 As an artist and a man of institutions he kept on guiding people from all walks of life who value culture and human endeavour in wider perspective.In 2007, an Untitled work by him was auction at the Christie's for $312,000.Prayag Shukla, J.Swaminathan - Ek Jeevani, a biography in Hindi published by Raza Foundation, Raj Kamal Prakashan,New Delhi 2019