when Sheikh was an art history teacher in Baroda, where Karode studied. This is around the period Sheikh made one of his most arresting political paintings: ‘Man I’, exhibited at the KNMA.

Inside the dimly lit interiors of Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA) in Delhi, 87-year-old Gulammohammed Sheikh leads a group of art enthusiasts on a walkthrough of his latest exhibition ...