MODERN MASTERS SIT ALONGSIDE WORKS BY OLAFUR ELIASSON AND AI WEIWEI AT THIS SPRAWLING MUMBAI HOME

OF KARAN AND SHILPA BHAGAT-NEW COLLECTORS WHO ARE QUICKLY BECOMING THE TALK OF THE TOWN.

- GAYATRI RANGACHARI

Karan Bhagat remembers the exact date when he fell in love with art. It was 5 November 2024.

The founder and CEO of 360 One, an asset and wealth management firm, had agreed to sponsor the second edition of Art Mumbai, the city's premiere art fair.

This kick-started his art collecting journey and in less than a year, Karan and his wife, Shilpa, founder of Fitistan, a communitydriven fitness initiative, have built up a modern and contemporary art collection that has become the talk of the town.

Like many who move into a new home, the Bhagats sought artworks to fill the walls of their 12,000-square-foot home into which they moved earlier this year. What started as a practical impulse quickly deepened into passion—a growing curiosity that drew them into the world of art connoisseurs, galleries, conversations with artists and the thrill of discovery. “I think Art Mumbai and the new house were triggers, but my interest in art is born out of passion, a hunger to learn and, of course, the chase,” Karan says.