From the archive record
Campus of Sir J.J. Institute of Applied Art in the city of Mumbai, India. Interesting fact about this institute is one can see the century-and-half-old wood and stone bungalow that was Rudyard Kipling's birthplace. Rudyard Kipling's father Lockwood Kipling was the first principal of Sir J.J. Institute of Applied Art. Sir J. J. Institute of Applied Art is an Indian applied art institution based in Mumbai. It is a state government college that was created through its sister school, the Sir J. J. School of Art. The "Sir J. J." in the name stands for Sir Jamsetjee Jeejebhoy, a Parsi philanthropist whose name is linked to numerous historical institutions of Mumbai, such as the Sir J. J. Hospital. In 1958, Sir J. J. School of Art was divided, with the Departments of Architecture and Applied Art