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Sunday
24 Oct 2021
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Sunday
24 Oct 2021

Art | Lecture

17 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Through “Making Space”, Orijit will share his experiences in documenting and interpreting the idea of place, identity, and survival in contemporary India.

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Eeb Allay Ooo! is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language film, directed by Prateek Vats, in his directorial debut, and written by Shubham. The film revolves around a young migrant in New..

Architecture | Exhibition

17 : 00 | Ahmedabad
In between the comfort of our homes & large Infrastructural projects, lies this liminal & vulnerable space of our city that we inhabit every day. These Spaces are never drawn,..

Sunday
24 Oct 2021

Art | Lecture

17 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Through “Making Space”, Orijit will share his experiences in documenting and interpreting the idea of place, identity, and survival in contemporary India.

Saturday
23 Oct 2021

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Eeb Allay Ooo! is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language film, directed by Prateek Vats, in his directorial debut, and written by Shubham. The film revolves around a young migrant in New..

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Ahmedabad
This week Arthshila Ahmedabad's Film Showcase features 'Rabindranath Tagore' by Satyajit Ray, an Indian documentary film about the life and works of noted Bengali author Rabindranath Tagore.

Literature | Lecture

18 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Sopan Joshi is a journalist and author in New Delhi. For about 25 years he has researched, written, and edited for a variety of publications, in English and Hindi. The..

Literature | Exhibition

11 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad’s Thematic Book Display is a monthly curation of a set of books based on a certain theme. As we celebrate 75 years of India’s independence and Arthshila Ahmedabad..

Architecture | Exhibition

11 : 00 | Ahmedabad
MAD(E) IN MUMBAI with their Manifestos has been engaging with Civic Bodies of Various Cities in reshaping the Architecture of the Everyday Realm. This Exhibition presents MAD(E) IN MUMBAI’s inquiry of..

Tuesday
23 Nov 2021

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Ahmedabad
This week Arthshila Ahmedabad's Film Showcase features 'Rabindranath Tagore' by Satyajit Ray, an Indian documentary film about the life and works of noted Bengali author Rabindranath Tagore.

Sunday
28 Nov 2021
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Wednesday
1 Dec 2021

Literature | Lecture

18 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Sopan Joshi is a journalist and author in New Delhi. For about 25 years he has researched, written, and edited for a variety of publications, in English and Hindi. The..

Tuesday
30 Nov 2021
To
Friday
31 Dec 2021

Literature | Exhibition

11 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad’s Thematic Book Display is a monthly curation of a set of books based on a certain theme. As we celebrate 75 years of India’s independence and Arthshila Ahmedabad..

Thursday
28 Oct 2021
To
Thursday
6 Jan 2022

Architecture | Exhibition

11 : 00 | Ahmedabad
MAD(E) IN MUMBAI with their Manifestos has been engaging with Civic Bodies of Various Cities in reshaping the Architecture of the Everyday Realm. This Exhibition presents MAD(E) IN MUMBAI’s inquiry of..

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad's Film Showcase in Week one featured a series of short films exploring the connections between climate change and our patterns of production and consumption of goods.

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad's Film Showcase this week features Mani Kaul’s Dhrupad - a film about one of the world’s oldest continuous musical traditions and the Dagar family.

Photography | Lecture

18 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Known for capturing architecture and design with unwavering precision, Bharath Ramamrutham’s work is admired for his focus and mastery on the interplay between natural light and space. Bharath’s oeuvre connects architecture to photography and extends into the..

Tuesday
7 Dec 2021
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Sunday
12 Dec 2021

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad's Film Showcase this week features Mani Kaul’s Dhrupad - a film about one of the world’s oldest continuous musical traditions and the Dagar family.

Design,Game | Interaction

18 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Recommended age: 12+ Adver-City is a board game that challenges you to build a city and survive in an uncertain world, where your plans are always disrupted by something you..

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad’s Film Showcase this week features a series of films shortlisted  for The Nagari Film Competition. The Nagari Film Competition is an annual competition by  Charles Correa Foundation designed..

Saturday
18 Dec 2021
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Saturday
18 Dec 2021

Design,Game | Game Design,Interaction

18 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Recommended age: 12+ Adver-City is a board game that challenges you to build a city and survive in an uncertain world, where your plans are always disrupted by something you..

Film | Screening

18 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Written and Directed by YASH VYAS Performed by REVANTA SARABHAI Designed by TEERTHA BHATT Lanuage: Gujarati Duration: 70 mins Free and Open to all. Limited Seats. RSVP Link: https://forms.gle/fJof5KtkAW2dtzdM9 GAMTI..

Film | Screening

18 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Film Maker: Phil Grabsky Arthshila Ahmedabad’s Film Showcase this week features 'Matisse' by Phil Grabsky, a filmed footage of the exhibition interwoven with Matisse's biography, behind the scenes material, and..

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad's Film Showcase this week features a series of short films on the art of Photography and Cinema.

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad's Film Showcase this week features a series of short films by Saul Bass that utilise the techniques of live-action, animation, and special effects.

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad's Film Showcase this week features ‘Linotype’ by Douglas Wilson, a feature length documentary film about Linotype typecasting machine and how it impacted the world.

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad's Film Showcase this week features a series of short films exploring the idea of urbanism with distinctive social and cultural patterns in cities. Join us for the screening..

Saturday
19 Feb 2022
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Sunday
17 Apr 2022

Art | Exhibition

18 : 00 | Ahmedabad
We are thrilled to announce that 'Painting Everything in the World: An Exhibition on the Books and the Arts' will formally open with a talk by V. Geetha, Publisher &..

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad's Film Showcase this week features a documentary film about the life and works of Chinese artist and activist Ai Wei Wei, that showcases his artistic process in preparation..

Film | Screening

11 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad's Film Showcase this week screens a series of films by Tara Books that features artists, designers, printers, authors, editors at work - and brings to the fore the..

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad's Film Showcase this week features a series of films exploring various art forms and their relevance in contemporary times. Join us for the screening at 5:00 pm from..

Literature | Lecture

18 : 30 | Ahmedabad
Lecture and Book Release with Chitra Vishwanath Biome Diaries is a set of three books about the people, projects, and processes at Biome Environmental Solutions, that have striven to mainstream..

Tuesday
8 Mar 2022
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Sunday
13 Mar 2022

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad's Film Showcase this week features a series of short films engaging with the vibrant thoughts of migrant workers, their flair for storytelling, and how they look at the..

Tuesday
15 Mar 2022
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Thursday
17 Mar 2022

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad's Film Showcase this week screens a documentary film about the life and journey of one of the most prevalent female icons: Frida Kahlo. The film also features key..

Friday
18 Mar 2022
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Sunday
20 Mar 2022

Lecture | Talk

17 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Over three days spanning 18, 19, and 20 March 2022 (Friday – Sunday), Arthshila Ahmedabad will host the Artist talk, Book Signing, Pop-up library, and Zine-making workshop with Kaamna Patel..

Tuesday
22 Mar 2022
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Sunday
27 Mar 2022

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad's Film Showcase this week features ‘RiP: A Remix Manifesto’ by Brett Gaylor, an open-source documentary film about the changing concept of copyright. Join us for the screening at..

Saturday
26 Mar 2022
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Saturday
26 Mar 2022

Film | Lecture

11 : 00 | Santiniketan
What makes an artist? What makes their art? The medium they choose, the subject, the material, their life experiences, their mentors and fellow travellers, their political conviction… How do these..

Saturday
26 Mar 2022
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Saturday
26 Mar 2022

Music | Recital

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
The second evening of our centre’s opening program will consist of a sarod recital by Sougata Roy Chowdhury. Sougata will be accompanied on the tabla by Deepranjan Ghosh. Sougata Roy..

Sunday
27 Mar 2022
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Sunday
27 Mar 2022

Workshop | Interaction

11 : 00 | Santiniketan
On Sunday morning we will begin with a workshop led by Soumik Nandy Majumdar for young people between ages 13 and 18 years, to delve deeply into the works by..

Tuesday
29 Mar 2022
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Sunday
3 Apr 2022

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad's Film Showcase this week features 'Siddheshwari' by Mani Kaul, an Indian documentary film about the life of a noted Hindustani classical music singer Siddheshwari Devi from Varanasi. Join..

Tuesday
5 Apr 2022
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Saturday
9 Apr 2022

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad's Film Showcase this week features 'Munch 150', a documentary film about one of the most important artists in the history of painting: Edward Munch. Join us for the..

Sunday
10 Apr 2022
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Sunday
10 Apr 2022

Performance | program

18 : 30 | Ahmedabad
Swarna Chitrakar is a Patachitra artist from Pingla village in West Bengal. She belongs to a family of Patuas which practices a unique folk art of painting & storytelling through songs. Swarna..

Friday
8 Apr 2022
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Friday
8 Apr 2022

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Santiniketan
Arthshila Santiniketan commences with its film screenings, starting with Gamak Ghar- a feature film about a family's life in a small village in Darbhanga, Bihar, over the course of two..

Tuesday
12 Apr 2022
To
Sunday
17 Apr 2022

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad's Film Showcase this week features a series of films about Sufism and its intricate relationship with Bhakti movement in India. Join us for the screening at 5.00 pm..

Saturday
16 Apr 2022
To
Saturday
16 Apr 2022

Art | Interaction

18 : 30 | Ahmedabad
Mayur and Tushar Vayeda (Vayeda Brothers) are independent Warli artists from Maharashtra. They have been pursuing Warli art for the last ten years, and have exhibited their work in India..

Tuesday
19 Apr 2022
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Friday
22 Apr 2022

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad's Film Showcase this week features ‘Coral woman’ by Priya Thuvassery, a filmmaker's journey with Uma, a certified scuba diver, exploring the underwater world and the threat to coral..

Saturday
23 Apr 2022
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Saturday
23 Apr 2022

Art | Interaction

18 : 30 | Ahmedabad
Virkein Dhar is a creative producer and entrepreneur, having worked across disciplines of design, art and culture, social impact and innovation. She leads Poppy Seed Lab, a genre-agnostic creative studio that..

Friday
22 Apr 2022
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Friday
22 Apr 2022

Film | Screening

18 : 30 | Santiniketan
Nainsukh is a 2010 film directed by Amit Dutta based on the life and works of Nainsukh, an 18th-century Indian miniature painter. The film contains meticulous recreations of Nainsukh's paintings..

