Africans in India: A Rediscovery a travelling exhibition put together by the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, New Delhi and the Schomburg Centre for Research in Black Culture, New York, retraces the lives and achievements of some of the talented and prominent Africans of yesterday who became an integral part of the socio-cultural heritage of India. In association with Science Centre, Surat (under Surat Municipal Corporation), the exhibition will be showcased at one of the art galleries of the Science Centre.
The event was inaugurated on 24 June, 2015.
Open to public from 25 June to 15 July, 2015.

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Press Update

• Times of India
• Times of India 26.06.2015
• Gujarat Mitra 25.06.2015
• Divya Bhasker 24.06.2015
• Times of India 11.06.2015
• Divya Bhasker 11.06.2015

Art Gallery (First Floor), Science Centre, Surat, City Light Road, Surat – 395007, Gujarat
Time: 9:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. (Mondays and Gazetted Holidays closed)

Contact Information (Science Centre):
RSVP: +91-261- 2255946, 2255947, +91 -9727740807
Email: sciencecentre@suratmunicipal.org
Website: www.suratmunicipal.gov.in

Chief Guest: Hon’ble Chief Minister of Tripura
Guest of Honour: Dr. P R Goswami, Director (Library & Information), IGNCA
Curated by Shri Virendra Bangroo

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• 6th May 2015 – 10:00AM Inaugural Function and Opening of the Exhibition
• 7th May 2015 – 10:00AM Children’s Workshop by Mr. M. Gandhirajan, Artist, Chennai
• 7th May 2015 – 02:00PM Special Lecture on “Rock Art of Tamil Nadu” by Prof. K Rajan, Pondicherry Univ.

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• Brief Review (PDF) on exhibition and Public Lecture by Dr. Richa Negi, Programme Coordinator, IGNCA. Topic: North East as I Experienced: Reflection and prospects
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• Pasi Everyday art of North-East India (Page 01 | Page 02)

Curated by Shri Virendra Bangroo

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Installation -Art-Theatre event 409 Ramkinkars by VIVADI in collaboration with IGNCA. 409 Ramkinkars envisions a cross-genre performance from our location in 21st Century India, while revisiting the creative milieu of sculptor-painter-scenographer-theatre artist, Ramkinkar Baij (1906-1980).
6th April – 6th May 2015 an exhibition of sculpture installation

6th April 2015

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  • Indian Express(23rd March 2015)
  • The Pioneer Delhi (28 March 2015) (PDF)
  • The PioneerChandigarh (28 March 2015) (PDF)
  • Mint (all editions 04.04.2015) (PDF)
  • The Hindu(6.04.2015) (PDF)

6th May 2015

This event will be followed by an exhibition of sculptures and installation from 6th April, 2015 at

Twin Art Galleries, C.V. Mess, IGNCA which will run till 6th May, 2015, 11 am to 7 pm.
Opening of exhibition at 6.30 pm on 6 April.

IGNCA is organizing this exhibition in collaboration with The Library and Information Centre of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and also in collaboration with Hungarian cultural information centre, Delhi. Dr. Agnesh from Budapest has curated this exhibition. Dr. Rita Jeney from Hungary is also participating in the conference.

Venue : IGNCA Exhibition Hall, 11, Mansingh Road, New Delhi
Time : 10.00am – 5.00pm

The exhibition will be inaugurated on 24th March, 2015 at 11.00am. Director General, National Museum will be the Chief Guest.

The exhibition will be inaugurated on 24th March, 2015 at 11.00am. Director General, National Museum will be the Chief Guest.

24th March 2015

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• Fascinated by the Orient – Life and works of Sir Aurel Stein
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17th April 2015Press Updates

• Deccan Herald  | PDF
• Tennews.in
• Mongols China and the Silk Road
• Pro Kerala
• PTI

