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Asia Society India Centre Board Names Sangita Jindal New Chair

Apr 2, 2024 by Sujata Muguda 0 Comments #Asia Society India Centre Board, #Mumbai, #Sangita Jindal

Mumbai, 02 nd April 2024 : The Asia Society India Centre Board has announced the election of Sangita Jindal as the new Chair of the Board.

Her role will be effective from the 1st of April, 2024. “I am so delighted to welcome Sangita Jindal as Chair of the Asia Society India Centre Board. She has been an immense support to our mission in South Asia and her work to support contemporary art in India and South Asia has been a transformative force; I look forward to working with her to strengthen Asia Society’s footprint in South Asia,” said Asia Society India Centre CEO Inakshi Sobti.

Mrs Sangita Jindal's Portriat

Sangita Jindal is President, Art India and Chairperson of the JSW Foundation, which is responsible for the social development projects of the JSW Group of Companies. In the twenty years that she has been spearheading the JSW Foundation, it has enlarged its scope of activities in the areas of education, health, livelihood creation, local sports development and conservation of arts and cultural heritage. She established the Jindal Arts Centre in 1992 and founded Art India, India’s premier art magazine, in 1994. She was among the team that conceptualised the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival and was awarded the Eisenhower Fellowship in 2004. She has founded the Hampi Foundation that has undertaken conservation work at three temples in Hampi. She is a Global Trustee of Asia Society and a member of the Board of the National Culture Fund, Trustee of the World Monument Fund, advisor to TEDxGateway and a member of the IMC Ladies’ Wing Art, Culture and Film Committee.

Founded in 1956 by John D. Rockefeller 3rd, Asia Society is a nonpartisan, nonprofit institution with major centers and public buildings in New York, Houston and Hong Kong, and offices in Los Angeles, Manila, Melbourne, Mumbai, San Francisco, Seattle, Seoul, Sydney, Tokyo, Washington, D.C. and Zurich. The India Centre was founded in 2006; it is the only Asia Society Centre in South Asia and aims to encompass all of the subcontinent in its mission to bring together diverse perspectives on modern Asia and cultivate a nuanced understanding of Asia- Pacific affairs.

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JSW signs MOU to restore and conserve the iconic David Sassoon Library & Reading Room in Mumbai

Jan 28, 2022 by Praveen 0 Comments #Abha Narain Lambah, #Hemant Bhalekar, #JSW Foundation, #JSW Group’s social development arm, #Sangita Jindal, #The David Sassoon Library and Reading Room

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New Delhi, JANUARY 27, 2022: The David Sassoon Library and Reading Room has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with US$ 13 billion JSW Group’s social development arm, JSW Foundation,  to restore and conserve the iconic David Sassoon Library at Kala Ghoda in Mumbai. According to the MOU, JSW Foundation shall extend Technical & Financial support towards the Conservation, Restoration of the iconic library. JSW has joined hands with Hermes, Kala Ghoda Association, The Consulate General of Israel in Mumbai and others to raise funds for this restoration project. The restoration of the David Sassoon Library is expected to be completed in 2023.

Commenting on its MOU to restore the iconic library, Mrs Sangita Jindal, Chairperson of JSW Foundation said, “We are pleased to join hands with the team of the David Sassoon Library, Hermes, The Kala Ghoda Association, The Consulate General of Israel in Mumbai and other generous donors to restore and conserve one of the oldest libraries in the city. During the last two decades, the David Sassoon Library has welcomed me and millions of people- especially during the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival.  This restoration MOU is our way to reciprocate and give this iconic library its due as a primary institution of learning in the heart of Mumbai’s art and heritage precinct. The Library’s proximity to the other educational and cultural institutions like the Elphinstone College, CSMVS Museum and other art galleries makes it the fulcrum of Mumbai’s educational and cultural movement. We will be collaborating with India’s most-respected Heritage & Conservation Architect Ms Abha Narain Lambah for this restoration project.”

According to Mr Hemant Bhalekar, President of the  David Sassoon Library and Reading Room Committee, “We have been waiting for this day for a long time. Our entire committee and its members are happy that the library building will be restored to its original glory. We would like to thank all the donors specifically Mrs Sangita Jindal and Mrs Abha Lambah for taking this initiative to conserve and restore David Sassoon to Library and Reading Room.”

According to Mrs Abha Narain Lambah Founder & Principal Architect at Abha Narain Lambah Associates,  “I am delighted to work on this project with Mrs Sangita Jindal and the David Sassoon Library team to restore the magical legacy of this iconic library. The David Sassoon Library is among the oldest landmarks in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Victorian & Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai. The conservation plan will comprehensively cover the architectural and interior design of the library for restoring its interiors and exteriors including the rebuilding the original sloping roof over the library, restoring the façade and interior spaces and undertaking the conservation of its historic interiors.

The David Sassoon Library and Reading Room is a Grade 1 heritage building located in Mumbai city’s historic art precinct at Kala Ghoda. It is one of the oldest surviving libraries in Mumbai And among the first buildings to be built at the Kala Ghoda in 1870. It was designed by Gostling and Campbell in buff-coloured trachyte (Malad stone) and limestone which gives the building its distinct character. The Victorian Neogothic-styled structure was originally built as a museum and library of mechanical models and architectural designs. It was principally used by a group of foreign mechanics working at the mint and government dockyard. The Institute was renamed in 1938 as the David Sassoon Library and Reading Room after the activities of the institute diminished. The Museum and Library were named after Sir David Sassoon, a Baghdadi Jew merchant, who funded the construction of the iconic monument.

In current times, the David Sassoon Library and Reading Room is a host to young students and senior citizens alike. The entrance lobby of the library doubles up as an art gallery, extending from the Jahangir Art gallery across the street. The David Sassoon library gardens are amongst the very few green open spaces in the historic district and is a welcome retreat from the busy public streets. The garden is a landmark venue for the annual Kala Ghoda Arts Festival.