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दि. 23 डिसेंबर 2025 रोजी कला इतिहास अभ्यासक व लेखक संदीप दहिसरकर लिखित राव बहादुर म. वि. धुरंधर यांच्या कलाकृती व जीवनावर आधारित इंग्रजी पुस्तकाचा प्रकाशन सोहळा नॅशनल गॅलरी ऑफ मॉडर्न आर्ट, मुंबई येथे सायंकाळी 5.30 ते 7.30 वाजता संपन्न झाला. या कार्यक्रमाला प्रमुख अतिथी म्हणून महाराष्ट्र शासनाचे सांस्कृतिक कार्य मंत्री श्री आशिष शेलार तर विशेष अतिथी म्हणून पद्मश्री चित्रकार वासुदेव कामत उपस्थित होते. या कार्यक्रमाला नॅशनल गॅलरी ऑफ मॉर्डन आर्ट, मुंबईच्या संचालिका श्रीमती निधी चौधरी सुद्धा उपस्थित होत्या. या सोहळ्यानंतर दहिसरकर यांच्याशी संवादक व लेखक अक्षय चवाण यांनी संवाद साधला. या कार्यक्रमाला राजपिपला संस्थानाचे युवराज मानवेंद्रसिंह गोहील, डॉ. फिरोजा गोदरेज आणि महाराष्ट्र शासनाच्या पुरातत्व वस्तुसंग्रहालय संचालनालयाचे संचालक डॉ. तेजस गर्गे देखील उपस्थित होते. आम्ही आमच्या पुस्तकाचे प्रयोजक बी. जी. शिर्के कन्स्ट्रक्शन टेक्नॉलॉजी प्रायव्हेट लिमिटेड, पुणे यांचे मनःपूर्वक आभार मानतो.

DEAR READERS & FRIENDS,

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE 25% OFFER ON MY M. V. DHURANDHAR BOOK WILL NOW BE AVAILABLE TILL 15TH JANUARY 2026 INSTEAD OF 31ST JANUARY 2026.

YOU CAN RESERVE YOUR COPY BY CONNECTING WITH
SHILAHARA- 9321521019 ON WHATSAPP. THANK YOU.

SANDEEP DAHISARKAR, MUMBAI

Hyderabad Talk

Remembering M. V. Dhurandhar!

Participants at the 'Deco in Tilak's Village' Heritage Walk in Vile Parle

Come join Art Deco Alive! for Deco in Tilak’s Village, a heritage walk around Vile Parle, a suburb not easily associated with Deco. Sandeep Dahisarkar takes you down the alleys of Vile Parle East, renowned for its Marathi culture and role in the Swarajya movement and explores how the Art Deco architectural style gained popularity in the suburb.

Art Deco Alive! is a first-of-its-kind cross-continental cultural festival celebrating 100 years of Art Deco design. It unites Mumbai and Miami’s shared Deco spirit rooted in heritage and glamour.

NOVEMBER 16TH 2025
8.30 AM - 10.30 AM
Venue: Vile Parle East; Start Point: Lokmanya Seva Sangh on Ram Mandir Road;
End point: Datta Temple on Hanuman Road
Open to All | Ticket: Rs 800 | Book on www.artdecoalive.org via Urbanaut

25th October- International Artist Day!

Rao Bahadur M. V. Dhurandhar: A Painter from the Bombay School of Art

by

Sandeep Dahisarkar, Art Historian & Author, Mumbai



Images Courtesy: Central Museum, Directorate of Archaeology and Museums, Government of Maharashtra; Zapurza Museum of Art & Culture, Pune; Dalvi's Art Institute, Kolhapur; Mr. Akhil Reddy; and Mr. Arjun Pant.

Rao Bahadur M. V. Dhurandhar: A Painter from the Bombay School of Art

by

Sandeep Dahisarkar, Art Historian & Author

Hardcover, 372 pages, full colour book with over 400 photographs

MRP- Rs. 5,000/-

A special introductory offer valid till 31st January 2026- Rs. 3,750/- + Postal charges in India

Delivery- 1st January 2026 onwards*

Contact: Shilahara- +91-9321521019 (WhatsApp)

About the Book:

M. V. Dhurandhar (1867–1944) was a renowned Indian artist and respected teacher at the Sir J. J. School of Art. He was a painter with an exceptional grasp of both oil and water colour techniques, and a British government recognition of 'Rao Bahadur' for his works, which were primarily figurative in nature. Following the death of Raja Ravi Varma, Dhurandhar created and popularised figurative compositions that combined human drama, Indian aesthetics, and Western techniques. This book attempts to focus on Dhurandhar's major and newly identified artworks from various times of his life, thereby reflecting his artistic progression. It expresses his artistic personality and sensibilities, serving as an extension of his Marathi writings. His paintings also showcase the fashion and customs of the colonial rule and Indian Princely States. He was a gold medallist from Western India and a beloved artist of the island city of Bombay, who had created an artistic environment with his English and vernacular periodical illustrations, postcards, posters, chromolithographs, etc.

Published by Aprant Publications, Pune

Kanheri Caves Heritage Walk

Rao Bahadur M. V. Dhurandhar: A Painter from the Bombay School of Art

by

Sandeep Dahisarkar, Art Historian & Author

Hardcover, 372 pages, full colour book with over 400 photographs

MRP- Rs. 5,000/-

A special introductory offer valid till 31st January 2026- Rs. 3,750/- + Postal charges in India

Delivery- 1st January 2026 onwards*

Contact: Shilahara- +91-9321521019 (WhatsApp)

About the Book:

M. V. Dhurandhar (1867–1944) was a renowned Indian artist and respected teacher at the Sir J. J. School of Art. He was a painter with an exceptional grasp of both oil and water colour techniques, and a British government recognition of 'Rao Bahadur' for his works, which were primarily figurative in nature. Following the death of Raja Ravi Varma, Dhurandhar created and popularised figurative compositions that combined human drama, Indian aesthetics, and Western techniques. This book attempts to focus on Dhurandhar's major and newly identified artworks from various times of his life, thereby reflecting his artistic progression. It expresses his artistic personality and sensibilities, serving as an extension of his Marathi writings. His paintings also showcase the fashion and customs of the colonial rule and Indian Princely States. He was a gold medallist from Western India and a beloved artist of the island city of Bombay, who had created an artistic environment with his English and vernacular periodical illustrations, postcards, posters, chromolithographs, etc.

Published by Aprant Publications, Pune