Saturday
23 Apr 2022
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Saturday
23 Apr 2022

Lecture | Interaction

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
Sumangala Damodaran’s talk will address the ways in which music and musicians have played an important role in articulating social concerns and have been part of social movements from the..

Sunday
24 Apr 2022
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Sunday
24 Apr 2022

Workshop | Art

11 : 00 | Santiniketan
Arthshila Santiniketan and History for Peace—an initiative of The Seagull Foundation for the Arts will be facilitating an interactive workshop where we will engage with his sketches and Somnath Hore’s..

Sunday
24 Apr 2022
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Sunday
24 Apr 2022

Art | Lecture

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
The talk will discuss how Somnath Hore approached the Leftist aesthetic as a materialist engagement with bodies in movement and the people as the core of ‘body politic’. We can..

Sunday
1 May 2022
To
Sunday
1 May 2022

Talk | Lecture

18 : 30 | Ahmedabad
We are thrilled to announce that ‘Continuity & Change: Recent Works of MADe’ will formally open with a talk by Madhusudhan Chalasani, followed by a discussion on Sunday, 01 May..

Friday
13 May 2022
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Friday
13 May 2022

Film | Screening

18 : 30 | Santiniketan
Arthshila Santiniketan will show "A Luminous Jewel (Birju Maharaj)" as part of our weekly film showcase as a tribute to the legend of performing arts. Late Birju Maharaj, the legendary..

Sunday
8 May 2022
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Sunday
8 May 2022

Lecture | Book Release

18 : 30 | Ahmedabad
Dr. Rudrangshu Mukherjee is the Chancellor and Professor of History at Ashoka University of which he was also the Founding Vice Chancellor. He studied History as an undergraduate at Presidency..

Friday
13 May 2022
To
Sunday
15 May 2022

Workshop | Paper making

11 : 30 | Santiniketan
In this three-day interactive workshop conducted by Ruma Choudhury, participants will explore the process of paper-making.

Friday
6 May 2022
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Friday
6 May 2022

Film | Screening

11 : 30 | Santiniketan
Rabindranath Tagore is an Indian documentary film, released during the birth centenary year of Rabindranath Tagore (who was born on 7th May, 1861) written and directed by Satyajit Ray about..

Tuesday
10 May 2022
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Saturday
14 May 2022

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad's Film Showcase this week features ‘Mon Oncle’ by Jacques Tati. Jacques Tati’s eccentric, old-fashioned hero, Monsieur Hulot, is set loose in Villa Arpel, the geometric, oppressively ultramodern home..

Sunday
15 May 2022
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Sunday
15 May 2022

Talk | Design

18 : 30 | Ahmedabad
Professor Singanapalli Balaram is a designer, author, and teacher with 53 years of experience. He has published seven books including ‘Thinking Design’, which was translated into other languages. He was..

Tuesday
24 May 2022
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Saturday
28 May 2022

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad's Film Showcase this week features Achal Mishra’s ‘Gamak Ghar’, an Indian Maithili-language feature film on how in a north Indian village, a family reunites at their ancestral home..

Friday
20 May 2022
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Friday
20 May 2022

Film | Screening

18 : 30 | Santiniketan
Arthshila Santiniketan's Film Showcase this week features 3 films, ‘Chitrakathi', 'The Nomad Puppeteer' by Mani Kaul & 'Six Strands' by Chaitanya Tamhane. Chitrakathi: This film traces the evolution of Chitrakathi,..

Sunday
29 May 2022
To
Sunday
29 May 2022

Talk | Textile

18 : 30 | Ahmedabad
Archana Shah has been collaborating with artisans around the country for the last 40 years to create textiles for her clothing company BANDHEJ, a label influenced by traditional textiles and..

Friday
27 May 2022
To
Friday
27 May 2022

Film | Screening

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
Kanaka Purandara (1988) This film by Girish Karnad is about the saints Kanaka and Purandara who led the Bhakti movement, which insisted that theological language be spoken in popular dialect..

Tuesday
7 Jun 2022
To
Sunday
10 Jul 2022

Ongoing | Workshop

11 : 30 | Santiniketan
Arthshila Santiniketan, in collaboration with Kala Chaupal Trust presents Living A Dark Night, curated by Paula Sengupta. The works in this exhibition encapsulate a time of despair and anxiety, when..

Saturday
28 May 2022
To
Saturday
28 May 2022

Literature | Interaction

11 : 30 | Ahmedabad
Feminist Collective in Architecture (FCA) is a collective of architects, artists and designers working towards creating and expanding spaces for non cis-males in architecture and allied fields. FCA works towards..

Tuesday
31 May 2022
To
Sunday
5 Jun 2022

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad's Film Showcase this week features ‘Van Gogh and Japan’, A documentary film about Van Gogh's encounter with Japanese artworks in Paris through research, print collecting, discussions with artists..

Saturday
4 Jun 2022
To
Saturday
4 Jun 2022

Talk | Book Release

18 : 30 | Ahmedabad
Barkha Dutt is an award-winning TV journalist, anchor and columnist with more than two decades of reporting experience. She is India’s only Emmy-nominated journalist who has won multiple national and..

Saturday
7 May 2022
To
Sunday
12 Jun 2022

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad's Film Showcase this week features ‘The True Cost’ a documentary film directed by Andrew Morgan that focuses on fast fashion. This is a story about the clothes we..

Saturday
11 Jun 2022
To
Sunday
12 Jun 2022

Khel Ghar | Workshop

16 : 00 | Ahmedabad
About the Workshop: ‘Khel Ghar’ is a workshop exploring Imagination and Storytelling through theatre exercises, materials and found objects that will be conducted by Teertha Bhatt. The workshop ‘Khel Ghar’..

Friday
10 Jun 2022
To
Friday
10 Jun 2022

Film | Screening

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
Stilleben (1997) Duration: 58 mins | Language: German (English Subtitles) About: This film by Harun Farocki features classic 16th and 17th century still life paintings which are edited together with..

Tuesday
14 Jun 2022
To
Friday
17 Jun 2022

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad's Film Showcase this week features ‘Future by Design’ by William Gazecki, an intellectually and visually engaging documentary following the life of self-educated futurist Jacque Fresco. The film portrays..

Sunday
26 Jun 2022
To
Sunday
26 Jun 2022

Workshop | Stamp Making

11 : 00 | Santiniketan
Workshop to be led by: Nilanjan Das Description: Each residence in Santiniketan has a garden of some sort. Participants will be invited to create a miniature relief stamp [3 x..

Friday
24 Jun 2022
To
Friday
24 Jun 2022

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Santiniketan
Paula Modersohn-Becker - Porträt (1976) Duration: 44 mins | Language: German (English Subtitles) About: This film by Jürgen Breest portrays the life of the painter Paula Modersohn-Becker (1876 - 1907),..

Saturday
18 Jun 2022
To
Saturday
18 Jun 2022

Film | Screening

18 : 30 | Ahmedabad
Film Screening & Discussion with Modak KS (Co-Director) & Madhurima Khadilkar (Co-Editor)  Date: 18 June 2022 (Saturday) Time: 6.30 pm onwards We are thrilled to announce that ‘Galiyon ka Sheher’..

Tuesday
21 Jun 2022
To
Sunday
26 Jun 2022

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad's Film Showcase this week features ‘Playtime’ by Jacques Tati. Clumsy Monsieur Hulot finds himself perplexed by the complexity of a gadget-filled Paris. He attempts to meet with a..

Tuesday
28 Jun 2022
To
Sunday
3 Jul 2022

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad's Film Showcase this week features ‘Jiro Dreams of Sushi’ by David Gelb. Jiro Ono, a chef in his eighties, owns the only sushi restaurant to hold three Michelin..

Friday
1 Jul 2022
To
Friday
1 Jul 2022

Film | Screening

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
Ashwatthama (2017) Duration: 120 mins | Language: Braj About: Ashwatthama is an anti-narrative film about a little boy obsessed with a narrative. After bandits raid their home killing his mother,..

Saturday
9 Jul 2022
To
Saturday
9 Jul 2022

Exhibition |

17 : 30 | Santiniketan
Exhibition Walkthrough This exhibition walkthrough is to be led by the curator Paula Sengupta with many of the participating artists from the exhibition, talking about their respective works.

Sunday
10 Jul 2022
To
Sunday
10 Jul 2022

Photography | Presentation

17 : 30 | Santiniketan
MUSTANG This presentation by Sujoy Das through photographs and video clips covers one of the last Shangri-las in the Himalaya. A lost kingdom bordering Tibet which has a regulated entry..

Sunday
3 Jul 2022
To
Sunday
3 Jul 2022

Talk | Interaction

18 : 30 | Ahmedabad
The panel discussion ‘Reflections on Practice’ forms a concluding segment of the ongoing ‘Continuity & Change: Recent Works of MADe’ by Studio MADe. In this session, the panelists will throw..

Saturday
2 Jul 2022
To
Saturday
2 Jul 2022

Talk | Interaction

18 : 30 | Ahmedabad
Bijoy Ramachandran founded Hundredhands in 2003 with his partner Sunitha Kondur, and currently serves as the Design Chair for the post-graduate program at BMS College of Architecture in Bengaluru. Ramachandran..

Friday
8 Jul 2022
To
Friday
8 Jul 2022

Film | Screening

18 : 30 | Santiniketan
My Name is Gulpilil (2021) Duration: 101 mins | Language: English My Name is Gulpilil is a 2021 documentary film about the life of celebrated actor David Gulpilil, at the..

Saturday
9 Jul 2022
To
Saturday
9 Jul 2022

Presentation | Interaction

18 : 30 | Santiniketan
The Kala Chaupal Trust This presentation by Leenika Jacob will talk about The Kala Chaupal Trust, which was founded in May 2018 by Leenika Jacob and Premila Singh to work..

Sunday
10 Jul 2022
To
Sunday
10 Jul 2022

Presentation | Interaction

18 : 30 | Santiniketan
INTO EXILE: A presentation by Paula Sengupta This presentation by Paula Sengupta addresses the museumization of the Tibetan community in exile.

Sunday
10 Jul 2022
To
Sunday
10 Jul 2022

Exhibition | Photography

18 : 30 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad and PHOTOINK are pleased to present IIT Delhi: A Modernist Case Study, Designed by Chowdhury & Gulzar Singh a two-person exhibition by Madan Mahatta and Randhir Singh exploring..

