museum was given a UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Award of Excellence in 2005 and has eventually turned out to be an important cultural hub and platform for exhibiting emerging natural contemporary talents and resurgent historical presentations. Additionally, Mehta serves as a vice-chairman of the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage and a Mumbai chapter convenor. Speaking about her accomplishments and responsibilities, she is a praiseworthy member of the advisory board of the National Gallery of Modern Art, the Governing Council of the National Institute of Design, the museum Expert Committee in the Ministry of Culture, and the Academic Council of the National Museum Institute of the History of Art, Conservation, and Museology. The record is not ending here as she is also a trustee of the Kochi Biennale Foundation.

Furthermore, Tasneem was holding the chair of the Task Force for Culture and Museums for the Confederation of Indian Industries previously. Also, she has been a two-term delegate of the Salar Jung Museum board. Currently, she is a part of the International Council of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. Lastly, she has been a deserved nominator for the Rockefeller Foundation’s Bellagio Creative Arts awards. She is wedded to Vikram and is blessed with two daughters, and she raised them mainly while writing and surviving in Egypt and London. She has been a great Human in her whole life, beginning from a mother to holding some honorary positions in great companies in this era, and all this has made her what she is today.