The Curated Exhibition Images of India-a fascinating journey through time showcases the illustrated sketches, drawings, lithographs, etchings, wood-cut etc. of 18th 19th century rare books from the IGNCA archives which throw ample light on the art, architecture and various aspects of Indian culture and the contents provide information about the past which has got faded and distorted due to various reasons. The first-hand accounts of foreigners visiting India are undoubtedly valuable for the inquisitive scholars in the field of art and culture. The travel literature spans all fields of interest. While in the earlier travel accounts of the Europeans there is precedent of commercial and colonial interest which later on shifts to publication of recreational travel literature of the late 18th and 19th centuries. The contributors of the 18th 19th century European publications were members of British army and navy; surveyors, engineers, medical staff, travelers etc. Driven by the curiosity and being fascinated by what they saw in India – the lands and the diverse inhabitants, customs, as also beliefs prevalent amongst the people, the European travelers made their way to the most interior and the remotest parts to have an understanding of the regions. Much of what they wrote was intended for amusement to their readers, as well as for information and instruction. The exhibition give glimpses of old landscapes of the important cities; architecture of temples, mosques, tombs and living quarters; social life during the period and details of musical instruments, costumes, transportation and other objects of interest. The exhibition intends to make the scholars aware about the great variety of books on Indian art, architecture, culture, religion of the 19th and 20th century. The rich intellectual content and the matching illustrations of the books reveal to the readers of the state of the society when the country was passing through a transition phase, as a result of cross cultural currents, experiencing new influences from the west, adapting to new conditions and at the same time retaining the age old values, tradition and customs.

Moinuddin Ahmad Art GalleryiIn Collaboration with Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, New Delhi

Curator:Virendra Bangroo

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Press Updates:

• 21.02.2015 Pioneer (Delhi, Chandigarh editions)
• 23.02.2015 The Hindu (Delhi edition)
• The Hindu Business Line
• Business Standard
• Tamil Nadu Everyday
• The First Mail
• News now
• 04.03.2015 Deccan Herald
• 05.03.2015 The Statesman

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Inauguration on 18th January 2015 by N. Gopalaswami, former Chief Election Commissioner of India at 6.30 PM

LECTURES by Southern Regional Centre

7:00-7.50 PM: Lecture by Ms. Chitra Madhavan regarding the Temple and inscriptions.
7:50-8.40 PM: Lecture by Mr. Pradeep Chakravarthy regarding Paintings and Old British Photographs of the Temple.

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Brhadisvara Project

Press update: 

• Deccan Chronicle, 19th Jan. 2015
•  Trinity Mirror, Chennai 20th Jan. 2015

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The Kantha is a special and beautiful art form developed mainly by the women of Bengal with great passion and love. The Kanthas are infact quilts prepared by layers of old cotton sarees joined together by darn stitches. The threads are drawn across the layers so close to one another that the entire field appears to be rippled. Once the field is prepared the coloured threads are taken out from the borders of the sarees for embroidering the field. The designs of embroidery are symbolic in character and have a close affinity to the alpana. The central design is usually a lotus with variable number of petals interspersed with diverse patterns. The most recurrent designs are tree of life, animals, birds, fish, mythological figures, boats, chariots kalkas etc. which are conventional and freely balanced.

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Inauguration on 15th November 2014 at 6 PM

• Report on AR&PA 2014 and India’s Participation in it as Guest Country
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• Selection of News Coverageby Local Media about India’s Participation in AR&PA 2014

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IGNCA is hosting an exhibition ‘Africans in India: A Rediscovery’. This exhibition of photographs retracing the life and achievements of prominent Afro-Indians comes from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York and includes photographic reproductions of paintings from private collections and museums as well as contemporary photographs. This is the first time these photographs are being shown in India. The exhibition will be inaugurated at 5.30pm on 8th October, 2014 at IGNCA Amphitheatre. The inauguration will be followed by a performance by Siddi Goma Troupe, the Black Sufis of Gujarat at IGNCA Auditorium.
9th October, 2014 Curatorial Talk by Sylvianne A. Dioufe
Venue : IGNCA Matighar, C.V. Mess, Janpath, New Delhi Time : 5.00pm

15th October, 2014 Conference on “ Africans in India : A Rediscovery”
IGNCA Conference Room, C.V. Mess, Janpath, New Delhi Time: 10.00 a.m. onwards

The exhibition will be open from 9th October to 4th November, 2014 at Matighar, C.V. Mess, Janpath from 10.00am – 6.00pm (Monday closed).

News Update

• ANI news: Rediscovering Africans in India
• The Hindu: Tracing the African legacy in India
• Times of India: When black was no bar: How Africans shaped India’s history
• Business Standard: Spotlight on Africans in India, a journey through history
• Indian Express: Tracing Africa’s association with India, back to the 1300s
• Hindu Business Line: A passage to India
• Big news network: Attacks on Africans painful in multi-ethnic India
• Shades of Africa in India’s social fabric

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• Photographs of Exhibition (27-10-2014)

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