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Separated from her twin brother Sebastian following a shipwreck, Viola disguises herself as a boy to serve the Duke of Illyria. Wooing Olivia on the Duke's behalf, she is stunned to find herself the object of Olivia's affections. Confusion reigns supreme in this classic romantic comedy of mistaken identity, songs, dances and multiple marriages. Tickets at Rs.500, Rs.350 & Rs.250 available at the Programme Desk from Aug 1 for IHC members only. Open to all from Aug 4. An Old World Culture presentation

7:00pm| From Selling Samosas to Ruling the Airwaves. Speaker: Khurafati Nitin. In this interactive presentation, Khurafati Nitin will share his story as a radio artist, and will reflect on the transformative potential of radio as a medium. Collab: Readomania

Piya Behrupiya (Hindi/ 130mins with 10mins interval) Dir. Atul Kumar.

7:00pm | NTLive - A Broadcast. Experience the best of British theatre at Habitat! Frankenstein (English/2011/140mins). Dir. Danny Boyle. Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein's bewildered creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker. Tickets at Rs.500, Rs.350 & Rs.250 available at the Programme Desk from Aug 1 onwards for IHC members only. Open to all from Aug 4. An Old World Culture presentation

4:00pm - 8:00pm |Cinema of Alexander Kluge: In the Tracts of Time. Film retrospective & appreciation sessions conclude. Films: Female Patriot (German/1979/121mins), Blind Director (German/1986/96mins) Entry free. Collab: Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan

7:00 pm |IHC Lok Sangeet Sammelan celebrates 250 years of poet Waris Shah's monumental work Heer. The festival presents Chaar Yaar in a performance titled 'Gardens of Desire' featuring Madan Gopal Singh, Deepak Castelino, Pritam Ghosal, Amjad Khan

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7:00pm| Singapore Film Festival. Utter (26 mins) 3 animations from Singapore. A talk by animation artist Tan Wei Keong on Singapore's animation industry follows. Collab: High Commission of the Republic of Singapore

7:00pm | Observing 75th anniversary of the passing of Tagore by Shreya Guha Thakurtha in songs and Mounita C. Mukherjee in narration. Collab: Impresario India

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7:00pm|Songs of the Golden Age of Bengal by singer Sudeb Chatterjee Collab: Impresario India

7:00 | DOC FILM | Begum Hazrat Mahal (Urdu/2011/26mins) Dir: Mohi-ud-Din Mirza. Film on the life and times of Begum Hazrat Mahal, who played a significant role in the first war of Indian ndependence

7:30pm|Chand Roz Aur Meri Jaan (Urdu/English/70mins) Dir. Salima Raza. A theatrical rendition of letters exchanged between Faiz Ahmad Faiz and Alys, his wife, during his imprisonment in Sindh. The letters symbolize our hopes, our aspirations and embodied in them our 'singing tomorrows'. Cast: Salima Raza, Banwari Taneja. Tickets at Rs.500, Rs.350 & Rs.200 available at the Programme Desk from Aug 1 for IHC members only. Open to all from Aug 4. An Old World Culture presentation

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EXHIBITIONSVisual Arts Gallery

2 - 3 A Hue of Devotion - solo exhibition by Ritu Gupta

4 - 9 Collectively Independent 2016 - group exhibition of paintings & sculptures by various artists

10 - 15 Spandan - Karma group presents a group exhibition of paintings & sculptures

16 - 19 Today - group exhibition of paintings & ceramics

20 - 25 solo exhibition of photographs by Aruna Har Prasad

26 - 31 MANY INDIAS - Must Art Gallery presents a group exhibition of tribal artists

Open Palm Court Gallery

1 - 5 My Observations and Investigations - solo exhibition of paintings by Kirandeep Mathru

6 – 10 Art Vroom - group exhibition of paintings, photography & sculptures

11 – 15 Master creation - group exhibition of drawings, paintings & sculptures

16 – 19 Panorama - group exhibition of paintings by various artists

20 – 31 Earth and Fire - ceramic group exhibition of 4 artists Rajesh Srivastava, Sudha Pillai, Preeti Thakur Pandey, Srirupa Sen

