Yashwant Mali was born in Bombay, British India (now Mumbai, India) in 1934. After establishing a reputation as an artist in his homeland, he moved to England in 1962, where he is mostly known for his central involvement in the Indian Painters Collective, later developed into the Indian Artists UK and Indian Arts Council, the first artist collectives of their kind in the UK.

Listen to his story here or read the full biography on the BURU database: https://www.buru.org.uk/contributor/yashwant-mali