“Indigenous Modernities”: artistic and political exchange between Mexico and India after 1947

In 1947, Mexico was the first Latin American country to recognise India's independence from British rule, with diplomatic relations commencing in 1950. The following year, a Mexican embassy was established in New Delhi and, to nurture cultural exchange between the two countries, the embassy announced a scholarship for Indian artists to travel to Mexico. This was awarded to a young Satish Gujral (1925-2020), who arrived in 1952 and stayed until 1954.