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7:00pm | Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam 2 Day Festival of Music & Dance. Hindustani classical vocal recital by Swarnima Gusain, disciple of Kishori Amonkar. Accompanying artistes: Sarit Das on Tabla, Vinay Mishra on Harmonium, Murad Ali Khan on Sarangi. Followed by Bharatanatyam recital by Jin Shanshan, disciple of Leela Samson, and her troupe from China.Collab: Swaraanjali Institute Of Dance, Drums And Harmonic Arts

7:00pm | Day 2 of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, Festival of Music & Dance. Hindustani classical vocal recital by Prof. Swarnamoy Chakraborty, disciple of Pt. Arun Bhaduri. Accompanying artistes: Sarit Das on Tabla, Vinay Mishra on Harmonium. Followed by Sitar recital of Pt. Amitava Chatterjee with Kausik Dutta on Tabla. Collab: Swaraanjali Institute of Dance, Drums And Harmonic Arts

7:00pm | Protect Child to Protect Humanity by Kailash Satyarthi, Child Rights activist and recipient of Nobel Peace Prize, 2014. Chair: DR Kaarthikeyan. Collab: Foundation for Peace, Harmony and Good Governance

7:00pm | FILM CLUB SCREENING | Kothanodi (Assamese/2015/115mins) Dir: Bhaskar Hazarika. Kothanodi is based on characters and events described in 'Burhi Aair Sadhu' (Grandma's Tales), a popular compendium of folk stories compiled by Assamese author, Lakshminath Bezbaroa. Collab: The Indian Express

7:00pm |Kuchipudi recital by Sailaja, disciple of Guru Vempati Chinna Satyam

7:00pm |DOC FILM|Song Of The 'Other' Firefly (Hindi/English/2014/31mins). A joint student effort tracing the evolution of 'Jugni', a feminine spirit often found in Punjabi folk music and Sufi tradition. A Bohemian Musician (Hindi/English/ 2015/12mins). Dir. Rochak Sahu. A student film on the life story of Keshav Lal who collaborated with the likes of Laxmikant Pyarelal and V. Shantaram. Fate brought Keshav Lal and his wife to the streets of Pune where they played music for a living. The screenings are followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers. Collab: Kriti Film Club

7:00pm | Singapore Film Festival. 7 Letters (2015/116mins) The film features 7 of Singapore's acclaimed filmmakers who made 7 short films, or 'love letters', about what Singapore means to them on the occasion of

thSingapore's 50 anniversary of independence. Followed by an interaction with filmmaker K Rajagopal. Collab: High Commission of the Republic of Singapore

7:00pm | Vireniyat -1 (Viren Dangwal Smriti Kavya Goshthi). Poetry Reading and Discussion. Participating poets: Rashmi Bhardwaj, Sooraj Sahravat, Annan Kapheel Darvesh, Usman Khan, Sudhanshu Firdaus, Achyutanand Mishra, Ramesh Prajapati, Anita Bharti, Gurvinder Azad, Avinash Mishra, Mrityunjay, Anupam Singh and Sunita. Collab: Jan Sanskriti Manch Delhi

7:00pm|Dhrupad Sabha - Pakhawaj recital by Mrinal Mohan Upadhyay, vocal recital by Dr. Madhu Bhatt Tailang. Collab: Pandit Siyaram Tiwari Memorial Sangeet Trust

7:00pm| DOC FILM | Singapore Film Festival. Singapore Minstrel (English/2015/ 87mins) Dir. Ng Xi Jie. The film revolves around Roy Payamal, a Singapore busker of Indian origin. Roy has been practicing his art with a ceaseless conviction. The documentary expands its gaze to the community of buskers in Singapore. Followed by Q&A with Ng Xi Jie and Roy Payamal. Collab: High Commission of the Republic of Singapore

7:00pm | DOC FILM | Yoga: The Divinity of Grace (English/2016/32mins) Dir. Benoy K Behl. This documentary discusses the essence of yoga drawing perspectives from some of the finest yoga practitioners of today. Q&A with the filmmaker follows.

4:00pm - 7:00pm | FILM APPRECIATION WORKSHOP | New American Cinema by Dr. P. Cooper. This workshop will various facets of independent filmmaking in the US such as aesthetics, context, formal characteristics, issues of authorship and production. Fees: Rs.2000 for Habitat Film Club members, Rs.2500 for others.

