Sanjhi Revisited is a five-day exhibition conceptualised and curated by the Delhi Crafts Council as one of the special events marking its golden jubilee this year. It will showcase new concepts based on the theme of architecture as its main focus. Delhi Crafts Council has been involved in reviving this dying art for more than three decades.This gave a certain visibility to the craft and opened up many possibilities including the involvement of several designers.
When: August 8 to 12
Where: Visual Art Gallery
The Musical Journey of Rabindranath Tagore will be presented by Reba Som and chaired by ICCR chief Suresh Goel. Despite having bunked school and formal training, Tagore imbibed multiple cultural influences and his music is a rich amalgam of classical Indian, western, folk and regional musical styles. The talk will also explain why Rabindrasangeet remains relevant today and why to many it assumes the form of a personal religion
When: August 8
Where: India International Centre
Gandhi’s Vision: Freedom and Beyond is an exhibition of photographs and documents depicting India’s freedom struggle under Mahatma Gandhi’s leadership and his vision of free India from the collection of the National Gandhi Museum. The exhibition will also include replicas of Gandhi’s ashrams.
Curated by Dr Aparna Basu, Chairperson, National Gandhi Museum
When: August 11 to 21
Where: Kamladevi Complex
The fifth edition of the Indo-Korean Youth Film Festival, Jashn-E Azadi, is being organised by the NGO Nehru Bal Sangh. Around 20 short films based on the themes, “What freedom is to you” and “Indo-Korean friendship”, will be screened at the festival. The idea of Jashn-E Azadi is to revitalise the lifeblood of freedom and independence among youngsters and motivate people to celebrate Independence Day with much more enthusiasm, pride, energy and fervour, and not consider it as a mere holiday.
When: August 8
Where: Korean Cultural Centre
Do not miss the painting exhibition by Aruna Devi Tomar from Dehra Dun, Arcadia – Her creations of joy. This is a solo show of paintings with natural dyes. A natural source of colours is used which is a good way of giving permanency to the beauty of flowers, which wilt away anyway. The exhibition will be inaugurated by Major General Dilawar Singh (Retd.), Director-General, Youth Affairs.
When: August 2 to 8
Where: India International Centre