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First Lady's India Art Trip Inspires
2 May
Summary
- NYC Mayor's wife, Rama Duwaji, visited Indian cities for art inspiration.
- Her trip featured cities like Amritsar, Delhi, and Jaipur.
- Duwaji shared her artistic inspirations on Instagram.
New York City's First Lady, artist Rama Duwaji, recently shared a collection of inspirations from her trip to India. These images, captured in Amritsar, Delhi, and Jaipur, were featured in her monthly "things that made me want to make art" Instagram post.
Duwaji's visit came four months after her husband, Zohran Mamdani, was elected mayor. Her posts highlighted details like patterned doors in Amritsar, sculptures at Jaipur's Anokhi Museum, and 19th-century jewelry. In Delhi, she viewed films and ink drawings by Tyeb Mehta.
Mamdani, whose mother is Indian filmmaker Mira Nair, also recently acknowledged his heritage by asking King Charles III to return the Kohinoor. These connections have garnered significant support for the NYC mayor from the Indian diaspora worldwide.
