SACHI and the Center for South Asia Studies, UC Berkeley proudly present: William Dalrymple discussing his latest book The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty, Delhi 1857 Talk followed by book signing Co-sponsored by South & Southeast Asian Studies, Center for Middle East Studies and Center for British Studies
Divine Visions Worldly Lovers Mills College Art Museum June 18−August 3, 2008 Opening Reception: Wednesday, June 18, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Please join a special SACHI tea reception, 2.00-3.00 p.m. Curator’s Walk-through and Lecture: Saturday, June 21, 3:00 p.m. presented by Mills College Art Museum and SACHI Mills College Art Museum 5000 MacArthur Blvd. Oakland, Ca. 94613 […]
SACHI, The Society for Art & Cultural Heritage of India and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts present DIVIDED WE FALL: Americans in the Aftermath A powerful feature-length documentary film in the aftermath of 9/11 Driven to action by the murder of a turbaned man in her community, a college student drives across America in […]
ACHI, the Society for Art & Cultural Heritage of India, RANA, Rajasthan Association of North America, Stanford University’s Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies and the Center for South Asia, jointly present Rupayan: Spectacular Folk Music Ensemble from Rajasthan in collaboration with Kalapriya Free Admission, Limited Seating. RSVP 650.353.7846 or email sachi@gmail.com Please note: New RSVPs […]
Free with museum admission The most important early wall-paintings in Rajasthan can be found in the Badal Mahal in Bundi Fort, the greatest painted space in Rajasthan. Carefully conceived as a program of related images, and accompanied by an important group of paintings on paper, they also help to illuminate the development of painting at […]
A Conference at University of California, Berkeley Recovering Afghanistan’s Past Friday, November 14 and Saturday, November 15, 2008 9am – 5pm Chevron Auditorium, International House, University of California, Berkeley For detailed conference schedule, please visit http://ieas.berkeley.edu/events/2008.11.14w.html Free admission to the talks on the Berkeley campus This conference will focus on Afghanistan’s cultural heritage in its […]
Humanities West presents India Rising: Tradition Meets ModernityIndia’s artists, in pace with their country’s rapid modernization, have adopted many contemporary techniques. Yet past traditions remain strong. Familiar themes and modern modes of expression interplay with fruitful creative tension. Abstract and surrealist artists incorporate images of legendary gods and heroes in their work, and musicians create […]
The Dragon’s Gift: The Sacred Arts of Bhutan A Conversation with Curator Emeritus Terese Bartholomew Sunday, March 15 11:00 am, Lecture 12:15 pm, Bhutan exhibition tour Samsung Hall, Asian Art Museum 200 Larkin Street, San Francisco Free with museum admission Space is limited and reservations are required For reservations call 650.624.8888 or email nazehler@aol.com Co-sponsored […]
Palaces of British India: Madras, Calcutta, Bombay, the Hill Stations & New Delhi An Illustrated Talk by distinguished architectural historian Robert Grant Irving Sunday, March 29, 4:00-6:00 pm Home of Bipin & Rekha Shah 91 Mount Vernon Lane, Atherton, CA 94027 Refreshments will be served; free admission Political purpose and architectural splendor were closely allied […]
Four films and a concert open the worlds of a great poet of fifteenth-century North India, Kabir, and his living presence in South Asian music, religion, and society today. A provocative and challenging figure who can’t be pinned down by any religious label, Kabir is admired by Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, secularists, and atheists, as well […]