Tuesday
12 Jul 2022
To
Tuesday
12 Jul 2022

Lecture | Session

18 : 30 | Santiniketan
Arthshila Santiniketan, in association with Juggernaut will be hosting a book reading session by the author Nandana Sen of Acrobat: Translations of Nabaneeta Dev Sen's poems on the 12th of..

Saturday
16 Jul 2022
To
Sunday
17 Jul 2022

Film | Screening

11 : 30 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad's Film Showcase this week features ‘Nainsukh’ by Amit Dutta. The film is based on the life and works of Nainsukh, an 18th-century Indian miniature painter. The film contains..

Saturday
16 Jul 2022
To
Saturday
16 Jul 2022

Film | Interaction,Screening

17 : 00 | Ahmedabad
We are pleased to announce that ‘Madappally United’ will be screened at Arthshila Ahmedabad followed by a discussion with Ajay Govind (Film Director) and Aasif Karim (Former International Sportsman for..

Friday
15 Jul 2022
To
Saturday
30 Jul 2022

Exhibition | Fine Arts

11 : 00 | Santiniketan
The 2020 Takshila Fine Arts Scholars Show opens at Arthshila Santiniketan on the 15th of July, 2022 at 6 pm. The exhibition features works by Ammu S, Amaldev S Narayanan,..

Tuesday
19 Jul 2022
To
Friday
22 Jul 2022

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad's Film Showcase this week features ’24 City’ by Jia Zhangke. 24 City chronicles the dramatic closing of a once-prosperous state-owned factory in Chengdu, southwest China and its conversion..

Friday
22 Jul 2022
To
Friday
22 Jul 2022

Film | Screening

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
Eeb Allay Ooo! (2019) Duration: 98 mins | Language: Hindi Hired as a monkey repellent, Anjani, a young migrant worker struggles to adjust to life in Delhi, after becoming the..

Sunday
31 Jul 2022
To
Sunday
31 Jul 2022

Interaction | Dandi Path

18 : 30 | Ahmedabad
In February 2019, Harmony Siganporia  walked from Dandi to Ahmedabad, retracing the route of Gandhi's Salt March in reverse. She traversed this route of just under 400 kms over 25..

Tuesday
2 Aug 2022
To
Sunday
7 Aug 2022

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad's Film Showcase this week features ‘Great Artists’ by Andrew Hutton. This is an episode about Egon Leo Adolf Ludwig Schiele, an Austrian Expressionist painter. A protégé of Gustav..

Saturday
20 Aug 2022
To
Sunday
25 Sep 2022

Exhibition | Workshop

18 : 30 | Ahmedabad
Opening: 20 August 2022 (Saturday) | 6.30 pm On view until: 25 September 2022 | www.livinginadarknight.in About LIVING A DARK NIGHT: Since March 2020, India is living a dark night,..

Tuesday
16 Aug 2022
To
Sunday
21 Aug 2022

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad's Film Showcase this week features ‘A Thin Wall’ by Mara Ahmed. It is a documentary about memory, reconciliation and the Partition of India. It focuses on a unique..

Saturday
20 Aug 2022
To
Saturday
20 Aug 2022

Architecture |

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
The conversation will focus on how the built form of our everyday mundane city shapes, the experience of our everyday life and what can Architecture do to address our fractured..

Friday
19 Aug 2022
To
Friday
19 Aug 2022

Film | Screening

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
Film: Cyrano my love, Edmond (2021) Duration : 124 mins Language: French The story of Edmond Rostand who is a playwright of potential genius. Unfortunately, all he has written until..

Friday
26 Aug 2022
To
Friday
26 Aug 2022

Film | Screening

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
Portrait of a City (1961) Duration: 20 Minutes | Language: English, Bengali Portrait of a city is a visual recording of the city of Calcutta in the 1960s. Birju Maharaj..

Friday
2 Sep 2022
To
Friday
2 Sep 2022

Film | Screening

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
A Silent Warble Duration: 18 Minutes | Silent Directed by Debanjan Majhi, A silent short narrative of a blind foley artist and how he roams around the world heritage city..

Saturday
3 Sep 2022
To
Saturday
3 Sep 2022

Talk | Architecture

18 : 30 | Ahmedabad
‘Architecture and Independence: The Search for Identity, India 1880 to 1980’ examines the development of architecture in India in the context of the political struggle for and attainment of Independence...

Saturday
3 Sep 2022
To
Saturday
3 Sep 2022

Performance | Detritus

19 : 00 | Santiniketan
Duration: 45 Minutes Detritus is a multiform contemporary performance that proposes a lightness of being and living in a world that is overburdened by what we consume and discard. Through..

Sunday
4 Sep 2022
To
Sunday
4 Sep 2022

Presentation | Photography

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
The presentation will focus on the history of evolution in photography and the contemporary practice of alternative photography in 21st century. The talk will further elaborate on the basis and..

Sunday
4 Sep 2022
To
Sunday
4 Sep 2022

Architecture | Book Release

18 : 30 | Ahmedabad
Ramu Katakam was born in the final days of British rule in India and raised in the early years of independence. He has thus been witness to the shaping of..

Sunday
4 Sep 2022
To
Sunday
4 Sep 2022

Reading Session | Lecture

11 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Join us for the second Reading Session of the series 'Convergence of the Anthropocene' moderated by Krishna Parikh at Arthshila Ahmedabad on Sunday, 04 September 2022 at 11.30 am. About..

Tuesday
6 Sep 2022
To
Sunday
11 Sep 2022

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad's Film Showcase this week features ‘Waves 98’ by Ely Dagher and ‘A Radiant Life’ by Meryll Hardt. Join us for the screening at 5.00 pm from 06 September..

Tuesday
13 Sep 2022
To
Sunday
18 Sep 2022

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad's Film Showcase this week features ‘Court’ by Chaitanya Tamhane. The film examines the Indian legal system through the Mumbai Sessions Court trial of an aging protest singer, Narayan..

Sunday
4 Sep 2022
To
Sunday
4 Sep 2022

Performance | Presentation

11 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Written & Directed by Vinay Sharma Starring Ashok Singh & Vinay Sharma Date: 17 September 2022 (Saturday) | Time: 6.30 pm onwards Using an ironic juxtaposition of humour with the..

Friday
16 Sep 2022
To
Sunday
13 Nov 2022

Exhibition | Interaction

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
The exhibition, will take us through the lives of artisans from Awadh and the processes behind their creation of crafts that adorn our heritage and culture. Through commissioned pieces of..

Saturday
17 Sep 2022
To
Saturday
17 Sep 2022

Mehfil | Cultural Journey

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
A cultural journey of Awadh & Lucknow woven through couplets, songs & commentary based on different ragas written in various Hindustani languages compiled together and composed by Askari Naqvi.

Sunday
18 Sep 2022
To
Sunday
18 Sep 2022

History | Presentation

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
The presentation will highlight some of the early interventions and efforts made by Sanatkada in documenting and disseminating oral histories of Lucknow. Documenting oral histories has been an ongoing project..

Wednesday
21 Sep 2022
To
Sunday
25 Sep 2022

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad's Film Showcase this week features ‘Oh, Sun’ by Med Hondo. A labour of love and fury, Med Hondo’s acerbic debut exposes the blatant racism of 1960s France, where..

Friday
23 Sep 2022
To
Friday
23 Sep 2022

Film | Screening

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
The screening comprises of short films by Sanatkada Film Studio. Each segment of the screening sheds light upon a wide range of craft traditions of Awadh. Central attraction of the..

Thursday
8 Sep 2022
To
Thursday
8 Sep 2022

Film | Screening

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
Duration: 106 minutes | French Based on French journalist Florence Aubena’s best-selling non fictional work, Ouistreham traces the journey of Marianne Winckler, a well-known author, without revealing her true identity..

Friday
7 Oct 2022
To
Friday
7 Oct 2022

Film | Screening

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
Court Duration: 115 minutes | Hindi The film examines the complexities within the Indian judicial system through the Mumbai Sessions Court trial of Narayan Kamble, a folk singer accused of..

Friday
14 Oct 2022
To
Friday
14 Oct 2022

Film | Screening

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
Galiyon Ka Sheher Duration: 40 minutes | Hindi The documentary offers an insight on the implications of a recent urban development project in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh through the perspectives of..

Friday
21 Oct 2022
To
Friday
21 Oct 2022

Film | Screening

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
Alice et Le Maire  Duration:103 Minutes | French The mayor of Lyon, Paul Théraneau, after thirty years in politics feels he has run out of ideas. To solve this problem, his..

Saturday
29 Oct 2022
To
Sunday
30 Oct 2022

Film,Workshop | Event

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
A workshop by Pavel Paul for ages 9-12, exploring the art of stop-motion animation to narrate stories creatively. The workshop will introduce a unique and exciting medium which articulates imagination,..

Friday
28 Oct 2022
To
Friday
28 Oct 2022

Film | Screening

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
Akashpradeep  Duration: 28 Minutes | Bengali The film depicts the condition of a deceased old person Janardan, who eventually returns to his family. But gradually it becomes difficult for Janardan to..

Saturday
5 Nov 2022
To
Saturday
5 Nov 2022

Talk | Interaction

18 : 30 | Ahmedabad
Savio Mascarenhas is the Group Art Director at Amar Chitra Katha. He is the co-creator of characters like Mopes and Purr, Super Suppandi, Janoo and Woolly Woo, and Little Shambu..

Sunday
6 Nov 2022
To
Sunday
6 Nov 2022

Talk | Interaction

18 : 30 | Ahmedabad
A Talk & Book Release with Peter Rich Join us for a Talk & Book Release with Peter Rich this Sunday, 06 November 2022 at 6.30 pm. About Peter Rich:..

Friday
25 Nov 2022
To
Sunday
27 Nov 2022

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad's Film Showcase this week features ‘Charulata’ by Satyajit Ray. Satyajit Ray’s personal favourite and arguably his most acclaimed film, this Rabindranath Tagore adaptation is a whirlwind of repressed..

Saturday
5 Nov 2022
To
Saturday
5 Nov 2022

Performance | Event

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
Mohammad Muneem is an adept film-maker and scriptwriter. Since 2014, he has been teaching song-writing & urdu poetry at the Liberal Arts department of Symbiosis College of Arts and Commerce,..

Friday
4 Nov 2022
To
Friday
4 Nov 2022

Film | Screening

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
Cameron, Coffee & Calcutta  Duration: 85 Minutes | English  Jane Richter, former UK school/college teacher, is originally from London, but her last 35 years have been spent on  the beautiful Isle..

