Citizen Gallery: The Gandhys of Chemould and the Birth of Modern Art in Bombay by Jerry Pinto. Published in 2022 by Speaking Tiger Books LLP, 125-A, ground floor, Shahpur Jat, New Delhi 110049; website: www.speakingtigerbooks.com. Pp: 317. Price: Rs 899.
He’s termed the book the Kekoonama. Whether author Jerry Pinto fancies himself a Firdausi might be open to question. He has however created a portmanteau portrait of the life and times of old Bombay’s favorite art dealers and framers, Khorshed and Kekoo Gandhy and spun them into a myth of his own making.
Towards the end of the book, there are sections......