Screening of films by renowned photographer and film maker Binoy K Behl would be organised by Madhya Pradesh State Tourism Development Corporation during the tourism year 2015-16.
Under the lecture series Binoy K Behl would give lecture on Saturday at 5 pm at Hotel Palash on Buddisht Heritage of Madhya Pradesh and would screen his films.
The renowned artist has captured around 46,000 photographs of monuments across Asia. He has made 132 films which are screened across the world at cultural institutes. Exhibitions of his photographs have been displayed in more than 40 countries. limca book of records has entered his name for the photographer with the longest traveler.
Series of 26 short films Paintings of India, Sculpture of India’ and ‘Spectacular India’ have been telecast on the National Television Doordarshan.
National Geographic Magazine covered a story on the Indian Art based on the photographs of Behl in the 2008 year issue. BBC has telecasted story on Behl’s work on India and Vietnam.
On the occasion of International Yoga Day in June 2015 exhibition of Behl’s photographs on Yoga was organized and films were screened across 50 countries.
He was awarded with best short film at the Madrid International Film Festival 2015 on ‘Indian Roots of Tibetan Buddhism.’
Behl has been awarded at several international festivals across the globe. His lectures have been organized at several renowned universities and museums in which his subject was Asian Art.
His book on Ajanta Caves was published from london. Books on history of Buddhist Heritage and Indian Art of Andhra Pradesh have been published.
Books on Buddhist Heritage Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Tibet, China and Mongolia have been published.