Did you know that the Maratha warrior Mahadji Scindia kept a Brahmin who attended to him every day to apply the marks of his caste upon his nose and forehead? Made with a pigment of ochre and oil, the marks were washed off and redone the following morning. Not long before his death in 1794, European artist William Daniell drew his portrait, with the marks et al. Are you piqued to see this rare graphic print? Attend an illustrated talk by Mumbai-based art historian and collector, Dilnavaz Mehta that will take place at Dr Bhau Daji Lad Mumbai City Museum, this Saturday. Titled Early Prints of India: Cultural and Historical Curiosities, the public lecture is part of a series that the museum organises with the visiting faculty of the PG Diploma in Modern and Contemporary Indian Art and Curatorial Studies course, in a bid to promote a greater understanding of traditional and contemporary arts.

The Mazagaon mango by James Forbes, said to be the best in flavour in the whole of western India, 1813