Kala Samvad’s 3rd Group Art Exhibition | Global Art Confluence by 33 Artists at Taj Art Gallery

Date: 24 April, 2026 | Works of 33 Talented Artists of the Country were Displayed | Curated By Nandoo Sarswati

Mumbai, April 24, 2026: The iconic Taj Art Gallery at The Taj Mahal Palace hosted the 3rd Group Art Exhibition – Global Art Confluence, a prestigious one-day event that united international diplomats, senior officials, and 33 artists from across India and abroad.

The exhibition started by offering rich tributes to Padma Bhushan Late Shri Ram V. Sutar, the eminent sculptor and designer of national pride “Statue of Unity - Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel”. It followed with lighting of lamps by Chief Guest H.E. Aliaksandr Matsukou, Consul General of the Republic of Belarus in Mumbai, along with Guest of Honor Dr. Vijay G. Kalantri, Chairman World Trade Centre. The distinguished gathering included Padma Shri awardees: Dr. Prakash Kothari (Medical Luminary), Uday Vishwanath Deshpande (Mallakhamb Guru), Premjit Baria, (Eminent artist).

Prominent dignitaries gracing this occasion were Nidhi Choudhari, IAS (Director, National Gallery of Modern Art) and Prerna Deshbhratar, IAS (Commissioner of Fisheries) Prashant Patil, IRS (Additional Director, Ministry of Finance), Prof. Him Kumar Chatterjee (Vice – Chancellor: Sir J. J. School of Arts), Dr. Kishor Ingale (Director) and Prof. Waghmare (Former Director) both from Directorate of Art, Government of Maharashtra), and Sunil Deore (Eminent Sculptor).

The Guest visiting this occasion were Pramod Mishra (President, Uttar Bhartiya Morcha, Mumbai BJP), Sandeep Chavan (President, Mumbai Marathi Patrakar Sangh), Dr. Uttam V. Jain (Members of Indian Film Censor Board, Mumbai), Smt. Reeta Nilesh Singh (Nominated Member (Hindi Language), Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India), Kishor Khabiya Jain (CMD, Khabiya Group, Mumbai), Mahendra Kalantri (Director, Acclaim Systems Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai), Jagdish Purohit (Chairman, India Press, Mumbai), Sanjay Nikam (Artist & Curator, Gandhi Film Foundation Art Gallery, Mumbai), Hansraj Sharma (Group General Manager, Civil, Indian Port Rail & Ropeway Corporation Ltd. (IPRCL), Mumbai), Vilas Kolhe (Mumbai Port Trust), Prof. Hemant Samant (Journalist & Translator) along with other notable invitees.

The exhibition featured artists including Padma Shri Premjit Baria, Padma Shri Sudharak Olwe, Nidhi Choudhari (IAS), Sunil Deore (Eminent Sculptor), Meenakshi Pathak (M. A.), Shirish S. Joglekar (Professor), Rajaninath Ludbe (Art Master), Manavendra Shroff (B. A. Hons), Shilpa Surana (M. F. A.), Shreyas Khanvilkar (Sculptor), Anup Ramrao Bhoyar (M. F. A.), Satyajit Chandra Chanda (M. F. A.), Yalda Ostwar (M. F. D. – Iran Pune), Nandoo Sarswati (M. F. A.), Nitin Kulkarni (Post Graduate, M. B. A.), Deepika Shah (M. B. A.), Pradeepkumar M. Argade (M. F. A.), Rupal Sonigara (B. Sc), Shyam Manohar Chavan (G. D. Arts, Dip. Ed), Varsha N. Walawalkar (G. D. Art), Chandrashekhar Bhat (B. Tech), Sohan Kumar Choudhary (B. F. A.), Anshu B. Vishwakarma (B. F. A.), Roshan Banjara (B. F. A.), Sakshi Vilas Jalvi (B. F. A.), Samidha Lad (B. Arch), Archana Mehta (B. Sc.), Sudhir Patole (Sculptor), Vini Kapoor (B. A.), Harsha (B. A.), Zehara Gulam Husain (B. Com), Mahendra Sudam Shendre (Artist) and Vibhavari Desai (Artist).

