dalreen ramos dalreen. ramos@ mid- day. com Although he grew up alongside two very academic siblings, Manohar Mhatre was always in love with art. And while everyone took to accountancy and engineering, as was the norm eight decades ago, his parents left him to decide his career path.

His father even introduced him to VS Adurkar, the first Indian director of Sir JJ School of Art, leading him to flourish as a student.