Painting Freedom: Indian Modernism and its rebels, Brunei Gallery SOAS exhibitions London. Until 22nd June 2024.
The exhibition 'offers a very rich experience of a century or so of painting made in undivided Bengal' – our review:
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Images: by Jamini Roy and Sunayani Devi

As published by pulseconnects :)

If you're in London, do join us at SOAS tomorrow 5pm!
As the world's largest elections unfold, we'll discuss democracy, repression of human rights and #TheIncarcerations with the brilliant Alessandra Mezzadri Jens Lerche Subir Sinha & Sagar Abraham-Gonsalves. SOAS South Asia Institute
Details 👇

Gorgeous image, splendid words, DJ RITU MBE💙 as usual nails it ! The same week we hear she will be spinning discs #Glastonbury 🙌🏽♥️💃

Very pleased and proud to announce the publication of my new book, ‘Ram Gopal. Interweaving Histories of Indian Dance’ with Bloomsbury.

EXTRAPOLATE is a CALL OUT for new work that originates from the South Asian Classical Music structure and progresses it further in ways that sometimes challenges its conventional structure, or enhances it beyond present perceptions.

Submission Deadline : 6th May

#music

Remembering the Hindustani classical vocalist Ustad Bade Gulam Ali Khan (1902–1968) on his death anniversary of 23 April. And the great, great music director Naushad Ali (1919–2006) who I had the good fortune to interview.

UK-wide music gigs, issue-based art, casteism in the performing arts and democracy threatened - all in this week’s newsletter.
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India was the forgotten heart of the ancient world. For a millennium and a half, from about 250 BC to 1200 AD, India was a confident exporter of its diverse civilisation, creating around it a vast empire of ideas, an ‘Indosphere’ where its influence was predominant. During this…

Choreography rather than dance but one for pulseconnects

We are thrilled for you! 👏🏽💃🏽

What does another review of #Mehek add?
The Pulse Dance Club review distils the responses of several pairs of eyes and unexpected insights emerge.
Read it here: pulseconnects.com/mehek-aakash-o…
PC: Angela Grabowska

Time differences being what they are, Tuesday the 16th came earlier here in Australia. This is hardly significant in itself, but since this is the publication date of #Knife by Salman Rushdie, in this regard it’s of supreme importance. So I rushed to the #pottspointbookshop this…

Dancers dare! #lgbtqiaplus #love
+ #empire and #freedom in writing & painting - find pleasures and challenges in our newsletter highlights this week -
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#kathak #jaivantpatel #aakashodedra #aditimangadas #bhaavvistaar #sanghera #rushdie #paintingfreedom

Yes, a great listen!

Remembering #sarangi maestro and vocalist Ustad #SultanKhan (1940–2011) on his birth anniversary of 15 April. The two of us did an extraordinary ‘illustrated’ interview sitting cross-legged and him graciously demonstrating effects and the versatility of the sarangi voices.

Our congratulations 🙌🏽 to #GabrielaCarrizo !

Ambedkar's birthday: drop in to see his student file lse.ac.uk/library/events…

Last night Aakash Odedra Company and Aditi Mangaldas along with musicians ‘wowed’ audiences was the collective verdict of #PulseDanceClub Sadler's Wells ; emotional, sensuous, electric. Loved the spontaneous applause by audiences midway thru’ the show- #desi style 😀♥️