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         An Art-Inspired Nano




         Makes History







         If there’s one thing we can learn from Mr  Ratan Tata’s legacy, it’s to be
         present, to listen, and to value the connections we make, writes Hemant
         Kanoria

         An avid participant of motor racing,               because it was the first hand painted art car
         including the Himalayan Rally in early             in India, but more so because the Nano was
         80’s revving away in his Premier Padmini,          Mr Ratan Tata’s pet project for securing the
         one of Hemant Kanoria’s most ardent                masses in India.
         desires was to acquire a Nano painted by            A huge admirer of Mr Ratan Tata and who
         Bose Krishnamachari, a much renowned               he embodied as human being when he
         admired artist.                                    first met him in the 80’s, Hemant Kanoria
          Kanoria munificently shelled out                  ensured he was one of the first few to own
         a handsome (15 lakhs at the time) to               the Nano as an ode to the late Tata.
         SaffronArt for the petit Nano. Not just




















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