7:00pm | Navarasa - Kathak recital by Dr.Tina Tambe, disciple of Uma Dogra and Dr. Suchitra Harmalkar

7:00pm|Carnatic vocal recital by Vasudha Ravi. Accompanying artistes: G.Raghavendra Prasad on violin, N. Padmanaban on Mridangam. Collab: Shanmukhananda Sangeetha Sabha

7:00 pm | Vaak. Poetry reading by Dr. Anamika, R.Chetankranti, Upendra Kumar. Chair: Dr. Ajay Tiwari. Collab: Bharatiya Jnanpith

7:00|Gunijan Sabha. An interaction with Pakhawaj maestro Pt. Dalchand Sharma of the Nathdwara Gharana. Collab: Ustad Imamuddin Khan Dagar Indian Music Art And Culture Society & The Dagar Archives Jaipur

7:00pm | FILM CLUB SCREENING | Festival of Films from Iran. Rooz-e Roshan - The Bright Day (Iran/2013/96mins) Dir. Hossein Shahabi. The film takes us through the streets and back alleys of Tehran. A woman – a kindergarten teacher - and her driver have six hours to track down witnesses willing to testify in court to save a man's life. The man in question is accused of killing his boss' son. But no one is sure. And yet there were witnesses to the tragedy. Only, they have to be persuaded to speak. Collab: NETPAC India and Iranian Independents

7:00pm|HCL Concerts #TrueToOurRoots | The Dances of Fire & Wind - Mohiniyattam recital by Gopika Verma followed by Bharatanatyam recital by Meenakshi Srinivasan

7:00pm |Kathak In Our Times. Kelucharan Mohapatra Memorial Lecture by Kathak dancer and choreographer, Kumudini Lakhia. Collab: Raza Foundation

7:00pm|Habitat Concert Series Anandakalika, Bharatanatyam recital by Akshaya Arunkumar, disciple of Krishnakumari Narendran

7:00pm |ILF Samanvay Art Articulations: Aesthetics of Social Engagement. Panelists: Probir Gupta, Sreejata Roy, Mrityunjay Chatterjee, Aastha Chauhan. Moderator: Ravi Aggarwal

7:00pm |Will A Common Civil Code Liberate Indian Women? Prof. Bharat Gupt looks at this contemporary concern from the point of view of freedom and happiness of Indian women.

7:00pm | Opera at Habitat Series. Elektra (German with English subtitles/110 mins) is

thRichard Strauss' intense one-act early 20 century opera. Sunit Tandon introduces a classic 1980 video recording of a live production from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York. This path-breaking opera “unites the commanding impact of Greek tragedy with the unsettling insights of early-20th-century Freudian psychology.”

7:00pm | Book Launch. The Ocean of Churn by Sanjeev Sanyal takes the reader on a journey through medieval geopolitics and eyewitness accounts of long-lost cities to the latest genetic discoveries about human origins. Collab: Penquin Random House India

7:00pm | FILM CLUB SCREENING | Vatsala: Tale of a Mother (Hindi/90mins) Dir. Cunal Ranjan. Vatsala is the story of a child right's activist who is forced to revisit her notions of motherhood. Collab: Naritaav

7:00pm|Voices Of Partition. Narratives recounted by witnesses to story collectors from both sides of the border, offering an acute understanding into human experiences against the backdrop of Independence and Partition. Speakers: Joginder Singh Dhamija, Saleem Hassan Siddiqui, Keerti Kunzru, Mishika Nayyar. Moderator: Urvashi Bhutalia. Collab: The 1947 Partition Archive

7:00pm | FILM CLUB SCREENING | Festival of Films from Iran. Risk of Acid Rain (Ehtemal-e Baran-Asidi-2015/105 mins) Dir. Behtash Sanaeeha. Manoochehr is 60 years old, has retired from the tobacco department. Yet, he continues to go to work since he has nothing else to do. Risk of Acid Rain is a minimalist poetic take on the bitter reality of loneliness. Collab: NETPAC India and Iranian Independents

7:00pm | Tribute to Pt. Subhash Nirwan. Vocal recital by Dr.Harish Tiwari, disciple of Pt.Bhimsen Joshi, followed by Tabla recital by Suraj Nirwan. Collab: Pt.Gopal Das Nirwan Memorial Music Society

