Director: Dr. Molly Kaushal. Duration: 53 minutes

• Synopsis

Contact No. : 011-23388815

Documentary Film Screening Series – Docu-drama of Punjab Kissa – folklore – Sassi Punnu.

Director : Gulshan Wali ;  Duration: 60 min

Avalokitesvara is the most popular Mahayana Bodhisattva and his cult has played an important role in the growth of Mahayana Buddhism and art The images of Avalokitesvara in India are not feminine, although the body has a sensual form. The well known painting of Padmapani in Cave No.1 of Ajanta no doubt has a sensuous body, but taken as a whole, looks a male Bodhisattva. The paintings of the famous artist Ravi Varma, do not show Hindu Gods as strongly masculine. Essential features of manliness like muscles, broad shoulders are present but there is a touch of conspicuous feminine quality in the images.
It is not known exactly when the Guan-yin came to be regarded as female deity for the first time. Majority of the scholars are of the opinion that the transformation of Guan-yin into female deity took place about the 11th century A. D. But this seems to have been the product of a long process and this might have been influenced by many factors combined to bring the sexual transformation.

The exhibition will be inaugurated on 27th March, 2017 at 10.30am.

• Photographs

Venue : IGNCA Gallery No. 2 of Twin Art Galleries, C.V. Mess, Janpath, New Delhi
Time : 10.00am -6.00pm (All days open except Gazetted Holidays)

An exhibition A Tale of Two Cities | India & Sri Lanka conceptualised by Renu Modi and presented by Gallery Espace, New Delhi & Serendipity Arts Trust, New Delhi. Supported by- Theertha International Artists’ Collective, Sri Lanka

This project that was initiated in the year 2015, is a strong step towards addressing the issues of shared histories within the sub-continent. Six artists from Indian and five from Sri Lanka embarked on a journey to understand the politics of cities, religions and the stories that places tell. Both Anuradhapura and Varanasi in themselves are witness to the past, the present and serve as a trajectory to the future. The intention of this project is to engage, question and re-affirm the importance of the process over the end.

Participating artists: Anoli Perera | Bandu Manamperi | ChintanUpadhyay | Jagath Weerasinghe Manisha Parekh | Manjunath Kamath | Pala Pothupitiye | Paula Sengupta Pradeep Chandrasiri | Ram Rahman | Riyas Komu

Contact number – 9555584229

• Invitation

The World of Rock Art  in collaboration with IGRMS, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

Venue: IGRMS, Shymala Hills, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.

• Report on Mobile Exhibition
• Report on Children’s workshop
• Poster
• Certificate
• Flyer

This exhibition is part of a project on Indian Textiles done under a Tagore National Fellowship based at and supported by IGNCA, New Delhi.

The Exhibition will be opened at 5.00pm on 7th September, 2016

• Invitation(English)
• Invitation (Hindi)

Venue : IGNCA Exhibition Hall, 11, Mansingh Road, New Delhi – 110011
Time : 10am -5pm (Monday closed)