This event was organized by Rajkumar Sharma of Kala Sanvad, curated by Nandoo Saraswati, concept designer by Harshit R. Sharma and encouraged by Jagadish P. Purohit, the exhibition witnessed strong participation from collectors, media, and art enthusiasts, marking it as a significant cultural milestone in Mumbai.

Chief Guest H.E. Aliaksandr Matsukou (Consul General of the Republic of Belarus in Mumbai), along with Mrs. Alesia Matsukova

Dr. Vijay G. Kalantri, Padma Shri Uday Vishwanath Deshpande, Padma Shri Premjit Baria, and Ms. Priya Pansare.

Shri Kishor Khabiya Jain (CMD, Khabiya Group, Mumbai) greeting Padma Shri Premjit Baria (Eminent Artist, Diu, DNH) and his wife

Chief Guest H.E. Aliaksandr Matsukou (Consul General of the Republic of Belarus in Mumbai), along with Mrs. Alesia Matsukova, Dr. Vijay G. Kalantri (Chairman, World Trade Centre Mumbai; President, AIAI; and Hon. Consul General of Uzbekistan), and Padma Shri Dr. Prakash Kothari (Former Professor and Head of Department, Seth G. S. Medical College and KEM Hospital).

Rajkumar Sharma introducing the Guest of Honor, Dr. Kishore Ingle (Director, Directorate of Art, Government of Maharashtra), to Guest of Honor Padma Shri Uday Vishwanath Deshpande (renowned Mallakhamb Guru) and Padma Shri Premjit Baria (Eminent Artist, Diu (DNH, Daman & Diu).

Rajkumar Sharma introducing the Guest of Honor, Prof. Him Kumar Chatterjee (Vice-Chancellor, Sir J.J. School of Art, Architecture & Design, Mumbai), to Padma Shri Dr. Prakash Kothari (Former Professor and Head of Department, Seth G. S. Medical College and KEM Hospital).

Pictured with the exhibited painting by Padma Shri Premjit Baria are the Chief Guest, H.E. Aliaksandr Matsukou (Consul General of the Republic of Belarus in Mumbai) and Mrs. Alesia Matsukova, along with Shri Pramod Mishra (President, Uttar Bhartiya Morcha, Mumbai BJP) and Padma Shri Premjit Baria, accompanied by his wife.

Pictured with the exhibited painting by Padma Shri Premjit Baria and Guest of Honor Ms. Prerna Deshbhratar, IAS (Commissioner of Fisheries, Government of Maharashtra), along with her grandmother and a family member, and Padma Shri Premjit Baria, accompanied by his wife.

Guest of Honor Padma Shri Uday Vishwanath Deshpande (renowned Mallakhamb Guru), Shri Pramod Mishra (President, Uttar Bhartiya Morcha, Mumbai BJP), organizer Rajkumar Sharma, Artist & Curator Nandoo Saraswati, along with participant artist Roshan Banjara.

Chief Guest H.E. Aliaksandr Matsukou (Consul General of the Republic of Belarus in Mumbai) and Mrs. Alesia Matsukova, with participant artist Meenakshi Pathak, her husband, and her painting.

Chief Guest H.E. Aliaksandr Matsukou (Consul General of the Republic of Belarus in Mumbai) and Mrs. Alesia Matsukova, with participant artist Deepika Shah and her painting.

Chief Guest H.E. Aliaksandr Matsukou (Consul General of the Republic of Belarus in Mumbai) and Mrs. Alesia Matsukova, with participant artist Rupal Sonigara (Ahmedabad, Gujarat) and her painting. along with Padma Shri Premjit Baria.