Saturday
12 Nov 2022
To
Sunday
13 Nov 2022

Exhibition | Reading

18 : 30 | Ahmedabad
The coming week marks an exciting month of the ongoing Exhibition 'Bombay Imagined: An Illustrated History of the Unbuilt City'. Over two days spanning 12 & 13 November 2022 (Saturday..

Friday
11 Nov 2022
To
Sunday
13 Nov 2022

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad's Film Showcase this week features ‘Eames: The Architect and The Painter’ by Jason Cohn and Bill Jersey. The documentary film is about American designers Charles and Ray Eames..

Saturday
12 Nov 2022
To
Sunday
13 Nov 2022

Talk | Interaction

18 : 30 | Ahmedabad
Join us for a talk by Nirupa Rao on Saturday, 12 November 2022 at 6.30 pm. Nirupa Rao is a botanical artist from Bangalore, whose work is inspired by close..

Friday
11 Nov 2022
To
Friday
11 Nov 2022

Film | Screening

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
Duration: 40 Minutes | Hindi The screening comprises of short films by Sanatkada Film Studio. Each segment of the screening sheds light upon a wide range of craft traditions of..

Saturday
12 Nov 2022
To
Saturday
12 Nov 2022

Talk | Presentation

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
Shahanshah Mirza will share some fascinating facts about the connection between Awadh & Bengal.

Sunday
13 Nov 2022
To
Sunday
13 Nov 2022

Crafts | Demonstrations

11 : 00 | Santiniketan
About the Master Craftspersons: Master Calligrapher Syed Azeem Haider Jafri. In Lucknow the art form of calligraphy flourished during the period of nawabs. Different verses from  the Quran were written..

Saturday
19 Nov 2022
To
Saturday
19 Nov 2022

Architecture | Exhibition

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
In between the comfort of our homes & large Infrastructural projects, lies this liminal & vulnerable space of our city that we inhabit every day. These Spaces are never drawn,..

Saturday
26 Nov 2022
To
Saturday
26 Nov 2022

Masterclass | Event

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
Sounds are embedded in almost every aspect of daily life, from communication and artistic expression to commerce, politics, and our social and cultural identities.   Aurality or hearing is one..

Sunday
20 Nov 2022
To
Friday
20 Jan 2023

Art | Exhibition

18 : 30 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad hosted the opening of ‘UNHEALING WOUNDS: An Exhibition on the Works of Somnath Hore in commemoration of his centenary, curated by KS Radhakrishnan on 20 November 2022 at..

Friday
2 Dec 2022
To
Friday
2 Dec 2022

Architecture | Talk

18 : 30 | Ahmedabad
Prita will share some insights from her vast experience at the grassroots level with rural and urban landscapes across 4 districts in Gujarat. The talk shall address one of the..

Friday
2 Dec 2022
To
Sunday
4 Dec 2022

Film | Screening

11 : 30 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad's Film Showcase this week features ‘State of Housing’ by Sanjiv Shah and ‘The Burning Sun’ by S.N.S. Sastry. About State of Housing: A film directed by Sanjiv Shah,..

Friday
2 Dec 2022
To
Friday
2 Dec 2022

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Santiniketan
Die Neue Nationalgalerie Duration: 48 Minutes | German with English Subtitles The New National Gallery - in Berlin is an epoch-defining Structure by the architect Mies van der Rohe. Fifty..

Wednesday
7 Dec 2022
To
Wednesday
7 Dec 2022

Book | Conversation

16 : 00 | Santiniketan
The book "Dancing with my Camera"  Edited by Stephanie Rosenthal, this publication is produced on the occasion of Singh’s touring retrospective. The book brings together for the first time the..

Friday
9 Dec 2022
To
Sunday
11 Dec 2022

Film | Screening

17 : 30 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad's Film Showcase this week features ‘Khajuraho Millennium’ by Kamal Swaroop and ‘Mandu - The City of Joy’ by Niel Gokhale. About Khajuraho Millennium The film is about Khajuraho..

Friday
9 Dec 2022
To
Friday
9 Dec 2022

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Santiniketan
Fabulative Futures  Duration: 180 Minutes The videos presented here are part of the collective artistic research project Fabulation for Future, which was based on the call for deputies to form the..

Saturday
17 Dec 2022
To
Saturday
17 Dec 2022

Theatre | Performance

18 : 30 | Ahmedabad
‘Haan, Main Savitribai Phule’ is based on the life and work of the educationist Savitribai Phule. This powerful solo play is written, directed, and performed by Sushama Deshpande. The play..

Friday
16 Dec 2022
To
Friday
16 Dec 2022

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Santiniketan
Sita's Ramayana | A Summer Story | Brer Rabbit Retold 24 Minutes | Multilingual The three short films in a series are based on stories published by Tara Books and..

Friday
16 Dec 2022
To
Sunday
18 Dec 2022

Film | Screening

17 : 30 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad's Film Showcase this week features ‘Teaching to See’ by Andrei Severny. An educational documentary film about graphic design and teaching of Inge Druckrey and some of her students..

Saturday
17 Dec 2022
To
Saturday
17 Dec 2022

Play | Event

17 : 00 | Santiniketan
Daga Ho Gae Baalam is a play by Parivartan Rang Mandali which showcases the rich tradition of folk music and looks at the impact on it during the current times. Parivartan Rang..

Friday
23 Dec 2022
To
Saturday
24 Dec 2022

Film | Screening

17 : 30 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad's Film Showcase this week features ‘The Last Music Store’ by Megha Ramaswamy. This short documentary is an ode to an iconic music store where music wasn’t just sold..

Friday
30 Dec 2022
To
Friday
30 Dec 2022

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Santiniketan
State of Housing 42 Minutes | Multilingual A film directed by Sanjiv Shah, was commissioned as part of the State of Housing – Aspirations, Imaginaries and Realities in India exhibition..

Saturday
7 Jan 2023
To
Saturday
7 Jan 2023

Workshop | Event

16 : 00 | Ahmedabad
For Ages: 13 years & Above  Date: 07 January 2023 (Saturday) | Time: 4.00 pm – 7.00 pm Registration Mandatory | Limited Seats Registration Link: https://forms.gle/wQjQbBkRRaLHfBtu8 About the Workshop: Towards..

Sunday
8 Jan 2023
To
Sunday
8 Jan 2023

Film | Screening,Talk

16 : 30 | Ahmedabad
About the Film: In 1991, Somnath Hore wrote an essay Amar Chitra Bhabna (My Concept of Art) where he shares the paths his life took and the art that emerged..

Saturday
14 Jan 2023
To
Saturday
14 Jan 2023

Performance | Event

16 : 30 | Santiniketan
The abstract physical vocabulary of dance developed at Chowk is drawn from the traditional and the historical, and is similar to the way cities form and mold themselves around monuments..

Friday
13 Jan 2023
To
Friday
13 Jan 2023

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Santiniketan
Lovely Villa 31 mins | Hindi with English subtitles Architecture as Autobiography, a 30-minute film directed by Mumbai-based architect and urban designer Rohan Shivkumar and filmmaker-cinematographer Avijit Mukul Kishore, is..

Wednesday
25 Jan 2023
To
Saturday
11 Mar 2023

Exhibition | Event

17 : 00 | Santiniketan
Poetry & Calligraphy of Nilanjan Bandyopadhyay Curated by Subhojit Chowdhury Translated by Arunava Sinha Curated by Subhojit Chowdhury, this exhibition takes us through Nilanjan Bandyopadhyay’s poetry and calligraphy that celebrates the mystery..

Wednesday
18 Jan 2023
To
Wednesday
18 Jan 2023

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Santiniketan
Meera will present audio recordings and publications from her current project that explore post/colonial migration histories into the UK. The archive shares the impacts of colonialism in Britain on a..

Saturday
21 Jan 2023
To
Sunday
12 Feb 2023

Exhibition | Photography

18 : 30 | Ahmedabad
Jose Antonio Zalba (Pepe) studied creative photography back in the 90’s. He worked professionally until he came to India in 2005 where he went through a process of rediscovering his..

Friday
20 Jan 2023
To
Friday
20 Jan 2023

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Santiniketan
J'ai Aimé Vivre Là French | English Subtitles | 89 Minutes The Documentary film features in a new town, somewhere in the suburbs of Paris, intimate stories meet the writings of..

Sunday
29 Jan 2023
To
Sunday
29 Jan 2023

Palay House | Methodologies

18 : 30 | Ahmedabad
Introduction by Abeer Gupta, Director of Achi Association India Followed by A Talk with Faiza Khan and Suril Patel, Field Architects Palay House is more than 200 year old typical..

Saturday
28 Jan 2023
To
Saturday
28 Jan 2023

Film Screening | Discussion

18 : 30 | Ahmedabad
The documentary ‘Kanade’ is centered on the architect-brothers, Shankar and Navnath Kanade. Despite being from a small village, they stepped ahead to achieve greater goals. Success to them did not mean financial security..

Saturday
28 Jan 2023
To
Sunday
29 Jan 2023

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad's Film Showcase this week features ‘Rafea: Solar Mama’. A documentary film about Rafea, as she follows her aspirations of lighting up her village by harnessing the power of solar..

Saturday
28 Jan 2023
To
Saturday
28 Jan 2023

Performance | Event

17 : 00 | Santiniketan
The performance by  Kalamandalam Jishnuprathap & Team, enacts the story of Lifting of Mount Kailasa (Kailasoddharanam), an extract from the ancient 1st-century playwright-Bhasa’s Abhisheka Natakam of Act 3, through Koodiyattam,..

Friday
27 Jan 2023
To
Friday
27 Jan 2023

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Santiniketan
93 mins | Bengali with English subtitles  The film revolves around Bokul, a fourth-generation manual laborer who works in a bone-crushing factory in the middle of Kolkata's largest dump yard...

Saturday
4 Feb 2023
To
Saturday
4 Feb 2023

Presentation | Artwork

17 : 00 | Santiniketan
Presentation by Dr. Verna Blewett and Dr. Lily Hirsch. Dr. Verna Blewett and Dr. Lily Hirsch are relatives of Santiniketan-based artists Kiron and Gertrude Sinha. For many years they have..

Friday
3 Feb 2023
To
Friday
3 Feb 2023

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Santiniketan
92 mins | English, Hindi  Directed by: Avijit Mukul Kishore To Let The World In, Volume 1 is the first part of a two-volume film project that looks at a significant..

