Past Events »
2005
Doordarshan’s: The Paintings of India by Benoy Behl
i) Enchanted Ajanta
ii) Crossroads of the World (covering the 11th/12th century monastery murals of Ladakh and Lahaul-Spiti)
Video Film
January 14
Presentation and Discussion
February 17
Artist: Dhruvi Acharya
Vapour
Presentation and Discussion
March 3
Artist: Baiju Parthan
In association with the Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai
Doordarshan’s: The Paintings of India by Benoy Behl
i) 2,000 Years of Painting (the classical tradition)
ii) Rome of the East (the paintings of Old Goa)
iii) Pan-Asian Art (the mural paintings of Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand and Bali)
iv) The Eternal Dance (the tribal paintings of Saoras in Orissa, Kurmis and Ganjus in Jharkhand, Rathavas in Gujarat and Warlis in Maharashtra)
Video Film
March 18 and 19
As The Crow Flies
Film Screening and Panel Discussion
April 8
Directed by: Kumar Shahani
Panelists: K.K. Mahajan, Akbar Padamsee and Kumar Shahani
Moderator: Sudhir Patwardhan
Amazing Africa
Workshop for Children
May 5, 6, and 7
Conducted by: Shital Mehta and Purnima Sampat
Doordarshan’s: The Paintings of India by Benoy Behl
i) The Delicate Beauty of Miniatures
ii) The Confluence of Cultures (Mughal miniature paintings during the reign of Humayun and Akbar)
iii) Poetry of the Hills (miniatures of Kashmir and Kangra)
iv) Magic of the Deccan (miniature paintings)
Video Film
June 10 and 11
Doordarshan’s: The Paintings of India by Benoy Behl
i) Development of the Modern Idiom Part I
ii) Development of the Modern Idiom Part II
iii) The Verdant Hills
iv) The Art of India
Video Film
August 26 and 27
Presentation and Discussion
October 21
Artist: Atul Dodiya
Rethinking Modernity: An Asian/Indian Perspective
Lecture and Discussion
November 5
Speaker: Roobina Karode
Nurturing the Colours of Education
An Art Appreciation Workshop for Children
Conducted by: Purnima Sampat
November 18, 19, 25, and 26
In Association with The Aga Khan Education Service India and Camlin
Doordarshan’s: The Paintings of India by Benoy Behl
i) Roots in Sacred Art (Pala and Jain manuscript paintings)
ii) Royal Splendour (paintings under the patronage of Mughal Emperors Jahangir and Shah Jahan)
iii) Colours of the Desert(miniatures of Marwar, Bikaner, Amber, Jaipur and Kishangarh)
iv) Company Paintings
Video Film
December 9 and 10
- Doordarshan’s: The Paintings of India by Benoy Behl
- Presentation and Discussion by Dhruvi Acharya
- Doordarshan’s: The Paintings of India by Benoy Behl
- As The Crow Flies
- Amazing Africa
- Doordarshan’s: The Paintings of India by Benoy Behl
- Doordarshan’s: The Paintings of India by Benoy Behl
- Presentation and Discussion by Atul Dodiya
- Rethinking Modernity: An Asian/Indian Perspective
- Nurturing the Colours of Education
- Doordarshan’s: The Paintings of India by Benoy Behl
- Vapour