• 1907

• 1948 - 1956 : Principal, Academy of Art, Bombay
• 1937 - 1939 : Deputy Director, J. J. School of Art, Bombay
• 1932 - 1934 : Studied at Royal College of Art, London
• 1928 : Diploma in Painting, Govt. of Maharashtra, Bombay
• 1923 : Appointed as Junior Teacher, Kektar Institute of Art, Bombay
• 1917 - 1923 : Studied at Ketkar Institute of Art, Bombay

• 1985, 1956, 1954 : Solo Exhibition, Bombay
• 1936 : Solo Exhibition, inaugurated by Maharaja of Mandi, New Delhi
• 1932 : Exhibited painting titled Round Table Conference, Imperial Institute, London
• Exhibition, of 51 paintings depicting the first hundred years of the freedom movement (1757 – 1856), inaugurated by Indira Gandhi, Birla Bhavan, New Delhi

• Parliament House, New Delhi Sangeet Natak Academy, New Delhi

• 1973 : He was commissioned by the Selection Committee, NGMA to depict in 51 paintings, the first hundred
• 1972, 1973 : President, BAS, Bombay
• 1968 : Awarded Padmashri, Govt of India
• 1968 : President, Cine Art Directors Association of India, Bombay
• 1960 : Member, Selection and Judging Committee, National Exhibition., LKA, New Delhi
• 1957 : Awarded Film Journalists Association Trophy, Bombay
• 1957, 1959 : 6th Filmfare Award, for Art Direction, Bombay
• 1956 : The Apostle of Peace, pencil sketches of Jawaharlal Nehru was published. Worked with Raj Kapoor and Guru Dutt as an Art Director
• 1955 : Awarded Tamra Patra Govt. of India
• 1954 : Published Sky Scrapers and Flying Gandharvas
• 1952 : Traveled in USA, as a member of the Indian Film Delegation, at the invitation of Motion Picture Association of America and State Dept., USA. Published Rupdarshini as account on how to deal with the human form
• 1947 : President, Art Society of India, Bombay
• 1935 : The then Viceroy of India, Lord Willingdon sends him to paint the Silver Jubilee celebration of king George V, London
• 1931 : Gold Medal, BAS, Bombay
• 1930 : Silver Medal, BAS, Bombay
• 1929 : Maharaja of Bhavnagar’s Prize, Bombay
• 1923, 1928 : Explored new areas of expression like photography and lithography. Started a lithopress, Bombay