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Introduction

Date of Birth
1943
Date of Death
17 Jan 2005
Age
62
Place of Birth
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Place of Death
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
State Country of Birth
Maharashtra, India
State Country of Death
Maharashtra, India

Exhibitions

  1. 1968

    1. Solo show at Taj Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
  2. 1970

    1. Participated in a group show at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
  3. 1971

    1. Exhibited solo at Pavement Gallery, Mumbai, India
  4. 1976

    1. Joint shows at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
  5. 1979

    1. Joint shows at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
  6. 1982

    1. Showcased solo at The Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
  7. 1984

    1. Participated in a group show in Ahmedabad, Dhanbad and Bhopal, India
  8. 1985

    1. Joint show at Kunst Galerie E Dedeke, Germany
    2. Showcased solo at The Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
  9. 1986

    1. Participated in a group exhibition of prints in Poland and Bristol, UK
  10. 1988

  11. 1990

    1. Participated in group shows in Mumbai and New Delhi, India
  12. 1991

    1. Showcased solo at The Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
  13. 1992

    1. Participated in group shows in Mumbai and New Delhi, India
  14. 1993

    1. Participated in group shows in Mumbai and New Delhi, India
  15. 1994

    1. Showcased solo at The Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
  16. 1995

    1. Participated in group shows in Mumbai and New Delhi, India
  17. 1996

    1. Participated in the VIth painting Biennale at Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal, India
  18. 1997

    1. Showcased as part of the Glenbarra Art Museum Collection at The National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, India
  19. 1998

    1. Altaf took part in Artists from India and Pakistan at Matini Gallery in Hong Kong.
    2. Retrospective at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
  20. 1999

    1. Showcased solo at The Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
  21. 2000

  22. 2002

    1. Exhibited solo in New Delhi, India
  23. 2003

    1. Participated in group shows in Mumbai and New Delhi, India
  24. 2010

  25. 2011

    1. Manifestations V, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India

      18 Apr 2011 to 18 Jun 2011

  26. 2017

    1. Altaf: A Retrospective, DAG, New Delhi, India

      19 Aug 2017 to 04 Nov 2017

  27. 2019

    1. The Seventies Show, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India

      02 Dec 2019 to 25 Jan 2020

  28. 2020

    1. The Sixties Show, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India

      10 Feb 2020 to 30 Sep 2020

  29. 2023

    1. Altaf: Early Drawings, Delhi Art Gallery, Mumbai, India

      22 Jul 2023 to 04 Sep 2023

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Research Centre

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  1. SWARAJ - Revisualising India's Political History
    "What does 𝗦𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗷 truly mean? Is freedom achieved at a single historic moment or period, or must self-rule be continually imagined, questioned and renewed? India's journey towards Swaraj was shaped not by one voice or one path, but through reform and resistance, revolution and non-violence, political thought, public protest, art, print, photography, cinema and the collective will of its people. The Tuli Research Centre for India Studies (T.R.I.S.) presents 𝗦𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗝: 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮'𝘀 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆, a pioneering exhibition curated by Neville Tuli. Bringing together rare artworks, prints, photographs, books, film publicity art, political propaganda and visual-textual-audio archives, SWARAJ traces India's complex journey towards political self-rule and self-discovery. From early European coastal encounters, the Bengal Renaissance and the First War of Independence in 1857 to the rise of Bharat Mata, the Tiranga, Gandhiji's inspired satyagraha, civil disobedience and mass mobilisation, the exhibition explores how the idea of India was envisioned, contested and transformed. It journeys through revolutionary movements and non-violence, subaltern uprisings, the Partition, the Constitution, the integration of the Princely States, the Emergency, wars, civic dissent and people's protests. It also foregrounds the vital role of artists, photographers, publishers, newspapers, journals, cartoons and cinema in recording and shaping the nation's political consciousness. SWARAJ invites us to encounter history not as something distant or settled, but as a daily living inheritance that continues to influence who we are and how we understand freedom, identity, and ourselves today. Watch the video for a glimpse into this expansive visual journey, and follow the exhibition as it revisualises India's political history through art, image, text and sound.

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  1. SWARAJ - Revisualising India's Political History
    LiveExhibitionProject 81
    SWARAJ - Revisualising India's Political History
    An Exhibition of Modern & Contemporary Fine & Popular Arts, Photography, Film Memorabilia and Visual-Textual-Audio Archive
    12th - 19th August 2026
    10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
    Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi,
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    The Tuli Research Centre for India Studies (T.R.I.S.) announces its seventh exhibition. “Swaraj – Revisualising India's Political History” -- An exhibition of Modern and Contemporary Fine and Popular Arts, Photography, Film Memorabilia and Visual-Textual-Audio Archives. Swaraj will open at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, 12 August 2026 at the Visual Arts Gallery and will remain open till 7 p.m. Sunday, 16 August 2026. Tuli Research Centre for India Studies (T.R.I.S.) presents SWARAJ | Revisualising India's Political History, a pioneering inter-disciplinary offline-online exhibition conceptualised and curated by Neville Tuli with Team T.R.I.S.. SWARAJ explores India's journey towards political self-rule and self-discovery through a remarkable collection of rare modern and contemporary fine and popular arts, albums, photographs, books, prints, propaganda, cartoons, film publicity artworks and other "text-visual-audio" archives contextualised within a clear historical framework, which defines T.R.I.S.' pedagogic approach to learning. The Exhibition will be of particular interest to students and scholars of India & Cultural Studies, and India's political and modern histories as well as those interested in the passage of events and ideas from the mid-1850s leading up to the turn of the 21st century. Unique to the Tuli Research Centre for India Studies is the richness of visual material that not only exhorts a deeper understanding of the art and archival materials on display but also brings alive the multi-layered narratives of the exhibition and naturally India's journey in being ad searching for herself.
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  2. SWARAJ - Revisualising India's Political History
    ArchivedOpening PreviewProject 82
    SWARAJ - Revisualising India's Political History
    An Exhibition of Modern & Contemporary Fine & Popular Arts, Photography, Film Memorabilia and Visual-Textual-Audio Archive
    12th August 2026
    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi,
    The Tuli Research Centre for India Studies (T.R.I.S.) announces its seventh exhibition. “Swaraj – Revisualising India's Political History” -- An exhibition of Modern and Contemporary Fine and Popular Arts, Photography, Film Memorabilia and Visual-Textual-Audio Archives. Swaraj will open at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, 12 August 2026 at the Visual Arts Gallery and will remain open till 7 p.m. Sunday, 16 August 2026. Tuli Research Centre for India Studies (T.R.I.S.) presents SWARAJ | Revisualising India's Political History, a pioneering inter-disciplinary offline-online exhibition conceptualised and curated by Neville Tuli with Team T.R.I.S.. SWARAJ explores India's journey towards political self-rule and self-discovery through a remarkable collection of rare modern and contemporary fine and popular arts, albums, photographs, books, prints, propaganda, cartoons, film publicity artworks and other "text-visual-audio" archives contextualised within a clear historical framework, which defines T.R.I.S.' pedagogic approach to learning. The Exhibition will be of particular interest to students and scholars of India & Cultural Studies, and India's political and modern histories as well as those interested in the passage of events and ideas from the mid-1850s leading up to the turn of the 21st century. Unique to the Tuli Research Centre for India Studies is the richness of visual material that not only exhorts a deeper understanding of the art and archival materials on display but also brings alive the multi-layered narratives of the exhibition and naturally India's journey in being ad searching for herself.
    Read More →
    +16 more