A series of films, lectures and exhibitions focusing on the philosophy and ideals of Zoroastrianism in practice today affirming both tangible and intangible cultural heritage and the need to preserve it. The films, exhibitions and lectures will travel from the ruins of Persepolis to the present day, bringing to life an exuberant empire and its magnificence, its stories, its truths. What remains – is it only brick and mortar, is there a language, what are its beliefs, where are its people? The series is part of The Everlasting Flame International Programme and is organised in collaboration with Parzor Foundation, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Govt. of India, and UNESCO and with the support of Dr. Cyrus Poonawalla, Serum Institute

 

My Family and Other Parsis

An exhibition of photographs by Sooni Taraporevala

 

Sooni has photographed people as they go about their daily lives, successfully narrating emotions of her subjects as they make conversation, attend family functions, at home or in the streets of Mumbai, a city which is considered a Parsi bastion

 

The exhibition has been organised in collaboration with the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi 

 

 

 

The Halls of Industry and The Nehru Pavilion – Landmarks of India’s Modern Architecture

 

 

 

Architectural drawings by Raj Rewal, Architect

 

Structural drawings by Mahendra Ra, Engineer

 

The Halls of Industry and The Nehru Pavilion – Landmarks of India’s Modern Architecture

 

Photographs and engineering drawings by Raj Rewal, Mahendra Raj

 

Solo presentation in Hindi by Bhagirathi Bai, Seagull Theatre, Guwahati

 

The play is based on “Bharathiya Mahileyara Swathanthra Horata”, a translation by well-known Kannada writer, K. Vaidehi, of Indian Women’s Freedom Struggle by Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay

 

 

 

Speakers at the roundtable will include, Shri Gopal Gandhi, Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan, Dr. Devaki Jain, Prof. Mridula Mukherjee, Dr. Radha Kumar, Shri Ashoke Chatterjee, Dr. Shobita Punja, Smt Mirnal Pande among others

 

Speaker: Smt Jasleen Dhamija, veteran Indian textile art historian, crafts expert and former UN Advisor

 

Followed by 

Sangeet Natak Akademi and SMM Theatre Crafts Trust

Speaker: Smt Usha Malik, former Secretary, Sangeet Natak Akademi

 

Speaker: Dr. Aparna Basu, historian and former President, All India Women’s Conference

 

Followed by a presentation

Kamaladevi ki Janam Kahani

Performance by Patachitra artist, Gurupada Chitrakar from West Bengal on the life of Kamaladeviji

 

Followed by

 

Kamaladevi’s Vision for Handloom and Handicraft Through the Cooperative Movement

Speakers: Smt Gulshan Nanda, former Chairperson, Central Cottage Industries Emporium; and Shri K.B. Johar, former Managing Director, Central Cottage Industries Emporium

 

 

From 10:00 to 13:00

Movement Workshop

Conducted by Dr. Anita Ratnam 

 

The workshop is open to all styles

 

At 16:00

Tribute to Padma Bhushan (the Late) Smt Kalanidhi Narayanan

Speakers/Performers: Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan; Guru Smt Jamuna Krishnan; Smt Rasika Khanna; and Smt Pratibha Prahlad, Padmashri

 

At 18:30

Natya Vriksha Young Dancers

Bharatanatyam

By Dr. Vasudevan Iyengar from Delhi

 

Kathak

By Sanjukta Sinha from Ahmedabad

 

 

Organised in collaboration with Natya Vriksha

 

From 10:00 to 13:00

Demonstration of Bharatanatyam Class at Natya Vriksha

Conducted by Geeta Chandran

 

At 16:00

In Conversation

Geeta Chandran in conversation with celebrated dancer, Dr. Yamini Krishnamurthi, Padma Vibhushan

 

At 18:30

Natya Vriksha Young Dancers Festival

Kuchipudi

By Bhavna Reddy

 

The Attic

Interactive presentation in Bharatanatyam

By Dr. Swarnamalya Ganesh from Chennai