7:00pm |DOC FILM|The Jungle Gang (Multilingual/ 2012/65mins). Dir. Krishnendu Bose. A wildlife film series that has been made exclusively for children and young adults. The animals we meet are the tiger, the elephant and the sloth bear. Collab: CMS Vatavaran

7:00pm|Saare Jahan Se Accha 2016 - Festival of Indian Classical Dance. Odissi dance drama Matsya Avatar by Utsav Ranjana's Odissi Dance Academy (New Delhi); Kathak recital by Sarita Kalele (Mumbai); Bharatnatyam recital by Shubha Dhananjay; Kathak group performance by disciples of Shubha Dhananjay (Bangalore). Collab: Utsav - Ranjana's Odissi Dance Academy

7:00pm | DOC FILM|The Pad Piper (India/ Japan/2013/ 52mins). Dir: Akansha Sood Singh. The Pad Piper documents the incredible story of Arunachalam Muruganantham, a school dropout from rural Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, India, of how his innovation, a low-cost sanitary-pad making machine, has revolutionised menstrual health for thousands of women across India. Collab: CMS Vatavaran

7:00pm|Saare Jahan Se Accha 2016 - Festival of Indian Classical Dance. Sattriya recital by Shaordi Saikia & group, Odissi? recital by Rajashri Praharaj, Mohiniyatam duet by disciples of Bharati Shivaji, Manipuri group performance by artistes of JNMDA. Collab: Utsav - Ranjana's Odissi Dance Academy

7:00pm | Nashist – Celebrating Varsha Ritu. Reading by Prof. Rama Kant Shukla, Sanskrit scholar, from Kalidas' Raghuvansham, Meghdoot and from Tulsidas' Ramcharitmanas. Followed by recital of select extracts from Amir Khusro, Chhayawadi Hindi poets and concludes with Hindi film songs celebrating rains. Artistes: Sahil and Sabita Uppadhyay. Collab: Impresario Asia

7:00pm | Kali's Women: Thirty Years of Feminist Publishing, and Counting. LILA PRISM Series 4th edition on "Institution as Practice". Speakers: Urvashi Butalia and Ritu Menon. Chair: Rizio Yohannan Raj. Collab: LILA Foundation

7:00pm |Resolving Breakdowns. On toxicity in relationships & antidotes. Panelists: Paromita Bardoloi, Dr. Nisha Khanna, Dr. Kamal Khurana, Moderated by Suzzy Singh. Collab: Life Positive Foundation

7:00pm onwards| Two-day workshop on the raga system and the art of improvisation in Hindustani Classical Music with particular reference to select ragas by senior vocalist, Pt. Gokulotsavji Maharaj. Fee; Rs.750. For 18yrs and above. Participants should have prior knowledge of Hindustani classical music.

7:30pm | Partition - Stories of Separation by award-winning vocalist Sonam Kalra. An experiential music performance using music, theatre, film, photography and design with Gopika Chowfla, Ahsan Ali, Salima Raza, Deepak Ramola and Manish Halder. Tickets at Rs.500, Rs.350 & Rs.200 available at the Programme Desk from Aug 1 for IHC members only. Open to all from Aug 4. An Old World Culture presentation

4:00pm - 8:00pm |Cinema of Alexander Kluge:

In the Tracts of Time. Film Retrospective &

appreciation. Brutality in Stone

(German/1961/ 15mins), Yesterday's Girl

(German/1966/ 88mins), Part Time Work of an

Occupational Slave (German/1973/ 91mins)

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6:00pm | IHC Members' Meet | Please

contact the Programme Desk for details.

7:00pm onwards| MUSIC WORKSHOP |

Conclusion of workshop by Pt. Gokulotsavji

Maharaj. Fee: Rs.750.

7:30pm|Misprint (Musical/Hindi /90mins)

Dir: Kuldeep Kunal Prod. The Color Bakery.

