Anish Gawande hasn't had a haircut this month. He conceals his frustration in a joke when we meet at Colaba's Sakshi Gallery, and although it's funny for a conversation starter, it only gives an insight into his journey of having to curate an exhibition, within a month, aged 23. It's not a solo show either, but rather a display of over 50 works by 45 artists, including some of the city's most famous names. The show titled Katarvel is the first public exhibition that showcases the works from The Foundation B&G, an offshoot of the noted publishing house Popular Prakashan.

A Rhodes scholar-elect, Gawande is also the founder and director of the Dara Shikoh Fellowship, an interdisciplinary arts residency based in Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh. His tryst with "Popular", as it is commonly referred to, began from childhood, rooted in Prabhadevi's Twin Tower Lane where both Gawande and the publishers are based. Having graduated with a degree in comparative literature and society from Columbia University, his background ties in well with the ethos of this exhibition. He recognises that he is very much an outsider in the art world, but then again, that's the sort of perception that the show is trying to challenge.