An exhibition of paintings, ceramics and textile art
By Siraj Saxena

Preview on Tuesday, 3 September 2024 at 18:30

This exhibition brings into focus Adivasi communities of eastern and central India, the ways in which these communities have been stereotype, and how Adivasi voices have critiqued such representations. On display are the shifting images of ‘tribes’ in nineteenth-century colonial representations through lithographs; photographs of ‘aboriginal tribes’; ethnographic and anthropological texts of the colonial period; illustrations and images of objects and photographs; a philatelic archive of postage stamps, special covers and postal stationery; and excerpts from unpublished articles, diaries, poems and songs, and photographs to unpack an alternative history of struggle of the Adivasi for dignity, justice, and human rights

Curated by Dr. Sangeeta Dasgupta and Dr. Vikas Kumar 

Inauguration by Prof. Sonajharia Minz on Wednesday, 21 August 2024 at 18:30

As part of this exhibition, there will be a panel discussion on 

SATURDAY, 24 AUGUST 2024 AT 18:30 IN ANNEXE LECTURE ROOM II

Reframing the Adivasi

Panelists: Dr. Sangeeta Dasgupta, Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Dr. Vikas Kumar, School of Development, Azim Premji University, Bengaluru; and Prof. Sonajharia Minz, School of Computer and Systems Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University and former Vice Chancellor, Sido Kanhu Murmu University, Dumka, Jharkhand

Chair: Prof. Virginius Xaxa, Professor of Sociology, Delhi School of Economics, Professor and Deputy Director, Tata Institute of Social Sciences and Visiting Professor, Institute for Human Development, New Delhi

An exhibition of paintings by Ludmilla Chakrabarty

Preview on Tuesday, 6 August 2024 at 18:30 

An exhibition of prints, paintings, and sculptures
By Arpan Sadhukhan from Kolkata

Inauguration by Ms. Uma Nair, well-known art critic and curator on Tuesday, 23 July 2024 at 18:30

(Collaboration: Purushottam Public Trust)
 

A photographic journey through Mauritius

An exhibition by Akshar Bhan

Inauguration on Tuesday, 9 July 2024 at 18:30 hours by Shri K. N. Shrivastava ,Director, IIC

An exhibition of paintings by Rafique Shah from Satwas, Madhya Pradesh presently based in Delhi

Inauguration by Prof. Ashis Nandy and Shri Ashok Vajpeyi on Friday, 28 June 2024 at 18:30

A group exhibition of ink wash paintings by Huzaifa Ghaffar Khan; Md. Farukh; Nishat Naaz; Ridhima Roy; and Subi Khan

Preview on Friday 14 June at 18:30 by Ms Shohini Ghosh, Director of Jamia Millia Islamia's Premchand Archives and Literary Centre
 

An exhibition of paintings – oil on canvas

By Monami Chowdhury

Preview on Friday, 31 May 2024 at 18:00 by Padma Shri Prof. Biman Bihari Das, Ex. Principal of Govt College of Art and Craft, Kolkata and chairman of AIFACS
 

An exhibition of paintings – watercolour and acrylic on paper
By Pavan Kumar D. from Hyderabad

Inauguratin on Friday, 17 May 2024 at 18:00 by Shri. Dharmendra Rathore, eminent visual artist: Chief Guest, Shri. Johny M L, art historian, curator and cultural critic 

The exhibition is based on the extensive collections of jazz at the Archives and Research Center of Ethnomusicology of the American Institute of Indian Studies. The major holdings are of the collections of Naresh Fernandes, author of Taj Mahal Foxtrot and well-known expert on Jazz in India; as well as that of Niranjan Jhaveri, famous jazz aficionado. The interactive exhibition includes offline kiosks which brings together over 600 tracks of music as well as photographs and documents that trace the history of Jazz in India from the 1920s to the current era from the two collections

Inauguration by Mr. Tim Curtis, Director UNESCO on Wednesday, 1 May 2024 at 18:30
 

(Collaboration: Archives & Research Center for Ethnomusicology,  American Institute of Indian Studies; and UNESCO)