The play is about the misprinted lives of two

friends from different social classes. Through

comedy and satire, the play reminds us how

greed and fear restrict & manipulate our

feelings. Check panel for details. An Old

World Culture presentation

7:00 pm |IHC Lok Sangeet celebrates 250 years of poet Waris Shah's monumental work Heer. Performance by Jasbir Jassi. Guest artiste, Rabbi Shergill

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7:00pm | DOC FILM|The Pinochet Case (Spanish/ French/2001/109mins). Dir. Patricio Guzman. The film explores how a small group of people in Madrid laid the groundwork for Augusto Pinochet's arrest -- catching a dictator 25 years after his rise to power. Collab: FD Zone

7:00pm |FILM CLUB SCREENING | Festival of Films from Iran Melbourne (93 mins/2014) Dir. Nima Javidi. Just before they depart to Melbourne, a well-meaning favour by Amir and Sara leads to a tragic event. Collab: NETPAC India & Iranian Independents

7:00 pm | Ibteeda Festival 2. Sarangi duet, Ustad Ghulam Sabir Khan & Murad Ali Khan. Tabla duet, Ustad Hashmat Ali Khan & Ustad Akram Khan. Collab: Saurang Parampara Society of Moradabad Gharana & Guru Pradeep Shankar Academy

7:00pm | Book Release. Feminist Subversions: Governmentalities & Gender Knowledge in South Asia. Editor: Maitrayee Mukhopadhyay. Panel: Maitrayee Mukhopadhyay, Jashodhara Dasgupta, Dipta Bhog. Collab: Zubaan Books

7:00pm|Summer Rain. Poetry reading. Ganga Prasad Vimal (Hindi), Manohar Bandopadhyay (Eng & Bangla), Vanita (Punjabi), Tarannum Riyaz (Urdu). Collab: Poetry Club of India

7:00pm|FILM CLUB SCREENING | Festival of Films from Iran Asabani Nistam - I'm not Angry! (110 mins/2014). Dir. Reza Dormishian.

But Navid cannot afford a good flat for them to live, much less the villa or car that her father deems necessary for the alliance. Collab: NETPAC India and Iranian Independents

7:00pm | Ibteeda Festival: Jashn-e-Raqs. Murad Ali Khan (Sarangi), Amaan Ali Khan (Tabla), Mahua Shankar (Kathak), Tarit Pal (Percussion ), Nupur Shankar (Padhant), Shuheb Hasan & Zohaib Hasan (Vocal) Followed by a collaborative music concert featuring Fakhruddin Ghaffari, William Rees, Siraj Khan, Gyan Singh, Nawahineokala'i Lanzilotti, & Ravi Daniel Rangel. Collab: Saurang Parampara Music Society of Moradabad Gharana & Guru Pradeep Shankar Academy of Promoting & Performing Arts

Navid is preoccupied with the thoughts of how to meet the basic necessities for a decent life once he is married to his love, Setareh.

7:00pm | Architecture and Society Series - 'Natural Cities': Future Direction for Sustainable Living. Speaker: Vikram Soni, environmental activist and theoretical physicist. The speaker will illustrate the idea of the 'Natural City' which sets the future direction for urban living. Collab: Greha

7:00pm | Krishna Hindustani vocal recital by Vidushi Sumitra Guha. Followed by Kathak recital by Saveri Misra accompanied by Rajkumar Misra on Tabla. Collab: Sumadhur Hansadhwani Trust

7:00pm | FILM CLUB SCREENING | Festival of Films from Iran. No Entry for Men (Voroud Aghayan Mamnoo) (2011/105 mins). Dir. Rambod Javan.

Collab: NETPAC India and Iranian Independents

This charming romantic comedy takes place in an all girls' school. The Olympiad teacher is not able to teach anymore because of her pregnancy. Against her better judgement, the sternly protective spinster principal hires a male teacher. A hilarious battle of the sexes follows.

7:00pm|an evening of Sufi music by CULTURE RESONANCE, a transcultural and travelling band of three siblings from Bielefeld, Germany. Their music draws from multicultural experiences and they perform with the accompaniment of a range of instruments such as Oud, Sarod, Tabla, Def, etc. Tickets at Rs.350 and Rs.200 available at the Programme desk from Aug 1 for IHC members only. Open to all from Aug 4. An Old World Culture presentation

7:00pm | Interactive reading and discussion on the philosophical text Symposium by Plato. Symposium is one of Plato's celebrated classics. This dialogue features Socrates, Phaedrus, Aristophanes who gather to debate on the nature of beauty and love. Collab: Readers' Break

7:00pm |A series on new-age challenges of children and adolescents. Collab: Vimhans

4:00pm & 7:30pm| Adaptation of

Twelfth Night by Shakespeare. . Prod: The Company Theatre.

