The Surat born artist Naval Jijina, 96, who passed away at his Bombay residence on April 22, 2025, had been trained to be a priest, but found his true calling in abstract art. Parsiana had written about him twice, first in 2021 when the reclusive artist had been persuaded to exhibit his works after a gap of 48 years (see "The agony and the ecstasy,” Parsiana, February 21-March 6, 2021) and again two years later as part of a "forgotten series” at the Art of India (AOI) show held at Worli’s Snowball Studios from March 19-25, 2023 (see "An assortment......