WEBINAR 

Historian of Indian Jewellery, Usha Balakrishnan will present an illustrated lecture on

Inheritance of Brilliance: India’s Romance with Gems and Adornment
 
Gathering gems and jewels of great beauty from the kharkhanas of the Mughals, the toshakhanas of maharajas, and the tijoris of families, this talk will present the art of Indian jewellery. It will decode the deep symbolism of forms, discuss the connections between jewellery as personal and societal statements that are manifest in material and motifs, and tell the captivating stories of love and passion, and trade and war that are enshrined in Indian jewels.
 
Dr. Usha R Balakrishnan is a highly regarded independent scholar of Indian art & culture and the pre-eminent historian of Indian jewellery. Some of her publications include: Dance of the Peacock:  Jewellery Traditions of India, Jewels of the Nizams, Treasures of the Deccan, India: Jewels that Enchanted the World, Enduring Splendor: Jewelry of India’s Thar Desert and Splendours of the Orient: Gold Jewels from Old Goa. She has curated exhibitions of Indian jewellery around the world and the jewellery galleries at the CSMVS Museum, Mumbai and the National Museum, New Delhi. She is currently curating a museum space in Jaipur dedicated to the History & Art of Minakari enamel.

Zoom Registration: https://zoom.us/j/85873753057
Meeting ID: 858 7375 3057

(Collaboration: J.D. Centre of Art)