Tasneem Zakaria Mehta is an art historian, curator, designer, conservationist, and cultural activist. She is the Managing Trustee and Director of Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Mumbai and former Vice Chairman and Mumbai Convenor of INTACH.  She has successfully pioneered the revival and restoration of several cultural sites in Mumbai. She conceptualized, curated, designed and implemented the restoration and revitalization of the Museum, which won UNESCO’s 2005 Asia Pacific Award of Excellence for Cultural Restoration. She has written and edited several articles and books on art and culture. Her latest book – ‘Mumbai- A City Through Objects’, 101 stories from the Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum' was co-published by Harper Design and released in May 2022 to mark the Museum’s 150th Anniversary, has won several awards including Art Book of the Year.