Godfather of modern Indian tattooing, Dr Jehangir A Kohiyar, passes away

The Mumbai-based psychologist was 84-years-old
Godfather of modern Indian tattooing, Dr Jehangir A Kohiyar, passes away

The tattooing world mourns the death of Dr Jehangir A Kohiyar, who is considered the pioneer of modern tattooing in India. He is the mentor of celebrated artists like New York-based legendary ink master Anil Gupta and Mumbai-based Sameer Patange.

Various figures from the tattooing community are sharing the story of how Jehangir, affectionately known as Jangoo, brought the art to India in the 1960s. 

Hailing from a wealthy Parsi family, this Mumbai-based psychiatrist learned to tattoo from Jock Liddell aka Tattoo Jock during his medical studies in England. He is also said to have taught the art to the famous Switzerland-based Leu family (including Filip Leu) in the secrets of the trade in 1970s.

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