संस्कृति
January 9, 2016
A protest will be organised at the Kalina Campus Gate, Mumbai University, on Sat, 9th Jan 2016, 11 AM against the atrocities of the government and police.
As you all are aware, students of FTII are fighting against the appointment of Gajendra Chauhan and other incapable person to FTII governing council. Today, they assembled at main gate of the FTII to protest against Gajendra Chauhan who had...
January 9, 2016
Cine Society presents a Bimal Roy retrospective on the famous Indian director.
January 8, 2016
January 8, 2016
Graphic Courtesy: The Hindu
महान सभ्यताएं महान लोगो से बनती हैं। भारत शुरू से ही महान लोगो की भूमि रहा है। यहां महामानव पग-पग पर मिलते हैं, लेकिन साधारण आदमी खोजना बड़ा मुश्किल होता है। जहां के लोग इतने महान होंगे, वह सभ्यता भला महानतम कैसे नहीं होगी! सुबह उठते ही मन एक दिव्य गर्व की अनुभूति से भर जाता है। इस पावन भूमि के चप्पे-चप्पे पर हमारे पूर्वजों की महानता के अनगिनत चिन्ह बिखरे...
December 31, 2015
‘The Freedom Theatre’ troupe from Jenin refugee camp of Palestine and Jana Natya Manch of Delhi have hit the road with ‘FREEDOM JATHA’, as they call their joint tour of 11 Indian cities this winter. They enthralled Lucknow (18-19 Dec) and Bhopal (20-21 Dec) with amazing performances. See, attached, a picture from a performance in Bhopal and also the tour itinerary. Their...
December 30, 2015
The origin of the Sarva Bhasha Samvad lay in understanding the situation of the country and an attempt to reaffirm faith in the principles of diversity, plurality and integrity. Writers, Artists and Activists from Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Goa undertook a Dakshinayan sojourn in the last week of November 2015. They visited the bereaved families of the Late Dr. Narendra Dabholkar,...
December 23, 2015
Chronicles of Silence (Khamoshi ki Daastan)
Solo show by BV Suresh
Curated by Pushpamala N
Vadehra Art Gallery is proud to present the exhibition Chronicles of Silence (Khamoshi ki Daastan) by artist BV Suresh at D-53 Defence Colony. Chronicles of Silence (Khamoshi ki Daastan) is an intermedia installation by BV Suresh curated by Pushpamala N, a well known artist herself...
December 19, 2015
Shivaji, valorised in Maharashtrian folklore as a riyasaton ka raja (the king of the smaller kingdoms/landholdings) has in turn been dismissed by contemporary historians and ‘captured’ by the extreme Hindutvawaadi (politically supremacist) right who would obscure the caste dimensions of his rise to power and especially, his coronation.
Within Maharashtra, however renowned...