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Philanthropist Minal Bajaj extends support to Kochi-Muziris Biennale

Kochi, Dec 8 (UNI) Renowned philanthropist Minal Bajaj, Trustee and Honorary Director of the Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation (JBF) since 2009, has extended her support to the upcoming sixth edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale (KMB) as a Platinum Patron.
Welcoming her support for the Biennale, Bose Krishnamachari, President of KMB, said, “Minal Bajaj’s generosity reaffirms our belief in the KMB as a shared space for upholding artistic exchange, education, and cultural legacies”.
Minal, who has been actively heading various activities of JBF, securing high-calibre nominations and raising the profile of Jamnalal Bajaj Awards, said, “The JBF, under its initiative, Bajaj Beyond, is delighted to support the sixth edition of Kochi-Muziris Biennale, strengthening its focus on cultural revival, heritage conservation, and community empowerment, upholding Gandhian values of social uplift and artistic growth of Jamnalal Bajaj”.
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