Chief Guest H.E. Aliaksandr Matsukou (Consul General of the Republic of Belarus in Mumbai) and Mrs. Alesia Matsukova, Padma Shri Dr. Prakash Kothari (Ex. Prof. & HOD., Seth G. S. Medical College and KEM Hospital) with participant artists Anup Ramrao Bhoyar and Vibhavari Desai.

Chief Guest H.E. Aliaksandr Matsukou (Consul General of the Republic of Belarus in Mumbai) and Mrs. Alesia Matsukova with participant artist Sohan Kumar Choudhary and his painting.

Guest of Honor Padma Shri Uday Vishwanath Deshpande (Renowned Mallakhamb Guru) and Padma Shri Premjit Baria (Eminent Artist, Diu (DNH, Daman & Diu) with participant artists Samidha Lad and Shyam Chavan.

Chief Guest H.E. Aliaksandr Matsukou (Consul General of the Republic of Belarus in Mumbai) and Mrs. Alesia Matsukova, along with Guest of Honor Padma Shri Uday Vishwanath Deshpande (renowned Mallakhamb Guru), with participant artists Shyam Chavan and Satyajit Chandra Chanda.

Guest of Honor Dr. Vijay G. Kalantri (Chairman of World Trade Centre Mumbai, President of AIAI, and Hon. Consul General of Uzbekistan) with participant artist Archana Mehta and her painting.

Guest of Honor Dr. Vijay G. Kalantri (Chairman of World Trade Centre Mumbai, President of AIAI, and Hon. Consul General of Uzbekistan) with participant artist Shilpa Surana, Archana Mehta and Harsha.

Chief Guest H.E. Aliaksandr Matsukou (Consul General of the Republic of Belarus in Mumbai) and Mrs. Alesia Matsukova with participant artist Manavendra Shroff and his photograph.

Chief Guest H.E. Aliaksandr Matsukou (Consul General of the Republic of Belarus in Mumbai) and Mrs. Alesia Matsukova with participant artist Yalda Ostwar and her painting.

Guest of Honor Padma Shri Premjit Baria (Eminent Artist, Diu (DNH, Daman & Diu) with participant artist Anshu B. Vishwakarma and her painting.

Guest of Honor Prof. Him Kumar Chatterjee (Vice-Chancellor, Sir J.J. School of Art, Architecture & Design, Mumbai), Dr. Kishor Ingale (Director, Directorate of Art, Government of Maharashtra), and Prof. Waghmare (Former Director, Directorate of Art, Government of Maharashtra), Dr. Deepak Sinkar (Faculty Dean, Sir J. J. School of Art, Mumbai) with participant artists Pradeepkumar M. Argade, Rajaninath Ludbe, and Shyam Chavan.

Guest of Honor Padma Shri Dr. Prakash Kothari (Former Professor and Head of Department, Seth G. S. Medical College and KEM Hospital) with participant artist Zehara Gulam Husain and her painting.

Guest of Honor Padma Shri Dr. Prakash Kothari (Former Professor and Head of Department, Seth G. S. Medical College and KEM Hospital) with participant artist Archana Mehta and her painting.

Guest of Honor Padma Shri Premjit Baria (eminent artist from Diu, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, and Daman & Diu), Dr. Uttam V. Jain (member of the Indian Film Censor Board, Mumbai), and Rajkumar Sharma (Kala Samvad), with participant artist Deepika Shah and her painting.

Guest of Honor Padma Shri Premjit Baria (eminent artist from Diu, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, and Daman & Diu), Ms. Prerna Deshbhratar, IAS (Commissioner of Fisheries, Government of Maharashtra), and Rajendra Bhosale, with participant artist Meenakshi Pathak and her painting.

