Sir J J School of Art 5.09

"There appears to me no reason for doubting, but that under proper tuition, the people of India would attain a degree of proficiency in painting and sculpture which would lead to an extended taste for such object and pursuits throughout the country and I feel certain that the encouragement and assistance would enable India once more to take up an-advanced position among the manufacturing countries of world"--Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy, Bombay, May 9, 1853