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Kiran Shiv Nadar (born 1951) is an Indian art collector and philanthropist. Kiran is the wife of Shiv Nadar, the founder of HCL Technologies, and is a trustee of the Shiv Nadar Foundation and the founder of the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art. She won a bronze medal representing India in the 2018 Asian Games in the Bridge Mixed team event.
Kiran Nadar is the Chairperson of the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, India first philanthropic private art museum. She is also a Trustee of the Shiv Nadar Foundation.
Established at the initiative of the avid art collector Kiran Nadar, the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA) opened its doors to the public in January 2010, as the first private museum of art exhibiting Modern and contemporary works from India and the sub-continent.
Kiran Nadar has profoundly shaped and inspired the Indian art world, becoming a pivotal force in the country's cultural landscape, with an influential vision that has increased the visibility of Indian modern and contemporary art worldwide.
Kiran Nadar is a trustee of the Shiv Nadar Foundation and Chairperson, Kiran Nadar Museum of Art. She is also an acclaimed international bridge player, a philanthropist and an avid art collector. She is a key driver behind demystifying art to the common man through the KNMA, a philanthropic initiative in art.
Apr 3, 2023 · Philanthropist and art collector Kiran Nadar was recently conferred “Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur” (Knight of the Legion of Honour) by French Ambassador to India Emmanuel Lenain.
Delhi-based art collector Kiran Nadar is one of the Padma awardees for 2024. She speaks to HT City exclusively about her desire to make people appreciate art.
To call Kiran Nadar an animating force behind India’s art market would be an understatement. An internationally ranked bridge player, Nadar brings a winner’s mindset to her collecting and has been known to chase a desired artwork for decades.
‘Most people know when I’m bidding’ — Kiran Nadar has big plans for Indian art. One of the world’s foremost collectors of Indian art, Kiran Nadar founded her first museum in Delhi 10 years ago. Now David Adjaye is designing a new building to house her collection and share it with a wider public. E Jane Dickson went to meet her
Mar 25, 2024 · A marketing professional married to Shiv Nadar, Founder of HCL Technologies, Kiran Nadar first started acquiring works of art in the 1980s in the process of decorating her Delhi house.
