Sunday 20 June 2010

JEHANGIR ART GALLERY

The animals were life size - cheetahs waking up at dawn, quartets of zebra drinking, lions staring straight ahead, crocodiles basking and so each wall was covered in amazing photography, bringing the animal kingdom right into the room - the pulse of Africa right there in that gallery space.  "I'm a Med. student in London" the tall girl remarked to me...."these are my grandfather's pictures - I was on safari with him in Africa".  Kunj Trevedi, was born in Tanzania, but moved to India as a school boy and started taking pictures on a box brownie...later he went into business and became the owner of  the Indian Card Clothing Company"  "He's 80 now" his granddaughter continued, "...and hoping to become a professional photography - it's what he has always wanted to do !"

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