Saturday
4 Feb 2023
To
Saturday
4 Feb 2023

Talk | Film | Writing | illustration

18 : 30 | Ahmedabad
Join us for a talk by Nina Sabnani on Saturday, 04 February 2023 at 6.30 pm. There are lived stories that never make it to the pages of history. They..

Sunday
5 Feb 2023
To
Sunday
5 Feb 2023

Sketching | Workshop

11 : 00 | Ahmedabad
For Ages: 15 years & above Limited Seats | Registrations have closed. About the Workshop: Sketching in black and white lays a firm foundation for botanical painting. This introductory workshop..

Sunday
5 Feb 2023
To
Sunday
5 Feb 2023

Talk | Puppetry

17 : 00 | Ahmedabad
A Talk & Puppetry Demonstration by Frédéric Simon  Puppets seem to be alive, but they are made of materials and sometimes with almost nothing. However, something magical happens when people,..

Friday
10 Feb 2023
To
Friday
10 Feb 2023

Performance,Presentation | Concert

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
Performance by Emre Gültekin, Malabika Brahma and Sanjay Khyapa. Emre Gültekin, singer and player of the Saz, unites the sounds of his instrument with the voice and percussion of Malabika..

Friday
10 Feb 2023
To
Friday
10 Feb 2023

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Santiniketan
To Let The World In- Vol. 2 92 mins | English, Hindi Directed by: Avijit Mukul Kishore The second volume of the film looks at a period of monumental change in..

Saturday
11 Feb 2023
To
Saturday
11 Feb 2023

Performance | Dhrupad Vocal

17 : 00 | Santiniketan
Anand is a student of Dhrupad with Ustad F. Wasifuddin Dagar. He is a poet and the publisher of Navayana. He lives in Delhi. Sawai Khan has trotted the globe..

Sunday
12 Feb 2023
To
Sunday
12 Feb 2023

Performance | Dhrupad Vocal

17 : 00 | Santiniketan
Anand will be treating the audience with an early morning solo performance comprising Dhrupad vocals accompanied by Tanpura. Anand is a student of Dhrupad with Ustad F. Wasifuddin Dagar. He..

Saturday
11 Feb 2023
To
Saturday
11 Feb 2023

Performance | Theatre

18 : 30 | Ahmedabad
Starring Rajguru Mohan & Tarique Hameed  Date: 11 February 2023 (Saturday) Duration: 60 mins | Language: Urdu Time: 6.30 pm onwards RSVP Link: https://forms.gle/3A5xpvF1GNSY3vug7 "ajiib dāstān hai ye!" is a..

Friday
10 Mar 2023
To
Sunday
12 Mar 2023

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad's Film Showcase this week features ‘Our Bodies Are Your Battlefields’. Bursting with revolutionary fervor, Isabelle Solas’s documentary is a rallying cry against patriarchal and religious intolerance. Intimately intersectional..

Wednesday
15 Feb 2023
To
Thursday
16 Feb 2023

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Santiniketan
Bodhi-Cha: Imagining Indian Tea Ceremony”, a short film screening followed by Bodhi-Cha Tea Ceremony by Nilanjan Bandyopadhyay By Combining the tea traditions of China, Japan, Korea, and India, Nilanjan Bandyopadhyay introduced..

Friday
17 Feb 2023
To
Friday
17 Feb 2023

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Santiniketan
Van Gogh & Japan 85 mins | English, Japanese Directed by David Bickerstaff A documentary film about Van Gogh's encounter with Japanese artworks in Paris through research, print collecting, discussions with..

Sunday
19 Feb 2023
To
Sunday
19 Feb 2023

Exhibition | Photography

18 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad and Emami Art are pleased to announce the opening of ‘SINGED BUT NOT BURNT', an Exhibition on the works of Shahidul Alam, Curated by Ina Puri. This exhibition..

Friday
24 Feb 2023
To
Friday
24 Feb 2023

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Santiniketan
La Panthère des neiges / The Velvet Queen 92 mins | French Directed by Vincent Munier and Marie Amiguet. Presented in collaboration with Alliance Francaise du Bengale, this film takes its..

Saturday
25 Feb 2023
To
Saturday
25 Feb 2023

Presentation,Talk | Performance

17 : 00 | Santiniketan
A presentation and talk on electronic music followed by a performance by French Artist Guyseika. Guyseika proposes a presentation of the instruments which will be followed by a conversation on..

Friday
24 Feb 2023
To
Sunday
26 Feb 2023

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad's Film Showcase this week features ‘Invisible Demons’. In the sprawling mega city of Delhi, the dangers of climate change are present, not future, for 30 million inhabitants fighting..

Friday
3 Mar 2023
To
Friday
3 Mar 2023

Film | Screening

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
The Magic of Making 103 mins | English Directed by Goutam Ghose Presented in collaboration with Nabanna Earth Weekend Festival. Award-winning filmmaker Goutam Ghose's documentary film takes you on a creative..

Wednesday
1 Mar 2023
To
Wednesday
1 Mar 2023

Book | Discussion

18 : 30 | Santiniketan
Swati Ganguly in Discussion with Sukalyan Chanda A first collaborative event between Arthshila Santiniketan and the Nabanna Earth Weekend Festival presents a live book discussion where author Swati Ganguly in..

Saturday
4 Mar 2023
To
Saturday
4 Mar 2023

Performance | Songs of Spring

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
In collaboration with ITC Sangeet Research Academy, Arhshila Santiniketan presents ‘Songs of Spring’, a flute performance where flautist Paramananda Roy accompanied by Ashis Paul will give us an evening featuring..

Friday
3 Mar 2023
To
Saturday
4 Mar 2023

Interaction | Lecture

11 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Over two days spanning 03 & 04 March 2023  (Friday – Saturday), Arthshila Ahmedabad will host Pop-up library Walkthrough, Lecture and Portfolio Reviews with Kaamna Patel of Editions JOJO, and..

Saturday
11 Mar 2023
To
Saturday
11 Mar 2023

Performance | Music

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
Jake Parker Scott is a Canadian improviser/composer/multi-instrumentalist. Before moving to California to pursue an MFA in improvised music, Jake spent two winters studying raga music in Kolkata with pandit Shantanu..

Friday
10 Mar 2023
To
Friday
10 Mar 2023

Film | Screening

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
15 Mins | Bengali Followed by an interaction with the director Debraj Naiya 'The world is a battlefield. In many levels. And the worst sufferers are the helpless little kids...

Sunday
19 Mar 2023
To
Sunday
19 Mar 2023

Performance | Flute

18 : 30 | Ahmedabad
Accompanied by Shri. Anubrata Chatterjee & Shri. Mrugendra Mohadkar Join us at Arthshila Ahmedabad for a Flute Performance by Pt. Rupak Kulkarni on Sunday, 19 March 2023 at 6.30 pm...

Friday
17 Mar 2023
To
Friday
17 Mar 2023

Film | Screening

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
A Tale of Love and Desire 102 mins | French Directed by Leyla Bouzid "A Tale of Love and Desire" is a Tunisian drama film directed by Leyla Bouzid. A..

Wednesday
15 Mar 2023
To
Wednesday
15 Mar 2023

Book | Art

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
In Art and Visual Perception, author Rudolf Arnheim attempts to use science to better understand art, still keeping in mind the important aspects of personal bias, intuition, and expression. It..

Saturday
18 Mar 2023
To
Saturday
18 Mar 2023

Exhibition | Discussion

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
Curated by Tenzing Sedonla Ukyab Lama and Abeer Gupta. Peripheral Visions brings together the diverse visions of artists from the Trans-Himalayan region to delve into the interplay of identity and..

Saturday
18 Mar 2023
To
Saturday
18 Mar 2023

Reading Session | Discussion

11 : 30 | Ahmedabad
Join us for a Reading Session on ‘Torre David: Informal Vertical Communities’ with Sebastián Trujillo-Torres at Arthshila Ahmedabad on Saturday, 18 March 2023 at 11.30 am. During this reading session, participants will..

Friday
17 Mar 2023
To
Friday
17 Mar 2023

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad's Film Showcase this week features ‘Billions in Change’ by Manoj Bhargava. The film develops and delivers inventions that help the unlucky half of the world obtain basic needs..

Sunday
19 Mar 2023
To
Sunday
19 Mar 2023

Workshop | Paper making

10 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Join us for a Paper Making Workshop with Anupam Chakraborty at Arthshila Ahmedabad on Sunday, 19 March 2023 at 10.00 am. Participants will learn the process of making paper from..

Wednesday
22 Mar 2023
To
Wednesday
22 Mar 2023

Book | Discussion

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
The book, edited by eminent scholar Somnath Mukhopadhyay explains the various aspects of the language of art and aesthetics along with the life and paintings of Silpaguru Abanindranath Tagore.

Friday
24 Mar 2023
To
Friday
24 Mar 2023

Film | Screening

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
The Shepherdess of the Glaciers 74 mins | Tibetan Directed by Stanzin Dorjai Gya This film takes you to the far northern mountains of India, in Ladakh, documenting the life..

Friday
31 Mar 2023
To
Sunday
2 Apr 2023

Film | Screening

17 : 30 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad's Film Showcase this week features ‘A Place to Live’ by Sanjiv Shah. The film is about how migration caused by poverty, calamities, civil strife, and displacement due to..

Saturday
25 Mar 2023
To
Saturday
25 Mar 2023

Lecture | Book Release

18 : 30 | Ahmedabad
Lecture and Book Release with Riyaz Latif and Pushkar Sohoni Followed by Panel Discussion with Prof.Neelkanth Chhaya and Riyaz Tayyibji Date: 25 March 2023, Saturday Time: 6.30pm onwards Join us..

Wednesday
29 Mar 2023
To
Wednesday
29 Mar 2023

Book | Discussion

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
An interactive and activity-based session for children of the age group 8 to 13 years. The session will be led by Swarnali Ganguly & Amrit Ghuman on the book Lynn..

Friday
31 Mar 2023
To
Friday
31 Mar 2023

Film | Screening

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
Dreaming Lhasa 90 mins | Tibetan Directed by Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam ‘Dreaming Lhasa’, a Tibetan-language feature film from the documentarians Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam, is about a..

Saturday
1 Apr 2023
To
Saturday
1 Apr 2023

Exhibition | Photography

18 : 30 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad and IIMA Archives are pleased to present a Photography Exhibition 'An Institution in the Making: IIM Ahmedabad through the lens of Pranlal Patel'. Join us for the opening..

