Abishek Poddar (born 1968) is an Indian industrialist, philanthropist and art collector. Poddar has served on the advisory committees of the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Bengaluru and is currently on the advisory panel of the Foundation Inde-Europe de Nouveaux Dialogues (FIND) or the India-Europe Foundation for New Dialogues, headquartered in Rome,[1] Trustee of the Art & Photography Foundation, Bengaluru and on the Board of the Museum of Art & Photography, Bengaluru. He is also the former Honorary Consul for Poland in Bengaluru.[2] He is also the director of Sua Explosives & Accessories,[3] and the managing director of Matheson Bosanquet.
Poddar was born in Calcutta (Kolkata) as the son of industrialist Bimal Poddar. He attended the all-boys' boarding school, The Doon School in Dehradun, and then went to St. Xavier's College, Calcutta.[4] Poddar is married to Radhika Sanghi, founder of the design and lifestyle store Cinnamon. They have two children and live in Bengaluru.
Careeredit
Poddar worked initially at Khaitan & Co., and later at the Standard Chartered Bank before joining the family businesses. In the 1970s, the Poddar family acquired Matheson Bosanquet, an 80-year-old company with activities in tea production, trading and export, and shipping. Poddar joined the company in the late 1980s and took over as Managing Director in 1997. He also became Managing Director of the Poddar family's company, Sua Explosives & Accessories Private Limited, which manufactures and supplies mining explosives and accessories in India, catering to both the domestic and international market. Other companies he owns range from trading and export to the retail sector.
Poddar serves as the Founder-Trustee at the Museum of Art & Photography, a unit of the Art & Photography Foundation. MAP is a Bangalore-based museum set to open in 2020.[5] With his family, Poddar donated $7 million and 7,000 pieces from their personal collection to the Museum of Art & Photography in Bangalore. As the first major private art museum in India's tech city, it already has more than 18,000 works covering the gamut from modern and contemporary Indian art to photography and popular culture.[6]
Patronage and philanthropyedit
As an active art collector since the early 1980s, Poddar created a significant collection of South Asian art, craft and antiquities, including modern and contemporary art which according to the auction house Christie's is one of the world's most important collections on the sub-continent.[7] In 2018, Poddar donated the majority of the family collection to the Museum of Art & Photography, Bengaluru, a project of which the family are also patrons. He was named as one of Asia's Heroes Of Philanthropy by Forbes Magazine in 2018.[8]
^"Collector Abhishek Poddar's Vision for a New Museum in India". Whitewall. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
^Chung, Grace. "Asia's 2018 Heroes Of Philanthropy: Putting Wealth To A Good Cause". Forbes. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
^"Abhishek Poddar: From teenage collector to a titan of Indian art | Christie's". Retrieved 23 August 2018.
^Chung, Grace. "Asia's 2018 Heroes Of Philanthropy: Putting Wealth To A Good Cause". Forbes. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
External linksedit
"Rediscovering Photography". TEDx Ahmedabad. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
Sharanya, C R (13 March 2011). "How I Made It". DNA India. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
Poddar, Abhishek (1 February 2013). "The Art of Growing Cultural Capital". India Today. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
"The Museum of Art & Photography". Retrieved 27 March 2018.
January 01, 1970
abhishek, poddar, abishek, poddar, born, 1968, indian, industrialist, philanthropist, collector, poddar, served, advisory, committees, national, gallery, modern, ngma, bengaluru, currently, advisory, panel, foundation, inde, europe, nouveaux, dialogues, find, . Abishek Poddar born 1968 is an Indian industrialist philanthropist and art collector Poddar has served on the advisory committees of the National Gallery of Modern Art NGMA Bengaluru and is currently on the advisory panel of the Foundation Inde Europe de Nouveaux Dialogues FIND or the India Europe Foundation for New Dialogues headquartered in Rome 1 Trustee of the Art amp Photography Foundation Bengaluru and on the Board of the Museum of Art amp Photography Bengaluru He is also the former Honorary Consul for Poland in Bengaluru 2 He is also the director of Sua Explosives amp Accessories 3 and the managing director of Matheson Bosanquet Contents 1 Personal life and education 2 Career 3 Museum of Art amp Photography MAP 4 Patronage and philanthropy 5 References 6 External linksPersonal life and education editPoddar was born in Calcutta Kolkata as the son of industrialist Bimal Poddar He attended the all boys boarding school The Doon School in Dehradun and then went to St Xavier s College Calcutta 4 Poddar is married to Radhika Sanghi founder of the design and lifestyle store Cinnamon They have two children and live in Bengaluru Career editPoddar worked initially at Khaitan amp Co and later at the Standard Chartered Bank before joining the family businesses In the 1970s the Poddar family acquired Matheson Bosanquet an 80 year old company with activities in tea production trading and export and shipping Poddar joined the company in the late 1980s and took over as Managing Director in 1997 He also became Managing Director of the Poddar family s company Sua Explosives amp Accessories Private Limited which manufactures and supplies mining explosives and accessories in India catering to both the domestic and international market Other companies he owns range from trading and export to the retail sector Museum of Art amp Photography MAP editMain article Museum of Art amp Photography Poddar serves as the Founder Trustee at the Museum of Art amp Photography a unit of the Art amp Photography Foundation MAP is a Bangalore based museum set to open in 2020 5 With his family Poddar donated 7 million and 7 000 pieces from their personal collection to the Museum of Art amp Photography in Bangalore As the first major private art museum in India s tech city it already has more than 18 000 works covering the gamut from modern and contemporary Indian art to photography and popular culture 6 Patronage and philanthropy editAs an active art collector since the early 1980s Poddar created a significant collection of South Asian art craft and antiquities including modern and contemporary art which according to the auction house Christie s is one of the world s most important collections on the sub continent 7 In 2018 Poddar donated the majority of the family collection to the Museum of Art amp Photography Bengaluru a project of which the family are also patrons He was named as one of Asia s Heroes Of Philanthropy by Forbes Magazine in 2018 8 References edit Abhishek Poddar Executive Profile Bloomberg Embassy of the Republic of Poland in New Delhi Retrieved 17 March 2015 Sua Explosives amp Accessories Pvt Ltd Retrieved 17 March 2015 Why I collect art Collector Abhishek Poddar s Vision for a New Museum in India Whitewall 4 February 2019 Retrieved 14 March 2019 Chung Grace Asia s 2018 Heroes Of Philanthropy Putting Wealth To A Good Cause Forbes Retrieved 14 March 2019 Abhishek Poddar From teenage collector to a titan of Indian art Christie s Retrieved 23 August 2018 Chung Grace Asia s 2018 Heroes Of Philanthropy Putting Wealth To A Good Cause Forbes Retrieved 14 March 2019 External links edit Rediscovering Photography TEDx Ahmedabad Retrieved 13 March 2015 Sharanya C R 13 March 2011 How I Made It DNA India Retrieved 17 March 2015 Poddar Abhishek 1 February 2013 The Art of Growing Cultural Capital India Today Retrieved 17 March 2015 The Museum of Art amp Photography Retrieved 27 March 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Abhishek Poddar amp oldid 1216437455, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
