Jaiveer Johal has been a keen collector of modern and Contemporary Indian art, including textile art for the past decade and has a keen interest in the decorative arts of South India and the Deccan in particular.  Within this field, the keystone of his collecting has been the Vijayanagara Empire. This work manifests as both, one that speaks to him and also one that, in a way, speaks of him. The work is a confluence of the cultures of the north and south; which is also a personal confluence of cultures that Jaiveer grew up around – the first half of his life in Delhi and the second in his chosen home of Chennai. In the pursuit of his passion, he has not only collected examples of ancient art spanning from Gandhara to the Nayaka but he has also worked with ateliers and craftsman for the revival and upgradation of traditional skills, in the field of woodwork and textile design to make them more relevant to the modern Indian home and the international market. He serves as a patron of the Delhi Contemporary Art Week, the Madras Art Weekend, the Chennai Photo Biennale and other art organizations. With a motto of ‘For Madras, From Madras’ he has founded the Avtar Foundation for the Arts, to bring great quality Modern and Contemporary art into the city in a curated capsule and to take the best that this city has to offer to the broader world.  In his professional life, he runs the Johal Logistics Group – a 200 crore+ company with interests in automotive logistics and contract manufacturing, apart from serving on the boards of start-ups in the clean energy sector.