Shalini Passi

Some Lesser Known Facts About Shalini Passi

• She grew up in New Delhi.

  

• Shalini Passi belongs to a family which is involved in architecture and construction business.

• Her grandfather built notable buildings in New Delhi, like Vayu Bhavan, the DD office, and Palika Bazaar.

• When Shalini Passi was young, she often visited construction sites with her grandfather, who showed her blueprints by the famous architect Raj Rewal.

• At home, they regularly discussed the work of famous architects, and her grandfather encouraged her to read architecture books.

• Her father loved painting, which influenced her.

• Her style, including how she drapes a sari, is inspired by paintings that influence her.

• Since 2010, Shalini Passi has been associated with educating underprivileged children in Delhi through arts and crafts workshops.

• She supports the Delhi Society for the Welfare of Special Children.

  

• Shalini Passi has been a member of the Advisory Board of Khoj, a non-profit contemporary arts organization in Delhi, since 2012. Khoj supports experimental contemporary art in India and South Asia.

• She is a supporter of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, an international exhibition of contemporary art held in Kochi, Kerala.

• In 2018, Shalini Passi founded The Shalini Passi Art Foundation and MASH India to promote new artists and explore new areas of the arts.

• She often lends artwork from her collection to exhibitions, including lending Mrinalini Mukherjee’s work Kusum to the Kochi-Muziris Biennale in 2018.

• As a sponsor, Shalini Passi supports rising artists and promotes arts education through her foundation’s programs.

• She is frequently invited to speak at various art and design events in India.

• Shalini Passi gave a speech at the India Art Fair in 2019 and moderated a panel at India Design ID in the same year.

• In February 2021, she and her husband, Sanjay Passi, donated ten crore rupees to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams.

• In 2021, Shalini Passi raised funds for Covid Relief India by organizing an online exhibition.

• She is associated with Pasco Hotels Private Limited, Pasco Motels Private Limited, Neemrana Developers Private Limited, Pasco Software I Park Private Limited, Pasco Info Park Private Limited, Robin Infosystems Private Limited, Robin Infotech Private Limited, Pasco Infotech Private Limited, Robin Software Private Limited, Pasco Tech Park Private Limited, and Eknath Enterprises Private Limited.

• Her art collection includes renowned contemporary artists like Bharti Kher, Anita Dube, Sheba Chhachhi, Zarina Hashmi, and Atul Dodiya, as well as international artists such as Jeff Koons and Damien Hirst. It also includes Indian modernist masters like M.F. Husain, Manjit Bawa, and Ram Kumar.

  

• Her collection features furniture, tapestries, rare antiques, and contemporary designs by Ron Arad, Vladimir Kagan, and Herve Van Der Straeten, all accommodated in her Delhi home. The collection has been featured in Wallpaper, Architectural Digest, and Larry’s List.

  

• In September 2022, Shalini Passi organized the MASH Young Artists’ Exhibition: Fleeting Identities, which aimed to discover new visual artists through an open call.

• She held exhibitions titled The Warp and Weft of Perception and Through My Eyes at the Visual Arts Gallery in New Delhi.

• Shalini Passi has walked the ramp for many renowned fashion designers.

  

• In 2024, she appeared in Netflix’s web series Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives Season 3.

  

• Shalini Passi likes travelling to distant places in her free time.

  

• She is inspired by Grace Kelly, Diane von Fürstenberg, Gayatri Devi, and Audrey Hepburn.

• Shalini Passi supports UNICEF India.

  

• She has been featured on the cover of many noted magazines and tabloids.

  

• In November 2024, she donated her salary for appearing in Netflix’s web series Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives Season 3 to a village in Bihar.

• She is an animal lover and has a pet dog. She often shares pictures of her pet on social media.