“Click Flash, Click Flash”. Lord Buddha sure did get his share of Mumbai’s super elegant evening at the Jehangir Art Gallery at Kala Ghoda. Nisha JamVwal had organized and hosted this Champagne Cocktail evening and invited the elite of the town. Go on foodees, take a bite of this exclusive.
Nisha JamVwal once again presents to the discerning connoisseur of art a grand show entitled ‘The Awakening’ a homage to Buddha with an engaging oeuvre of Paintings and Sculpture about the Buddha over a grand champagne cocktail accompanied by flamboyant canapés & Hors d’oeuvres at the mecca of the arts, Jehangir Art gallery.
Ritika Chopra, Naaz & Remu Zaveri
As I walked in, the faces of society’s best, the sweet smell of champagne and the constant murmur of “Aww, I am so happy to see you”, “The work is brilliant, where is the artist” and “This wine is superb” filled the air. Nisha’s charm had always flattered me but this evening, she floored almost everyone with her excellent style of
dressing and her impeccable art of talk. Punam, I am sure would have not found a better and charismatic host and presenter for her Art Show also keeping in mind Nisha’slove for Art and her friends.
Punam Sulecha
Punam has created sculpture using shards of metal overlapping with each other, echoing the metaphor of layered thoughts, complex lives and the simplicity & harmony that exist within to be delved into and unfurled.
Punam reiterates the metaphor “despite our apparent differences, we have emerged from the same roots. a part of all that is cheerful and enchanting in the recollection of our
lives is associated with trees.” “The mighty Banyan tree with its long ‘flowing tresses’ each with an individual identity growing out of one” is a recurring idiom. Free and ind
Vinod Dua & Dolly Thakore
ependent in itself but only limitless together.”
Every sculpture had a story, an emotion and a sense of perfection. The paintings depicted character and
they would look good just about anywhere. I am sure the pictures will justify my words.
Sanjeev Vatsa, Punam Sulecha, Nisha JamVwal, Brahmanand Singh, Nitin PR, Devaki Singh & Delphine Lemaire
Punamhas long wondered if Buddha chose to meditate under the Bodhi tree because it symbolized co-existence.
Lata Patel
Lets get to the glitterati now. The show was attended by Princess Asha Kumari Gaekwad, Lata Patel, Shekhar Bajaj, Penaz Mesani, Vinod Dua, Dolly Thakore, Cyrus Brocha, Ayesha Brocha, Kunal Vijayakar, Sheriff Indu Shahni, Niranjan Hiranandani, Parvez Damania, Dilsher Atwal & Dipanita Sharma, Priyanka Batra, Remu Zaveri, Sameer & Palak Sheth, Bindu Mittal and Sharon Prabhakar.
Priyanka Batra & Sherry Rane
Avers Nisha “This show, homage to Shakyamuni Buddha, or “The Awakened One” in a time of religious and social discord is necessary to remind us of the supreme liberation which forms the heart of Buddhist teaching. It would indeed be timely to invoke that inner peace of mind, free from ignorance, greed, hatred and afflictive states that in our troubled times create riots, war and terrorism.”
Penaz Mesani
Finger foods and the best wine and Rose Champagne ruled the taste buds. I could see Penaz simply relishing the food and wine and loving the art and company that surrounded her. I met up with an old friend who is an actor and has done some excellent work in TV, Theater and Cinema. He is Sanjeev Vasta. The intelligent conversations with Brahmanand Singh (Film-maker) made me gulp down 3 glasses of the wonderful Champagne.
Dilshad & Farokh Khambatta
A couple of paintings already had a red dot on them on the first day of the exhibit. Way to go Punam.
Alas, it was time to leave and I took back the colors that flashed the walls of the Art gallery that evening. No matter how busy the city seems during the day, it does live it up after sunset.
Passion drives the world and passion drives the human. Punam has proved that she is a fine artist, Nisha has proved yet again there is no compassionate art lover and a lovely host as she is and Finally we have also proved that we love our foodees that we keep getting them the dope on India’s finest Food and Entertainment content. Until the next post. Happy Eating!
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