“Great Masters” In Search of Truth: Mukesh Parpiani

"Great Masters"

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In Search of Truth: Mukesh Parpiani

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“A good photograph is equivalent to a thousand words”. The photographs clicked by famous photo-journalist, Mukesh Parpiani corroborate the above saying. Mukesh Parpiani is a visionary who has a distinct vision. Born in 1951 in Bhavnagar of Gujarat (India), Mr. Parpiani completed his basic education in his hometown. As his elder brother was fond of photography, he naturally got attached with this form of art. He had a keen desire to capture the truths of life since his early days. This desire brought him to St. Xavier’s College of Mass Communication, Mumbai. After completing his education from this reputed institute in 1978, he started photography as a free lancer. Due to his industrious tendency and unique visualization, Mr. Parpiani emerged out as a popular photo-journalist. This is due to his devotion to photography that he has headed the photography departments of Indian Express, Mid-day and The Daily in the past three decades. He has seven photo-exhibitions to his credit. He is the first photographer in India to market a stock photo CD called "Bombay to Mumbai". The photographs taken by Mr. Parpiani have always portrayed the reality of life in the most candid manner.
Mr. Parpiani considers Dr. (Prof.) P. K. M. Pillai his mentor and source of inspiration. This is Dr. Pillai who actually taught him the basics of photography, admits Mr. Parpiani.
Presently he is the head of Piramal Art Gallery at the NCPA-Mumbai. As a head of this gallery he aims at promoting the students of photography and fine art. Besides the regular flood of exhibitions, Mr. Parpiani has also introduced the concept of “Students’ Exhibitions” in this gallery.
He calls himself a true "Mumbaikar" since he has been the part of the city for over four decades. He resides in the city with his wife, two daughters and a son. His daughters have chosen fields like management and history as their post graduation pursuits, while his son is following his father's footsteps. He is currently doing a graduation course in mass media and is an active pursuer of photography. Last year, he won the "Best Young Photographer” recognition in the "Wild Life Category" of a reputed contest organized by Better Photography magazine.

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----Dr. Pankaj Sharma