Wednesday
5 Apr 2023
To
Wednesday
5 Apr 2023

Book | Discussion

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
Compiled in 1835 by Hegel's student Heinrich Gustav Hotho, 'Lectures on Aesthetics' is a compilation of notes from university lectures on aesthetics given by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel in Heidelberg..

Friday
7 Apr 2023
To
Sunday
9 Apr 2023

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad and Alliance Française d'Ahmedabad are pleased to announce this week’s Film Showcase. A set of three films on Arts and Art Comedy. Alliance Française d'Ahmedabad is an internationally..

Saturday
8 Apr 2023
To
Saturday
8 Apr 2023

Design | Presentation

18 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Join us for the presentation series ‘Design Futures’ by Prof. Percy Adil Pithawala on Saturday, 8 April 2023 at 6.00 pm. Design Futures is an outreach platform, an initiative undertaken..

Friday
7 Apr 2023
To
Friday
7 Apr 2023

Film | Screening

17 : 30 | Santiniketan
Degas Et Moi 20 mins | French Directed by Arnaud des Pallières Directed by Arnaud des Pallières, the film shows a complex portrait of the impressionist Edgar Degas in this..

Wednesday
12 Apr 2023
To
Wednesday
12 Apr 2023

Book | Discussion

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
This book includes paintings and designs from the Academy Award-winning animated film directed by Hayao Miyazaki featuring commentary, colour stills, sketches, storyboards, and illustrations used to envision the rich fantasy..

Sunday
16 Apr 2023
To
Sunday
16 Apr 2023

Literature | Discussion

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
The dual desire of creation and exploration of the archives is an engagement with a sense of enchantment to complicate not just trace the points of origins and relations of..

Friday
14 Apr 2023
To
Friday
14 Apr 2023

Film | Screening

17 : 30 | Santiniketan
The Sweet Requiem 91 mins | Tibetan The film revolves around Dolkar, who at the age of 8 fled her home with her father to escape Chinese armed forces, and..

Wednesday
19 Apr 2023
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Wednesday
19 Apr 2023

Book | Discussion

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
This magnificently illustrated biography will help young readers discover the life and works of Raja Ravi Varma, the artist who was born into royalty but earned the title of ‘Raja’..

Saturday
22 Apr 2023
To
Saturday
22 Apr 2023

Literature | Presentation

18 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Join us for the second session of the presentation series ‘Design Futures’ by Prof. Percy Adil Pithawala on Saturday, 22 April 2023 at 6.00 pm. Design Futures is an outreach..

Friday
21 Apr 2023
To
Friday
21 Apr 2023

Film | Screening

17 : 30 | Santiniketan
Kekexili: Mountain Patrol 90 mins | Tibetan From award-winning international action director Lu Chuan comes the dramatic adventure of Mountain Patrol (Kekexili). Inspired by a people's remarkable mission, this film..

Saturday
22 Apr 2023
To
Saturday
22 Apr 2023

Literature | Presentation

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
Kengo Sato is a Japanese architect known for his contemporary and innovative designs. Sato's architectural style is characterized by a strong connection to nature, minimalism, and the use of traditional..

Sunday
23 Apr 2023
To
Sunday
23 Apr 2023

Performance | Theatre Workshop

12 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Join us for a Theatre Workshop with Manngadhant at Arthshila Ahmedabad on Sunday, 23 April 2023 at 12.00 pm. About the Workshop: The two hour long workshop will focus on..

Saturday
22 Apr 2023
To
Sunday
23 Apr 2023

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad's Film Showcase this week features To Let the World In, Vol. 1. This first part of a two-volume film project looks at a significant period in the history..

Friday
28 Apr 2023
To
Friday
28 Apr 2023

Film | Screening

17 : 30 | Santiniketan
TANZTRÄUME (Dancing Dreams) 92 mins | German 'Tanzträume (Dancing Dreams)' in collaboration with Goethe-Institut/ Max Mueller Bhavan, Kolkata on the eve of International Dance Day. A documentary following a group..

Wednesday
26 Apr 2023
To
Wednesday
26 Apr 2023

Literature | Discussion

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
This magnificently illustrated biography will help young readers discover the life and works of Raja Ravi Varma, the artist who was born into royalty but earned the title of ‘Raja’..

Sunday
30 Apr 2023
To
Sunday
30 Apr 2023

Literature | Book Release

18 : 30 | Ahmedabad
Mahatma Gandhi remains one of the most photographed and filmed persons in the world. The camera loved him and followed him like a shadow throughout his life. Yet, despite being..

Wednesday
3 May 2023
To
Wednesday
3 May 2023

Literature | Discussion

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
Seventy-nine Short Essays on Design brings together the best of designer Michael Bierut's critical writing serious or humorous, flattering or biting, but always on the mark. Bierut is widely considered..

Friday
5 May 2023
To
Friday
5 May 2023

Film | Screening

17 : 30 | Santiniketan
Film Showcase | Dhuin 50 mins | Maithili The film revolves around Pankaj, a small-town theatre actor with dreams of making it big in Mumbai. But faced with obligations to his..

Saturday
6 May 2023
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Saturday
6 May 2023

Exhibition | Lecture

18 : 30 | Ahmedabad
The Exhibition will formally open with an Inaugural Talk by Deshna Mehta followed by Exhibition Walkthrough. The exhibition focuses on the practice and process of book design of 6 self-published..

Sunday
7 May 2023
To
Sunday
7 May 2023

Exhibition,Film Screening | Workshop

11 : 00 | Ahmedabad
This two-hour workshop is on building a visual narrative using found material, exploring intuitive grids, & making a pocket book. We request you to bring with you: Two sided tape,..

Friday
5 May 2023
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Friday
5 May 2023

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad's Film Showcase this week features ‘Ashwatthama’ by Pushpendra Singh.    Pushpendra Singh's 'Ashwatthama' is an anti-narrative film about a little boy obsessed with a narrative. After bandits raid their..

Wednesday
10 May 2023
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Wednesday
10 May 2023

Literature | Discussion

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
Looking at how a site might be read, entered into, interpreted and activated, Engaging with Site is an exercise in co-reflection on site-specificity, notions of participation, interactivity and engagement, and..

Friday
12 May 2023
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Friday
12 May 2023

Film | Screening

17 : 30 | Santiniketan
February 1939. Overwhelmed by the flood of Republicans fleeing the Franco dictatorship, the Frenchngovernment parked them in camps. Two men separated by the barbed wire will become friends. One is..

Sunday
14 May 2023
To
Saturday
17 Jun 2023

Literature | Photographers and Writers

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
‘Hum Sab Sahmat: Resisting a Nation without Citizens’, displaying artistic expressions of over 250 artists, photographers and writers across India, is not only an ode to the core values that..

Friday
12 May 2023
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Sunday
14 May 2023

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad's Film Showcase this week features Voyage of Time. Decades in the making, this journey of discovery is an immersive one-of-a-kind celebration of existence and the grand history of..

Sunday
14 May 2023
To
Sunday
14 May 2023

Interaction,Talk | Workshop

11 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Over two days spanning 13-14 May 2023 (Sat-Sun), Arthshila Ahmedabad will host a Book Fair, Storytelling Sessions, Workshops, and Talks with That Book Store. Swipe left to know more details..

Saturday
13 May 2023
To
Saturday
13 May 2023

Interaction,Talk | Workshop

11 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Over two days spanning 13-14 May 2023 (Sat-Sun), Arthshila Ahmedabad will host a Book Fair, Storytelling Sessions, Workshops, and Talks with That Book Store. Swipe left to know more details..

Saturday
20 May 2023
To
Saturday
20 May 2023

Lecture | Talk

18 : 30 | Ahmedabad
Join us for a Talk with Poonam Bir Kasturi this Saturday, 20 May 2023 at 6.30 pm onwards. About Talk: Sustainable choices often come with a tag of 'having to..

Friday
19 May 2023
To
Friday
19 May 2023

Film | Screening

17 : 30 | Santiniketan
Film Showcase | A Thin Wall 65 mins | English, Hindi Shot in Delhi, Lahore and New York, the documentary is about memory, reconciliation and the Partition of India. It..

Friday
19 May 2023
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Sunday
21 May 2023

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad's Film Showcase this week features Not Just Roads.  An ethnographic documentary film that narrates the story of a massive urban transformation underway in India. Highways are being constructed..

Wednesday
24 May 2023
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Wednesday
24 May 2023

Literature | Discussion

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
In this book, K. G. Subramanyan, a highly acclaimed Indian artist renowned for his extensive knowledge and his art pieces filled with humor, rebellion, folklore, and insightful social commentary, has..

Saturday
27 May 2023
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Saturday
27 May 2023

Lecture | Talk

18 : 30 | Ahmedabad
Join us for a Talk with Suresh Eriyat this Saturday, 27 May 2023 at 6.30 pm onwards. In this session, Suresh Eriyat will introduce his works in the fields of..

Friday
26 May 2023
To
Friday
26 May 2023

Film | Screening

17 : 30 | Santiniketan
The Making of the Mahatma 1996 | English | 144 mins While fighting a case in South Africa, Mohandas Gandhi, a London-trained barrister, experiences racism and fights for the rights of..

Sunday
28 May 2023
To
Sunday
28 May 2023

Literature | Reading

11 : 30 | Ahmedabad
Join us for a Reading Session on ‘Harvest Day’ and 'What Can I Be?' with Niyatee Sharma at Arthshila Ahmedabad on Sunday, 28 May 2023 at 11.30 am. Book Readings..

Friday
26 May 2023
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Sunday
28 May 2023

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad's Film Showcase this week features ‘Music of Satyajit Ray’ by Utpalendu Chakrabarty. Based on interviews with Ray himself, and packed with clips from his films, as well as..

Wednesday
31 May 2023
To
Wednesday
31 May 2023

Literature | Reading

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
The comprehensive art book explores the life and works of the famous Japanese ukiyo-e artist, Utagawa Hiroshige. The book delves into the various themes and styles of Hiroshige's artwork, such..

Friday
2 Jun 2023
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Sunday
4 Jun 2023

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad's Film Showcase this week features ‘Turup’ by Ektara Collective. Chess is a popular pastime in the neighbourhood with roadside games bringing together men from different strata. Their pawns..

Wednesday
7 Jun 2023
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Wednesday
7 Jun 2023

Literature | Book Release

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
This week's book discussion will be the book release of "Ondhokarer Sobdo: Haiku by Four Japanese Poets," translated by Nilanjan Bandyopadhyay, illustrated by Misako Shine and published by Karigar. Nilanjana..