Guest of Honor Padma Shri Premjit Baria (Eminent Artist, Diu, DNH – Daman & Diu), Dr. Uttam V Jain (Member of the Indian Film Censor Board, Mumbai), Prof. Hemant Samant (Writer & General Secretary, JUM), and Rajendra Bhosale, along with participant artist Sakshi Vilas Jalvi, her father, and her painting.

Chief Guest H.E. Aliaksandr Matsukou (Consul General of the Republic of Belarus in Mumbai) and Mrs. Alesia Matsukova with participant artist Shreyas Khanvilkar (sculptor) and his artwork.

Chief Guest H.E. Aliaksandr Matsukou (Consul General of the Republic of Belarus in Mumbai) and Mrs. Alesia Matsukova with participant artist Zehara Gulam Husain, her father, and her painting.

Chief Guest H.E. Aliaksandr Matsukou (Consul General of the Republic of Belarus in Mumbai) and Mrs. Alesia Matsukova with participant artist Sudhir Patole (sculptor) and his artwork.

Guest of Honor Padma Shri Uday Vishwanath Deshpande (renowned Mallakhamb Guru) with participant artist Deepika Shah and her painting.

Guest of Honor Padma Shri Uday Vishwanath Deshpande (renowned Mallakhamb Guru) with participant artist Nitin Kulkarni and his painting.

Guest of Honor Padma Shri Uday Vishwanath Deshpande (Mallakhamb Guru) and Padma Shri Premjit Baria (Eminent Artist, Diu), with participant artists Nitin Kulkarni, Manavendra Shroff, Vini Kapoor, Shilpa Surana, Samidha Lad, Shyam Manohar Chavan, Archana Mehta, Meenakshi Pathak, and Satyajit Chandra Chanda.

Guest of Honor Padma Shri Dr. Prakash Kothari (Former Professor and Head of Department, Seth G. S. Medical College and KEM Hospital) with participant artist Shilpa Surana and her painting.

Guest of Honor Padma Shri Dr. Prakash Kothari (Former Professor and Head of Department, Seth G. S. Medical College and KEM Hospital) with participant artist Harsha and her painting.

Guest of Honor Dr. Uttam V. Jain (Member of the Indian Film Censor Board, Mumbai), along with Santosh Advilkar, Rajkumar Sharma, and participant artists Shilpa Surana, Sakshi Vilas Jalvi, and Anshu B. Vishwakarma with her painting.

Chief Guest H.E. Aliaksandr Matsukou (Consul General of the Republic of Belarus in Mumbai) and Mrs. Alesia Matsukova with participant artist Sakshi Vilas Jalvi, her father, and her painting.

Chief Guest H.E. Aliaksandr Matsukou (Consul General of the Republic of Belarus in Mumbai) and Mrs. Alesia Matsukova with participant artist Roshan Banjara and his painting.

Chief Guest H.E. Aliaksandr Matsukou (Consul General of the Republic of Belarus in Mumbai) and Mrs. Alesia Matsukova with participant artist Samidha Lad and her painting.

Chief Guest H.E. Aliaksandr Matsukou (Consul General of the Republic of Belarus in Mumbai) and Mrs. Alesia Matsukova with participant artist Pradeepkumar M. Argade and his painting.

Chief Guest H.E. Aliaksandr Matsukou (Consul General of the Republic of Belarus in Mumbai) and Mrs. Alesia Matsukova with participant artist Mahendra Sudam Shendre and his painting.

Chief Guest H.E. Aliaksandr Matsukou (Consul General of the Republic of Belarus in Mumbai) and Mrs. Alesia Matsukova with participant artist Chandrashekhar Bhat and his painting.

Guest of Honor Padma Shri Uday Vishwanath Deshpande (renowned Mallakhamb Guru) with participant artist Archana Mehta and her painting.

Guest of Honor Padma Shri Uday Vishwanath Deshpande (renowned Mallakhamb Guru) with participant artist Zehara Gulam Husain and her painting.

Guest of Honor Padma Shri Premjit Baria (Eminent Artist, Diu (DNH, Daman & Diu) with participant artist Sakshi Vilas Jalvi and her painting.

