Becoming Rational About Reincarnation: The Upanishads, the Pythagoreans & the Gita

Posted on February 18th, 2024 by SACHI

George Hammond, Chairman, Board of Humanities West, will lead an intriguing discussion on Reincarnation and Indo-Greek exchange.

Celebrating the Heritage Patola Weaves of Gujarat with Textile Artist Hemangini Singh Rathore

Posted on November 7th, 2023 by SACHI

Hemangini, a descendent of the Royal Family of Bikaner, is the great granddaughter of Maharaja Ganga Singh (1880-1943), a well known patron and connoisseur of fine arts. The city of Bikaner in north-west Rajasthan houses in its Fort Museum one of the best archives of Royal Rajasthani Folk Textiles. Her passion and appreciation for the beauty […]

SACHI 2023 Annual Event featuring Sundaram Tagore’s Documentary Film Screening ‘Tiger City’

Posted on October 21st, 2023 by SACHI

In the early 1960s, Louis I. Kahn was invited by the West Pakistani government to design the buildings that would serve as their eastern capital, which, after the East Pakistani freedom struggle, became the Capital Complex of Bangladesh. Sundaram Tagore’s 8-year film-making journey is a tribute Kahn’s famous Parliamentary Complex Sher-e Bangla Nagor, also known […]

The Dancing Line

Posted on September 18th, 2023 by SACHI

Odissi, one of the pre-eminent classical dance forms of India, originated in the Hindu temples of Orissa in eastern India. This classical dance form is celebrated around the world for its lyricism, sensuality, and its emphasis on ‘bhakti’, an attitude of devotion and surrender. In The Dancing Line, a lecture demonstration, renowned visiting artist from Mumbai, Daksha Mashruwala, and […]

Reflections of Divine Love

Posted on August 3rd, 2023 by SACHI

Jayanti Sahasrabuddhe presents select music compositions that enliven the recent Exhibition theme at the Asian Art Museum: Beyond Bollywood: 2000 Years of Dance in Art (March 31-July 10, 2023). This program echoes the moods and sentiments, the deities and the seasons, depicted in exhibition paintings and sculptures. The classical, raga-based music compositions are joyful and evocative. They reflect […]

Shanti and the Knot of Protection: A Rakhi Story

Posted on August 3rd, 2023 by SACHI

SACHI and Palo Alto Art Center Invite You to a Spellbinding  In – Person Live Family Event coinciding with Rakhi Festival A Book Launch Celebration And Exploring South Asian American Identity Shanti and the Knot of Protection: A Rakhi Story With Amita Roy Shah (Author) & Faariha Mastur (Illustrator) The Event is Free and Open to the Public Please RSVP:  info@sachi.org; 650-315-2095 […]

Exploring Styles, and Wearing the Turban with Pride : Dastaar, Paag, Pagri Safaa, Ushnisha

Posted on February 19th, 2023 by SACHI

Please Join SACHI and Palo Alto Art Center In an enticing Holiday Turban Event: Exploring Styles, and Wearing the Turban with Pride Dastaar, Paag, Pagri Safaa, Ushnisha In this talk, Shivi Singh Legha unfurls the story of the turban: its heritage and traditions, styles and colors, from palaces to the streets of India. A joyful & […]

THE GODDESS AND HER LIEUTENANT

Posted on February 19th, 2023 by SACHI

A Festive Celebration of Dance in Rituals In Joyful Anticipation of A Major Asian Art Museum, SF Exhibition Beyond Bollywood:  2000 Years of Dance in Art   (March 31 – July 10, 2023) SACHI, SOCIETY FOR ART & CULTURAL HERITAGE OF INDIA, AND PALO ALTO ART CENTER Invite You to Join A Rare and Special […]

POWER, POSTURE & PRIVILEGE : THE POLITICS OF THE SEAT IN INDIA

Posted on February 19th, 2023 by SACHI

SACHI AND ASIAN ART MUSEUM, SAN FRANCISCO   Invite You to Explore  Unique Perspectives on Seating Culture in India In an Insightful Discussion POWER, POSTURE & PRIVILEGE : THE POLITICS OF THE SEAT IN INDIA Join Design Historian and Author  Sarita Sundar Fulbright Visiting Scholar Department of History, University of Vermont In an In-Person Illustrated Presentation

SACHI Annual Event 2022 and 25th Anniversary Celebration: Jali: Lattice of Divine Light

Posted on October 31st, 2022 by SACHI

You are Invited to Join SACHI’s 25th Anniversary Celebration with Distinguished Scholar Dr. Navina Haidar  Curator in Charge, Dept. of Islamic Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York In a live, in-person sublime presentation Jali: Lattice of ‘divine light’ in Mughal architecture and its legacy “Jali” is the Indian term for a perforated stone […]