Of Worlds Within Worlds: A Conversation with Gulammohammed Sheikh and Roobina Karode

What does it mean to curate the work of a mentor, a master, and a pioneer?

Step into the world of Gulammohammed Sheikh—artist, poet, teacher, and storyteller—as KNMA presents a special conversation between Sheikh and Roobina Karode, Director and Chief Curator of the museum. Together, they reflect on Of Worlds Within Worlds, KNMA’s major retrospective tracing over six decades of Sheikh’s practice.

Held within the exhibition space itself, this talk offers a unique opportunity to hear firsthand about the making of this ambitious show, from Roobina Karode’s curatorial approach to Sheikh’s reflections on his own journey across painting, poetry, and pedagogy.

This is more than a walkthrough—it is an invitation to enter the layered, imaginative universes Sheikh has shaped over the years, and to witness an exchange between two thinkers bound by a long history of art, dialogue, and mutual respect.