Listening Session on the artistry of Vilayat Khan

This listening session makes available NCPA’s archival recordings to lovers of Hindustani classical music. The session is based on rarely heard recordings of the sitar maestro, Ustad Vilayat Khan (1927-2004), which were specially recorded for NCPA’s archives during 1976-79, where, prompted by his senior most disciple, Arvind Parikh, the maestro speaks at length about his forefathers and their style, and chronicle his own journey with ample demonstrations.

This session will cover Ustad Vilayat Khan’s great heritage of seven generations, detailing the musical artistry of Imdad Khan (1848-1920), as narrated and demonstrated by him

(Collaboration: National Centre for Performing Arts, Mumbai)

Monoprints, water colour and oil on paper; songs and stories
An exhibition by Golak Khandual

Preview on Friday, 9 February 2024 at 18:30

As part of this exhibition, several programmes will be organised in the Art Gallery on:
 

10 February 2024 at 18:30
“Still Flowing with the River”
Sumeet Shetty, President of Literati in conversation with the artist, Golak Khandual and Chandrahas Chowdhury, novelist, teacher and journalist
Moderator: K.T. Ravindran

12 February 2024 at 18:30
The Artist as a Storyteller
“Centering the Soul” (about Daddy Gurucharan Singh); and Amma Sanyal

14 February 2024 at 18:30
The Artist as a Storyteller
Thakuma in Samadhi; and Mad Grandma’s Bullfrogs

15 February 2024 at 18:30
“Of Time, Space and Love”
Dr. Geeti Sen, Art Historian and Dr. Amrita Narayanan, therapist and author in conversation with Golak Khandual

18 February 2024 at 18:30
“Drawing Life – Life Drawing”
Nilanjan Chowdhury, artist in conversation with Golak Khandual, Sanjna Kapoor/Gauri Gill

20 February 2024 at 18:30
The Artist as a Storyteller
Stories “All About My Mother”

Well-known throughout the world as a healthy food that is simple, refined, and pleasing to the eye, sushi is the archetypal example of Washoku (Japanese cuisine). Inscribed in the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage, this exhibition presents the culture of sushi and its history, through life-size models of Nigiri-zushi, a replica of a typical sushi restaurant counter, a replica of a Kaiten-zushi (conveyor-belt sushi); history of sushi as depicted in the arts, in ukiyo-e prints and many more exhibits

(Collaboration: Embassy of Japan; and The Japan Foundation, Delhi)

How we can materialise the vision and values of Free and Open Indo-Pacific

Welcome Address: Amb. Umemoto Kazuyoshi, President, The Japan Foundation, Tokyo

Introductory Remarks: Mr. Wakao Koike, Head, Japanese Studies and Global Partnerships Department, The Japan Foundation, Tokyo

Moderator: Mr. Koji Sato, Director General, The Japan Foundation, New Delhi

The seminar will discuss the prospects of India-Japan relationship with respect to South Asia and Free and Open Indo-Pacific

(Collaboration: The Japan Foundation, New Delhi)

Panelists: Shri Kallol Bhattacherjee, Senior Assistant Editor, The Hindu and author of The Great Game in Afghanistan; and Shri Frank Rausan Pereira, founder of Bharat First, Consultant Anchor with Doordarshan and former Anchor, Rajya Sabha TV

Chair: Amb. K.P. Fabian, Professor, Symbiosis University, Pune and Indian Society of International Law, New Delhi

The newly elected Maldivian President Mohammad Muizzi has asked India to withdraw its military personnel from Maldives. India proposed a joint committee to sort out the matter which Maldives agreed to but President Muizzi’s on his return from a state visit to China, has publicly put a deadline of 15 March 2024 for the withdrawal. Both Maldives and Sri Lanka fall within the security perimeter of India. The panelists will address the maritime security of India, Sri Lanka, and Maldives, and the options available to India

Discussion based on the recent publication of Tree & Serpent: Early Buddhist Art in India by John Guy

Panelists: John Guy, Florence and Herbert Irving Curator of the Arts of South and Southeast Asia, Department of Asian Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Jyotindra Jain, art and culture historian and renowned scholar and museologist who has authored several books and staged exhibitions on Indian folk arts and cultures; Naman Ahuja, art historian and curator, Professor of the Art and Architecture of Ancient India, Jawaharlal Nehru University; and Upinder Singh, historian and Professor of History and Dean of Faculty, Ashoka University and Peter Skilling, specialist in the literary and archaeological histories of South and Southeast Asia, Professor, Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok

Moderator: Deepanjana Klein, historian and Director of Acquisitions and Development, Kiran Nadar Museum of Art 

Before the appearance of the Buddha image, about 500 years after his lifetime, the visual repertoire used to teach the Buddha’s message was rich in its celebration of the natural world. It was presided over by its personified spirits, the yakshas and nagas. This panel will explore the many dimensions of the early religious landscape that the Buddha encountered as a mendicant, and following his passing, the emergence of the cult of relics centred on the royal tumuli, the stupa.

(Collaboration: Mapin Publishing)

Aaj Kavita features new Urdu poetry with readings by young poets: Charagh Sharma (Chandausi); Mohammad Afaan (Srinagar); Shehla Kaleem (Muradabad); Amardeep Singh (Patiala); Belal Sabir (Kolkata); Pallav Mishra, Safeer Siddiquie, Faizan Moquim, Abbas Qamar, Mohd. Aqib and Shahbaz Rizvi (Delhi)

(Collaboration: The Raza Foundation)

Carnatic Veena Recital

By Saraswati Rajagopalan 
Accompanied by Kumbakonam N. Padmanabhan (mridangam); and Varun Rajasekharan (ghatam)

Followed by
Dhrupad Recital
By Ustad Faiyazuddin Wasifuddin Dagar
Accompanied by Pt. Mohanshyam Sharma on pakhawaj

(Collaboration: Dagar Brothers Memorial Trust)

Rain in Bulandshahr: A Novel
By Achla Bansal (Authorspress,2023)

Discussants: Shri Sunit Tandon, well-known theatre and film personality and Director, India Habitat Centre, President Delhi Music Society ;Dr. Lakshmi Kannan, poet, novelist and short story writer; Ms. Mridula Garg, writer and poet; Dr. Amarendra Khatua, former Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs and former Director General, Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Diplomat and poet; and Ms. Achla Bansal, author of the book

Chair: Shri K. N. Shrivastava, Director, IIC

Behind the ‘Seen’

A curated exhibition of three artists from Goa – Minakshi Singh, Divya Kamat, and Divya Balivada

Inauguration  on Tuesday, 6 February 2024 at 18:30 by Talish Ray