Guest of Honor Shri Prashant Patil, IRS (Additional Director, Ministry of Finance, Government of India), Shri Pramod Mishra (President, Uttar Bhartiya Morcha, Mumbai BJP), and Artist & Curator Nandoo Sarswati, along with participant artist Sakshi Vilas Jalvi with her painting.

Guest of Honor Dr. Kishor Ingle (Director, Directorate of Art, Government of Maharashtra), along with Sakshi Vilas Jalvi, her father, and her painting. Also present is participant artist Roshan Banjara.

Guest of Honor Shri Mahendra Kalantri (Director, Acclaim Systems Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai), along with participant artist Sakshi Vilas Jalvi, her father, and her painting.

Chief Guest H.E. Aliaksandr Matsukou (Consul General of the Republic of Belarus in Mumbai) and Mrs. Alesia Matsukova, along with Shri Jagdish Purohit (Chairman, India Press, Mumbai) and participant artist Shilpa Surana with her painting.

Chief Guest H.E. Aliaksandr Matsukou (Consul General of the Republic of Belarus in Mumbai) and Mrs. Alesia Matsukova, along with Shri Jagdish Purohit (Chairman, India Press, Mumbai) and participant artist Archana Mehta with her painting.

Guest of Honor Padma Shri Premjit Baria (Eminent Artist, Diu, DNH – Daman & Diu), Prof. Waghmare, Dr. Uttam V. Jain, Rajkumar Sharma, and Nandoo Sarswati, with participant artist Sohan Kumar Choudhary and his painting.

Guest of Honor and artist Padma Shri Premjit Baria (Diu, DNH – Daman & Diu) with his painting, joined by Akshat Garg (Sales Executive, Commercial, The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, Mumbai) and Rajkumar Sharma (Kala Samvad).

Guest of Honor and artist Padma Shri Premjit Baria (Diu, DNH – Daman & Diu), joined by Akshat Garg (Sales Executive, Commercial, The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, Mumbai) and Rajkumar Sharma (Kala Samvad).

Chief Guest H.E. Aliaksandr Matsukou (Consul General of the Republic of Belarus in Mumbai) and Mrs. Alesia Matsukova, along with Akshat Garg (Sales Executive, Commercial, The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, Mumbai) and Rajkumar Sharma (Kala Samvad).

Guest of Honor Padma Shri Premjit Baria (Eminent Artist, Diu, DNH – Daman & Diu), Rajkumar Sharma, and Nandoo Sarswati, along with participant artist Shreyas Khanvilkar (Sculptor) and his artwork.

Guest of Honor Prof. Hemant Samant (Writer & General Secretary, JUM) and his wife, artist Vrishali Hemant Samant, with participant artist Sudhir Patole (Sculptor) and his artwork.

Guest of Honor Prof. Him Kumar Chatterjee (Vice-Chancellor, Sir J.J. School of Art, Architecture & Design, Mumbai), Dr. Kishor Ingale (Director, Directorate of Art, Government of Maharashtra), Dr. Deepak Sinkar (Faculty Dean, Sir J. J. School of Art, Mumbai) with participant artists Samidha Lad and Satyajit Chandra Chanda.

Guest of Honor Shri Pramod Mishra (President, Uttar Bhartiya Morcha, Mumbai BJP), Rajkumar Sharma, and Nandoo Sarswati, along with participant artist Meenakshi Pathak and her painting.

Guest of Honor Dr. Kishor Ingale (Director, Directorate of Art, Government of Maharashtra) and Shri Jagdish Purohit (Chairman, India Press, Mumbai), along with participant artist Meenakshi Pathak and her painting.

Guest of Honor Padma Shri Uday Vishwanath Deshpande (Renowned Mallakhamb Guru), Prof. Hemant Samant (Writer & General Secretary, JUM), and his wife, artist Vrishali Hemant Samant.