Separated from her twin brother Sebastian following a shipwreck, Viola disguises herself as a boy to serve the Duke of Illyria. Confusion reigns supreme in this classic romantic comedy of mistaken identity. Piya Behrupiya transposes the action to India in the form of a Nautanki and Shakespeare's gloriously sunny comedy come alive. Tickets at Rs.500, Rs.350 & Rs.250 available at the Programme Desk from Aug 1 for IHC members only. Open to all from Aug 4. An Old World Culture presentation

7:00pm|FILM CLUB SCREENING| Festival of Films from Iran Khaneh Pedari – The Paternal House (105 mins/2012) Dir. Kianoush Ayari.

Collab: NETPAC India and Iranian Independents

Piya Behrupiya (Hindi/ 130mins with 10mins interval)

Dir. Atul Kumar

The Paternal House goes into the tragedy of an honour killing that won't let a family find peace for multiple generations.

7:00pm | Ustad Ahmadjan Thirakwa Music Festival 2016. Tabla solo by Shariq Mustafa accompanied by Ahsan Ali Khan on Sarangi. Flute recital by Hariprasad Chaurasia accompanied by Rashid Mustafa Thirakwa on Tabla and Debopriya Ranadive on flute. Limited passes available at the Programme Desk from Aug 16 onwards for IHC members only.

7:00pm | Grow Younger and Live Longer. Speaker: Dr. H.K. Chopra, cardiologist and author. The lecture will discuss the necessary preventive and precautionary lifestyle practices to lead a healthy life. Collab: Age Care India

7:00pm | Kochi Muziris Biennale: A Cultural Investment in Diversity. LILA PRISM Series 4th edition on "Institution as Practice". Speakers: MA Baby, Venu Vasudevan, Riyas Komu. Collab: LILA Foundation

7:00pm |Odissi recital by the disciples of Sonal Mansingh. Bharatanatyam recital by the disciples of Saroja Vaidyanathan.

7:00pm |IHC Music Club. A lecture-demonstration by Dr. Sarita Pathak Yajurvedi, on the interconnections between Literature & Music.

7:00pm | DOC FILM |There Is Something In The Air (Hindi/2011/26mins). Dir.

. The documentary explores the intersecting points where spirituality meets insanity

. Collab: Foundation for Universal Responsibility of HH the Dalai Lama.

7:30pm | The Courtesan - An Enigma, a dance choreography in Darbari Kathak conceptualized by Manjari Chaturvedi based on extracts from Nautch Girls of India by Pran Nevile. Artistes: Manjari Chaturvedi, Neesha Singh

Iram Ghufran

. Sama – Muslim Mystic Music Of India (Multilingual/2012/52mins). Dir. Shazia Khan. The film explores how Islamic music traditions in India found inspiration in the musical heritage of the subcontinent

6:30am - 11:00am | NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP | An Independence Day Initiative - 1 day workshop by Kashish Malhotra Mehta of Wildography. Fee: Rs.500 for IHC members, and Rs.750 for others. Open for all age groups. Registrations open from Aug 1 at the Programme desk.

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Delhi O' Delhi Foyer

1 – 31 Shahar-e-dilli - solo exhibition of sketches of Delhi's architectural ruins by Yajanika

Convention Centre Foyer

1 - 5 Our Everyday Portraits - solo exhibition of paintings by Shantala Palat

6 - 10 Infinite Diorama - solo exhibition of paintings by Jyoti Sateeja

11 - 15 Exhibition of paintings by Debu Payen

16 - 19 Cynosure - solo exhibition of photographs by Sara Wadhwa

22 - 26 Sreethree - group exhibition of paintings by Jitendar Sharma, Akash Purawar, Adarsh Sinha

27 - 31 Abstract Sojourns - exhibition of contemporary abstract and figurative paintings by Nupur Chaube

FOR DETAILS, CALL 4366 3085 / 90

Talking Photography - Speaking for Others

Justin Coombes, Ruskin School of Art, Oxford University

Venue: - Experimental Arts Gallery

A two-day Photosphere photography workshop where

intermediate and veteran photographers can learn how to tell compelling stories with images and text.

For registration, contact the Visual Arts Gallery: 4366-2024/25

Aug 13 and Aug 20

11am – 3pm

Fees: Rs.2000

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