12 July 2014, 05:30 am
THE HIMALAYA: A TIMELESS QUEST
The Himalaya: A Timeless Quest
 
Geographies – Physical and Sacred
An exhibition of photographs, paintings, maps and sacred objects
Curator: Shri Deb Mukharji
Curator for Buddhist Himalaya: Shi Kishore Thukral
                                                                                                                                               
Inauguration by Dr. Karan Singh, President ICCR on Friday, 11 July 2014 at 19:00
 
As part of this exhibition, there will be talks and screening of films on                                  
 
Thursday, 17 July 2014 at 19:00
Kailash and Manas
Illustrated lecture by Shri Deb Mukharji, author of A Quest Beyond the Himalaya
 
Saturday, 19 July 2014 at 19:00                                                                                                                    
Deciphering the Thangka
Illustrated lecture by Shri KishoreThukral, writer-photographer based in Delhi
 
Monday, 21 July 2014 at 18:30 in the Auditorium
Film: Where the Clouds End (52 min; 2013; dvd; English & with subtitles)
Director: Wanphrang K. Diengdoh who will introduce the film
 
Screening will be followed by a discussion
 
First in a series of exhibitions focusing on some aspects of the Himalaya – geography, trade, exploration and the dissemination of ideas, people and a fragile economy