Saturday
10 Jun 2023
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Saturday
10 Jun 2023

Film | Discussion

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
The contemporaneity of any work of art lies in the process through which it responds to a particular socio-cultural ethos, leaving traces of the multiple intersections with the chosen medium..

Friday
9 Jun 2023
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Friday
9 Jun 2023

Film | Screening

17 : 30 | Santiniketan
Saacha the Loom 2000 | Marathi | 49 mins Directed by Anjali Monteiro and KP Jayasankar. Weaving together poetry and paintings with memories of the city, the film explores the..

Sunday
11 Jun 2023
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Sunday
11 Jun 2023

Literature | Reading

11 : 30 | Ahmedabad
Join us for a Reading Session on ‘From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler’ by E. L. Konigsburg. The session will be conducted by Shinjini Chaturvedi - a..

Sunday
11 Jun 2023
To
Sunday
11 Jun 2023

Film | Screening

18 : 00 | Ahmedabad
We are thrilled to announce that ‘Rivers and Tides: Andy Goldsworthy Working with Time’ a documentary film by Thomas Riedelsheimer will be screened at Arthshila Ahmedabad on Sunday, 11 June..

Wednesday
14 Jun 2023
To
Wednesday
14 Jun 2023

Literature | Discussion

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
In this series of ink paintings, we get a significant peek at the working methods of the celebrated contemporary abstract artist, Ganesh Haloi. Like the Taoist and Zen masters of..

Saturday
24 Jun 2023
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Sunday
27 Aug 2023

Exhibition | Ceramics Triennale

11 : 00 | Santiniketan
The exhibition displays the myriad responses of artists from the first Indian Ceramics Triennale- Breaking Ground- as they explore the curatorial prompt of squaring the circle. Symbolising, the pursuit of..

Friday
16 Jun 2023
To
Friday
16 Jun 2023

Film | Screening

17 : 30 | Santiniketan
Film Showcase | Zu Weit Weg (Too far Away) in collaboration with Goethe Institut Max Mueller Bhavan, Kolkata 2019 | German | 88 mins Arthshila Santiniketan's weekly film showcase this week..

Saturday
17 Jun 2023
To
Saturday
17 Jun 2023

Photography | Talk

18 : 30 | Ahmedabad
Join us for a Talk by Photographer Bindi Sheth on Saturday, 17 June 2023 at 6.30 pm. Bindi has been documenting the Parsis of Ahmedabad for the last two and..

Sunday
18 Jun 2023
To
Sunday
18 Jun 2023

Interaction | Reading

18 : 30 | Ahmedabad
Join us for a Reading Session on ‘Vincent's Books: Van Gogh and the Writers Who Inspired Him’ by Mariella Guzzoni. The session will be conducted by Dhaivat Panchal. Dhaivat is..

Friday
16 Jun 2023
To
Sunday
18 Jun 2023

Film Screening | Loving Vincent

17 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad's Film Showcase this week features ‘Loving Vincent’ by Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman. Armand Roulin is instructed to hand-deliver Vincent van Gogh’s final letter to his brother Theo...

Wednesday
21 Jun 2023
To
Wednesday
21 Jun 2023

Literature | Discussion

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
The Parrot's Training (Tota Kahani) is one of Tagore's finest satires criticizing the contemporary education system. This beautifully illustrated book was part of the project called “Tagore Tells and the..

Friday
23 Jun 2023
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Friday
23 Jun 2023

Film | Screening

17 : 30 | Santiniketan
Africa Mia in collaboration with Alliance Française du Bengale 2020 | French | 81 mins Directed by Richard Minier, Edouard Salier, the film is based on 1964 timeline in the..

Friday
23 Jun 2023
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Sunday
25 Jun 2023

Film | Screening

17 : 30 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad's Film Showcase this week in collaboration with Alliance Française d'Ahmedabad features ‘Josep' by Aurel. February 1939. Overwhelmed by the flood of Republicans fleeing the Franco dictatorship, the French..

Saturday
24 Jun 2023
To
Saturday
24 Jun 2023

Architecture | Talk

18 : 30 | Ahmedabad
Join us for a Talk with Rohan Chavan this Saturday, 24 June 2023 at 6.30 pm. The talk will demonstrate three themes to illustrate the importance of design to make..

Sunday
25 Jun 2023
To
Sunday
25 Jun 2023

Design | Exhibition

16 : 30 | Ahmedabad
As a concluding segment of the ongoing exhibition ’To Hold and Behold: Word and Image’ we are pleased to announce a talk and a workshop. Glood : Paint with Scissors..

Wednesday
28 Jun 2023
To
Wednesday
28 Jun 2023

Literature | Discussion

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
In this Very Short Introduction, Ashish Rajadhyaksha delves into the political, social, and economic factors which, over time, have shaped Indian Cinema into a fascinating counterculture. Covering everything from silent..

Friday
30 Jun 2023
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Friday
30 Jun 2023

Film | Discussion

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
About the Panel Discussion As part of Pride Month, the Australian Consulate-General, Kolkata and Arthshila are proud to present ‘Hridoy Basak – A Home for My Heart’.  The film details..

Saturday
1 Jul 2023
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Saturday
1 Jul 2023

Theatre | Talk

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
In this lecture Kai Tuchmann and Anuja Ghosalkar invite the audience to look at their collective practice of documentary theatre, to take a deep dive into their work, meander and..

Sunday
2 Jul 2023
To
Sunday
2 Jul 2023

Architecture & Design | Exhibition

16 : 30 | Ahmedabad
Join us for the opening on Sunday, 02 July 2023 at 11.30 am. This exhibition invites you to explore the changing relationship between women practitioners in architecture, design, planning, its..

Sunday
2 Jul 2023
To
Sunday
2 Jul 2023

Architecture & Design | Exhibition

17 : 30 | Ahmedabad
First Open Dialogue for the Exhibition with: Gauri Bharat (Program Chair, Architectural History, CEPT University) Nia Thandapani (Designer and Design Historian) Riddhi Shah (Architect, Researcher, Academician) Ishita Shah (Moderator) Date:..

Sunday
9 Jul 2023
To
Sunday
9 Jul 2023

Literature | Reading

11 : 30 | Ahmedabad
Join us for a Book Reading Session on 'Monet' by Christoph Heinrich. The session will be conducted by Anushri Nanavati. Anushri is a writer and a teacher at her own..

Friday
30 Jun 2023
To
Saturday
1 Jul 2023

Film | Screening

17 : 30 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad's Film Showcase this week features ‘City Girls’ by Priya Thuvassery and ‘The Indian Woman: An Historical Assessment’ by Mani Kaul. ‘The Indian Woman: An Historical Assessment’ is the..

Friday
7 Jul 2023
To
Sunday
9 Jul 2023

Film | Screening

17 : 30 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad's Film Showcase this week features ‘Lovely Villa’ by Rohan Shivkumar & Avijit Mukul Kishore‘ and ‘The Nomad Puppeteer’ by Mani Kaul. ‘Lovely Villa’ explores the architecture of the..

Saturday
8 Jul 2023
To
Saturday
8 Jul 2023

Design | Talk

18 : 30 | Ahmedabad
 Join us for a Talk by Sarang Kulkarni this Saturday, 08 July 2023 at 6.30 pm. In this session, Sarang will share his learnings and experiences as a Type Designer...

Wednesday
5 Jul 2023
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Wednesday
5 Jul 2023

Book | Discussion

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
This book is the first comprehensive anthology of art historian Linda Nochlin’s work, bringing together twenty-nine essential essays from throughout Nochlin’s career including her landmark essays on the position and..

Friday
7 Jul 2023
To
Friday
7 Jul 2023

Film | Screening

17 : 30 | Santiniketan
Teaching To See 2012 | English | 37 mins Directed by Andrei Severny Teaching, to See is an educational documentary film about graphic design and teaching of Inge Druckrey and..

Wednesday
12 Jul 2023
To
Wednesday
12 Jul 2023

Book | Discussion

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
This book is about a boy name Ambadas who felt utterly free while doodling and painting. His dancing brush made time and space, sky and earth quiver with movement. He..

Friday
14 Jul 2023
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Sunday
16 Jul 2023

Film | Screening

11 : 30 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad's Film Showcase this week features 'Tatsumi’ by Eric Khoo. Dark nights of the soul unspool in an homage to the late Yoshihiro Tatsumi, who mastered the art of..

Sunday
16 Jul 2023
To
Sunday
16 Jul 2023

Literature | Reading

17 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Reading session for the exhibition, Vandalizing the Indian Atelier: Resurgent Modernism: The Architecture of Namita Singh by Gautam Bhatia Women Architects in India: Histories of Practice in Mumbai and Delhi..

Saturday
15 Jul 2023
To
Saturday
15 Jul 2023

Literature | Talk

17 : 30 | Ahmedabad
Join us for the third session of the presentation series ‘Design Futures’ by Prof. Percy Adil Pithawala on Saturday, 15 July 2023 at 5.30 pm. Design Futures is an outreach..

Friday
14 Jul 2023
To
Friday
14 Jul 2023

Film | Screening

17 : 30 | Santiniketan
Rivers and Tides: Andy Goldsworthy working with time 2001 | English | 90 Mins in collaboration with Alliance Française du Bengale Directed by Thomas Riedelsheimer, a documentary film on renowned..

Wednesday
19 Jul 2023
To
Wednesday
19 Jul 2023

Book | Discussion

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
The book, published in two volumes by Gallery Rasa in conjunction with the exhibition 'Scenes from Santiniketan and Benodebehari's Handscrolls' has been curated by Prof. R Siva Kumar and organised..

Friday
21 Jul 2023
To
Friday
21 Jul 2023

Film | Screening

17 : 30 | Santiniketan
Beyond The Wheel 2005 | Gujarati, Manipuri, Hindi | Documentary | 58 Mins in collaboration with ICT Directed by Rajula Shah, a documentary film where Ceramist and Ethnographer, Shampa takes..

Friday
21 Jul 2023
To
Sunday
23 Jul 2023

Film | Screening

17 : 30 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad's Film Showcase this week features ‘The Sweet Requiem’ by Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam of White Crane Films. The film revolves around Dolkar, who at the age of..

Sunday
16 Jul 2023
To
Sunday
16 Jul 2023

Art | Workshop

17 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Join us for a series of workshops by Kripa Bhatia on Saturday, 29 July 2023 at Arthshila Ahmedabad. Swipe left to know more details about the sessions! Art is a..

