Dr. Pheroza J. Godrej

Dr. Pheroza J. Godrej is an art-historian and a Ph.D. in Ancient Indian Culture.   She founded the Cymroza Art Gallery and authored various publications and curated highly acclaimed exhibitions for leading National and International Museums.   She is Chairperson of the Museum Society of Mumbai; former President of the National Society of the Friends of the Trees for 17 years, and President Emeritus since 2016, and former Vice- President of the Bombay Natural History Society.  Dr. Godrej is on the Executive Board of the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology (ATREE) and the Mehli Mehta Music Foundation; Director of Asia Society India Chapter; and a Trustee of Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum and the Sea Cadet Corp India.   Pheroza is on the Board of the Oxford India Centre for Sustainable Development International Advisory Council. She is an ardent promoter of the Cornelia Sorabji Programme, and supports the Cornelia Sorabji Scholarship at Somerville College, Oxford.    She is a Member of the Advisory Council for the JCB Prize for Literature, and a fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufacturers & Commerce (RSA), U.K.  The Asiatic Society of Mumbai conferred her with the Society’s Honorary Fellowship for her outstanding contribution in the field of art and culture.  Dr. Godrej is the Chairperson of the Godrej Archives Council and Advisor, Godrej Mangroves.