Overview

Founded in 1857 by Jamshedji Jeejeebhoy, the Sir J. J. School of Arts and Architecture is one of the oldest and one of the foremost art colleges in Asia. The faculty, students and craftsmen associated with this prestigious art institute played a fundamental role in Bombay's cityscape (Crawford Market and Victoria Terminus being its immediate neighbors), evident in the college's own Victorian-Gothic façade and arches. The premises are quiet and inspiring, surrounded with lush, green trees, and within its verdant campus stands the house of Lockyard Kipling (father of Rudyard Kipling), oblivious to the 21st Century. There are no tour guides, but some of the students will surely play the part.