L–R: Participate artist Deepika Shah, Nitin Kulkarni, Padma Shri Premjit Baria with his wife, Shyam Manohar Chavan, Guest of Honor Prof. Waghmare, Prof. Him Kumar Chatterjee, Dr. Kishor Ingale, Dr. Deepak Sinkar (Faculty Dean, Sir J. J. School of Art, Mumbai) etc.

Guest of Honor Padma Shri Premjit Baria (Eminent Artist, Diu, DNH – Daman & Diu), along with participant artists Mahendra Sudam Shendre and Chandrashekhar Bhat with his artwork.

L–R: Participate artist Anshu B. Vishwakarma, Vini Kapoor, Roshan Banjara, Sakshi Vilas Jalvi, Mahendra Sudam Shendre.

L–R: Participate artist Deepika Shah, Chandrashekhar Bhat, Satyajit Chandra Chanda, Pradeepkumar M. Argade, Zehara Gulam Husain, Mahendra Sudam Shendre.

Guest of Honor Prof. Waghmare (Former Director, Directorate of Art, Government of Maharashtra), Shri Sanjay Nikam (Artist & Curator, Gandhi Film Foundation Art Gallery, Mumbai), with participant artist Deepika Shah and her painting.

Guest of Honor Prof. Him Kumar Chatterjee (Vice-Chancellor, Sir J.J. School of Art, Architecture & Design, Mumbai), Dr. Kishor Ingale (Director, Directorate of Art, Government of Maharashtra), and Prof. Waghmare (Former Director, Directorate of Art, Government of Maharashtra), Dr. Deepak Sinkar (Faculty Dean, Sir J. J. School of Art, Mumbai) with participant artists Zehara Gulam Husain, Meenakshi Pathak, and Archana Mehta.

Dr. Deepak Sinkar (Faculty Dean, Sir J. J. School of Art, Mumbai), Dr. Kishor Ingale (Director, Directorate of Art, Government of Maharashtra), Prof. Waghmare (Former Director, Directorate of Art, Government of Maharashtra), Shri Kishor Khabiya Jain (CMD, Khabiya Group, Mumbai), along with Padma Shri Premjit Baria, his wife, and his painting.

Nandoo Saraswati discussing Rupal Sonigara’s paintings with Padma Shri Premjit Baria, together with Rupal Sonigara and other artists.

L–R: Participant artists Harsha, Shilpa Surana, Vini Kapoor, Zehra Gulam Hussain, and Archana Mehta, with co-organizer Harshit R. Sharma (Center)

L–R: Dr. Kishor Ingale, Shri Jagdish Purohit, Ms. Priya Pansare, Dr. Vijay G. Kalantri, Padma Shri Dr. Prakash Kothari, Ms. Nidhi Choudhari, IAS, and Rajkumar Sharma.

Chief Guest H.E. Aliaksandr Matsukou (Consul General of the Republic of Belarus in Mumbai), along with Mrs. Alesia Matsukova, being welcomed.

Guest of Honor Padma Shri Dr. Prakash Kothari, Padma Shri Uday Vishwanath Deshpande, Padma Shri Premjit Baria, Ms. Nidhi Choudhari (IAS), and Shri Kishor Khabiya Jain with participating artists Vini Kapoor, Zehara Gulam Husain, Shirish S. Joglekar, Nitin Kulkarni.

L–R: Meenakshi Pathak, Shilpa Surana, Padma Shri Premjit Baria, Rupal Sonigara, Harsha, and Archana Mehta.

Group photograph of artists and distinguished guests at Kala Samvad: 3rd Group Art Exhibition at the Taj Art Gallery.

L–R: Meenakshi Pathak, Archana Mehta, Shilpa Surana, Harsha, Kersi Korkhau, Rajkumar Sharma, Mukesh Mehra, and Harshit R. Sharma.