Wednesday
12 Jul 2023
To
Wednesday
12 Jul 2023

Book | Discussion

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
The book explores vast varieties of ceramic histories and practices in India. Situated within the larger context of the post-independence craft revival, this volume pays keen attention to the transnational..

Sunday
30 Jul 2023
To
Sunday
30 Jul 2023

Reading Session | Dandi Path

11 : 30 | Ahmedabad
Join us for a Book Reading Session on 'Between Memory and Museum' with Dharini Padh this Sunday at 11.30 am. Dharini is currently a design student at the National Institute..

Sunday
6 Aug 2023
To
Sunday
6 Aug 2023

Lecture | Talk

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
In collaboration with the Seagull Foundation for the Arts. 16:00 P.M. – 17:15 P.M. Posthumous Citizenship as Justice | Suraj Gogoi 17:45 P.M. – 19:15 P.M. Law and Political Dissent..

Friday
28 Jul 2023
To
Friday
28 Jul 2023

Film | Screening

17 : 30 | Santiniketan
System K 2019 | French | Documentary | 94 Mins In collaboration with Alliance Française du Bengale Directed by Renaud Barret, a documentary about Kinshasa’s vibrant street art scene and..

Friday
28 Jul 2023
To
Friday
28 Jul 2023

Film | Screening

17 : 30 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad's Film Showcase this week features ‘The Story of Madras…Chennai the First City of Modern India’ and ‘Madras: Vision of Day’ by Sujatha Shankar. The films are a part..

Wednesday
2 Aug 2023
To
Wednesday
2 Aug 2023

Film Screening | Discussion

17 : 30 | Santiniketan
About the book: The book, 'Khyapa khuje phere' by Nishad publication, delves deep into the details of the Folk festivals of Bengal. This book focuses on Vanjo and Karam Parab,..

Sunday
6 Aug 2023
To
Sunday
6 Aug 2023

Exhibition | Discussion

11 : 30 | Ahmedabad
Join us for the closing dialogue for the exhibition ‘Vandalizing the Indian Atelier’ with Sanghamitra Chatterjee and Vaissnavi Shukl this Sunday, 06 August 2023 at 6.30 pm. In this discussion,..

Friday
4 Aug 2023
To
Sunday
6 Aug 2023

Film | Screening

17 : 30 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad’s Film Showcase this week features 'Matisse from MoMa to Tate Modern' by Phil Grabsky. This documentary captures the exhibition of Henri Matisse's works at the Museum of Modern..

Wednesday
9 Aug 2023
To
Wednesday
9 Aug 2023

Literature | Discussion

17 : 30 | Santiniketan
"Ruined by Design" by Mike Monteiro exposes how design choices often contribute to societal issues, advocating for ethical responsibility in design. The book critiques technology, business, and political decisions that..

Wednesday
9 Aug 2023
To
Wednesday
9 Aug 2023

Film | Screening

17 : 30 | Santiniketan
Coral Woman 54 mins | English | 2019 Directed by Priya Thuvassery. The film takes you on a journey of Uma, a certified scuba diver, exploring the underwater world and..

Sunday
13 Aug 2023
To
Sunday
13 Aug 2023

Lecture | Screening,Talk

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
Talk, Reading & Screening | Intersectionality of Images: Poetry, Photography & Film Reading, Screening, Conversation & Book Signing The internationally acclaimed writer and photographer will be in discussion with Swati Ganguly...

Friday
11 Aug 2023
To
Sunday
13 Aug 2023

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad’s Film Showcase this week features a series of short films reflecting on the ambitions of youth, progress, diversity and education in the wake of Independence in India. ‘This..

Wednesday
16 Aug 2023
To
Wednesday
16 Aug 2023

Literature | Discussion

17 : 30 | Santiniketan
This book is about Ram Kumar's life and work. It tells us about how he tries to paint the way a place feels and not just what it looks like...

Saturday
19 Aug 2023
To
Saturday
19 Aug 2023

Literature | Talk

18 : 30 | Ahmedabad
We are pleased to announce that the talk by Bindi Sheth that was postponed, is rescheduled for Saturday, 19 August 2023 at 6.30 pm. Bindi has been documenting the Parsis..

Sunday
20 Aug 2023
To
Sunday
20 Aug 2023

Literature | Discussion

11 : 30 | Ahmedabad
Join us for a Book Reading Session on 'Palestine by Joe Sacco' with Anjal Patel this Sunday at 11.30 am. The session commences with an introduction to the author and..

Friday
18 Aug 2023
To
Friday
18 Aug 2023

Film | Screening

17 : 30 | Santiniketan
Sans Soleil 100 min | French & Japanese | 1983 Directed by Chris Marker. The title Sans Soleil is from the song cycle Sunless by Modest Mussorgsky, a brief fragment..

Friday
18 Aug 2023
To
Sunday
20 Aug 2023

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad's Film Showcase this week features a series of short films that frame the profound journeys of three distinctive and influential individuals in the realm of diverse disciplines of..

Thursday
24 Aug 2023
To
Thursday
24 Aug 2023

Lecture | Screening,Talk

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
Artist Talk and Film Screening | Sweet Dreams & Golden Bridges! by Adil Writer In conjunction with the current exhibition Squaring the Circle Adil will be captivating the evening by..

Saturday
26 Aug 2023
To
Saturday
26 Aug 2023

Literature | Talk

18 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Join us for the fourth presentation of the ‘Design Futures’ series with Prof. Percy Adil Pithawala on Saturday, 26 August 2023 at 6.00 pm. Design Futures is an outreach platform,..

Sunday
27 Aug 2023
To
Sunday
27 Aug 2023

Literature | Discussion

11 : 30 | Ahmedabad
Join us for a Book Reading Session on ‘Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino’ with Jayanti Jangid this Sunday at 11.30 am. The session will encourage participants to engage with the..

Friday
25 Aug 2023
To
Sunday
27 Aug 2023

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad's Film Showcase this week features a series of short films that look into the exploration of modern trends within arts and design in India. ‘Gandhi, Nehru and Modern..

Wednesday
30 Aug 2023
To
Wednesday
30 Aug 2023

Literature | Discussion

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
In Censoring Sexuality, Paul Bailey examines and analyses the various kinds of censorship—political, literary, cultural—which have oppressed and silenced homosexual men and women. Such a history of censorship extends, of..

Sunday
17 Sep 2023
To
Sunday
17 Sep 2023

Workshop | Illustration

15 : 00 | Santiniketan
For Ages: 12 years & above Pre- Registration | No Registration Fees Harsho will discuss various illustration styles, providing demonstrations, and guiding participants through the process of crafting their own..

Sunday
3 Sep 2023
To
Sunday
3 Sep 2023

Literature | Reading Session

11 : 30 | Ahmedabad
Join us for a Book Reading Session on ‘Designs for the Pluriverse’ with Isha Talsania this Sunday at 11.30 am. Making meaning in the vernacular - is an attempt to..

Saturday
2 Sep 2023
To
Saturday
2 Sep 2023

Film Screening | Talk

18 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Join us for the film screening of 'Of the Book and Other Stories' followed by a conversation with Naveen Kishore (Poet, Photographer, and Publisher), Pushan Kripalani (Film Director), & Nupur..

Friday
1 Sep 2023
To
Friday
1 Sep 2023

Film | Screening

17 : 30 | Santiniketan
Turup 2017 | Drama | Hindi | 72 Mins The film delves into the lives of individuals in a North Indian town, entwining their dreams and complexities around a chess..

Wednesday
6 Sep 2023
To
Wednesday
6 Sep 2023

Literature | Discussion

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
In his book internationally renowned author and activist, Rustom Bharucha analyses a wide range of cultural activities, from film to street theatre, painting and literature, which attempt to counter the..

Saturday
9 Sep 2023
To
Saturday
9 Sep 2023

Literature | Reading Session

18 : 30 | Ahmedabad
Musical Performance Join us for a Violin Recital by Pt. Praveen Sheolikar accompanied by Sapan Anjaria on Tabla on Saturday, 9 September 2023 at 6.30 pm. About Praveen Sheolikar: Pandit..

Friday
8 Sep 2023
To
Friday
8 Sep 2023

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad’s Film Showcase this week features 'Siddheshwari' by Mani Kaul. It is a poetic documentary on the life of Siddheshwari Devi, a Hindustani classical music singer from Varanasi, India...

Wednesday
13 Sep 2023
To
Wednesday
13 Sep 2023

Literature,Performance | Discussion

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
A reading and open audience discussion of 'The Sufi's Nightingale' by Sarbpreet Singh. 'The Sufi's Nightingale' is a magical, deeply moving book about love and faith based on the life..

Friday
15 Sep 2023
To
Friday
15 Sep 2023

Film | Screening

17 : 30 | Santiniketan
Lamp in the Niche 1 & 2 1990 | Documentary | English | 44 Mins Directed by Girish Karnad, 'The Lamp in the Niche' is a 2-part documentary on Sufism..

Saturday
16 Sep 2023
To
Saturday
16 Sep 2023

Film | Interaction

18 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad is pleased to invite you for an interaction with DRISHTI MEDIA: through the prism of a triple feature showcase and an interaction with Darmyan Rana (Audio - Video..

Friday
22 Sep 2023
To
Friday
22 Sep 2023

Film | Screening

17 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Arthshila Ahmedabad’s Film Showcase this week features Maa toh Ashbei (Mother will Arrive) by Runa Mukherjee Parikh. Mother will Arrive is a documentary film about the situation of the idol..

Wednesday
20 Sep 2023
To
Wednesday
20 Sep 2023

Literature,Performance | Discussion

18 : 00 | Santiniketan
The book brings together major essays by Roland Barthes on the structural analysis of narrative and issues in literary theory, on the semiotics of photograph and film, and the practice..

Sunday
24 Sep 2023
To
Sunday
24 Sep 2023

Literature | Interaction

18 : 00 | Ahmedabad
Join us for a Talk by Vishwa Shroff this Sunday, 24 September 2023 at 6.00 pm. Vishwa Shroff’s artistic practice is firmly rooted in drawing, with a proclivity towards architectural..

Friday
22 Sep 2023
To
Friday
22 Sep 2023

Film | Screening

17 : 30 | Santiniketan
Raghu Rai: Hearing through the eyes 2016 | Documentary | English | 29 Mins Directed by Suvendu Chatterjee. This is a journey through the inner and outer world of the..

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