In this talk, based on his recent book, A Sacred Journey (co-authored with his wife, Karuna Goswamy), Professor BN Goswamy will decode a series of hitherto un-identified Pahari paintings from the Kedara Kalpa manuscript, a relatively unknown Shaivite text. The paintings depict the journey of five pilgrims through uncharted territory to have a darshan of […]
You are Invited on a Journey to Discover Yogini Travels that Illuminate the Story of the San Francisco Asian Art Museum Goddess Brahmani, with Prof. Padma Kaimal
In a Continuing Series of Special Reflective Offerings SACHI Invites You to A Group Visit to Experience A Multi-disciplinary Dance, Storytelling, and Visual Arts Performance Broken Seeds Still Grow Program Schedule 3 PM – 4.30 PM (90 min) Broken Seeds Still Grow Theater Performance 12.30 PM onwards Demitri’s Taverna Lunch 2235 First Street, Livermore, CA […]
The conversation with Abhishek Poddar reflects on his innovative and pioneering spirit for our times. An industrialist of renown and a passionate collector of Indian art, Abhishek has over the last few years moved from personal enjoyment to a brilliantly conceived project to share his vast collection –the setting up of a new museum from […]
Please Join us in Commemorating India’s 75th Independence Year SACHI, Society for Art & Cultural Heritage of India and Asian Art Museum, San Francisco Proudly Present A Reflection on the Rise of Modernity in South Asia, revolutionizing the Visual Arts of a newly Independent India In a Live and In-Person Illustrated Presentation with Distinguished Scholar, […]
Please join us in this Intimate Portrayal of the Artist in an In Person Illustrated Presentation : Zarina and the Folding House Zarina’s art practice offers a perspective radically different from the mainstream narrative of modernism, which has historically been shaped by a Euro-American and male-centric art world. The talk will highlight how the trauma […]
Please Join an insightful discussion on how the ‘double-ikat’ tradition of the Patola has bound the cultures of India and Indonesia together for over 500 years! Learn about the ‘power’ of intricate Patola-inspired Balinese textiles, journeying from fabrication to ritual use in native context, and further to curation/display in the West. Image caption: Patola-inspired ‘Cepuk’ […]
SACHI, Society for Art & Cultural Heritage of India is Honored to Present Internationally Distinguished Author Dr. Amitav Ghosh. Dr. Ghosh will discuss his most recent and groundbreaking publication, The Nutmeg’s Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis. In Conversation with Amitav Ghosh will be UC Santa Barbara, Associate Vice Chancellor and Distinguished Professor Dr. […]
Society for Art & Cultural Heritage of India invites you to attend its 25th Year Launch Celebration with distinguished Contemporary Artist Olivia Fraser . Olivia discusses her artistic journey and inspiration over a 3-decade long career with stunning works of meditative calm and beauty. Free and Open to the Public. Image Credit: Olivia Fraser, 1000 […]
Biomedical researcher Annamma Spudich shares her research into the “Hortus Indicus Malabaricus” (“The Garden of Malabar”). Get a unique view into the contributions of Indian scholarship to early modern science in this illustrated presentation focusing on a 17th-century Dutch treatise on Indian botanical medicines. Image Credit: Frontispiece, Jardin de Lorixa (1690) Volume 1 (of 14), […]
