Enchanted by India

Seminar and exhibition to commemorate the fiftieth death anniversary of one of the most famous Hungarian Indologists, noted for popularizing Indian culture in Hungary. He wrote extensively on India including several scholarly and popular books, and papers concerning India (including books on his visits to India, on Mahatma Gandhi, Rabindranath Tagore, Alexander Csoma de Körös); on Indian philosophy, yoga; and published a great volume on the history of Indian art. An uncle of Amrita Sher-Gil who taught her painting and encouraged her to pursue art

Welcome Address: Mr. Tibor Kovacs, Director, Hungarian Information & Cultural Centre

Introduction: Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan

Speakers :Dr. Geza Bethlenfalvy, Indologist; Dr. Margit Kovacs, Hungarian lecturer, University of Delhi 

This will be followed by the opening of an exhibition of photographs, Enchanted India - Ervin Baktay (1890 - 1963) at the Balassi Institute Hungarian Information & Cultural Centre, 1 A, Janpath at 18:30