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Red is a colour I've felt very strongly about. Maybe red is a very Indian colour, maybe it's one of those things that I grew up with and recognise at some other level.

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Anish Kapoor
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: March 12
Architect
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Sculptor
Visual Artist
Bombay
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