Tag: children

Kutty Kahani – Eternal Stories, Young Storytellers !

From Natyarambha Episode 1: Krishna – The Cowherd By Bhakti Hiranmayi Kutty Kahani premieres, in Episode 1,with the favourite hero in every child’s story – Krishna! Come listen in to the conversation between a concerned Mother Yasodha and a mischievous Krishna in the popular rendition Maadu Meikkum Kanne, as Bhakti combines her artistic talent of […]

Tata Literature Live! 16-22 November, 2020

Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai Litfest, the largest virtual celebration of ideas, is just around the corner. Starting Monday, 16th November, the festival over its seven days will host over 80 sessions , featuring a stellar line up of globally acclaimed speakers, which will all be streamed live. We have worked towards presenting the festival […]

Violet Glasses: Cinema from a gender perspective

The Embassy of the Argentine Republic in India are happy to announce the screening of “Violet Glasses” in India!! “Gafas Violetas” (Violet Glasses) is a film series created by the National Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual Arts of Argentina from a gender perspective, bringing to the audience a wide range of movies focused on diverse […]

Beyond the Night: By Anu Majumdar

Sometimes I open the window and the dusk rain touches my face,a lightness on the edges of knowingthat when this frozen summer fails, children lockedwithout knowledge of tomorrow’s lightwill leap as the sun breaks, molten through their corridors,night fleeing rapidly from their eyes –while mothers and fathers hurtling with the hurricane will struggleto stand still, […]

‘Lion Family’,Storytime with Dr. Jane Goodall

Storytime with Dr. Jane In this ‘once-in-a-childhood’ event, Dr. Jane Goodall will share a reading of ‘Lion Family.’ A live Q & A will follow, where Jane will be answering audience-submitted questions. When: 9.30 PM on 28th October, Wednesdayhttps://www.rootsandshoots.org/take-action/events/storytime-with-jane/

SCIENCE & SUSTAINABILITY – A DIGITAL WORKSHOP Science Film Festival 2020

7 October – 20 December 2020 Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan, Chennai in cooperation with local partners: – Environmentalist Foundation of India– Greater Chennai Corporation– Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan– PASCH – Schools: Partners for the Future– Ramakrishna Mission-Rotary Club of Madras East cordially invite your students to register for SCIENCE & SUSTAINABILITY – A DIGITAL WORKSHOP […]

Goethe Institut Organises The Science Film Festival 2020 Online

Keep an eye out for these wonderful films to watch with your children (ages 5 – 17+). School principals and teachers are requested to register to access trailers and activity sheets. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfZ_d76TAqlbjBXBoDVGE4FkHMaak27JCF6HLeCBY5JHnzRKw/viewform Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan, Chennai present the Science Film Festival, 2020, with the aim of demonstrating that science can be fun and appealing when […]

The happy hug of a clinic clown

In Auroville, a few years ago, a bed-ridden woman was watching Fif Fernandes attentively as she sang and pranced around, playing on her ukulele. When the woman, who was living with dementia, finally smiled, Fernandes asked, “What did you do as a child?” The woman beamed and drifted into a childhood memory, when as a […]

A Jewish Sufi Yogi: Tales of Confluence in India

A Jewish Sufi Yogi: Tales of Confluence in India Jonathan Gil Harris in conversation withShilpa Vijayakrishnan 12 September, 6 pm |C Click here to register As part of its ongoing theme of Creative Connections, MAP is pleased to present acclaimed author, Jonathan Gil Harris, in conversation with MAP’s Education & Outreach Department lead, Shilpa Vijayakrishnan. The […]

Quirky artist-created activity packs:

During the lockdown, FirstSide invited well-known artists to contribute art activities to their “Art is Where the Home is” project. Meant for all ages but especially for children. https://firstsite.uk/art-is-where-the-home-is-programme/

The Life of a Tree – children’s book

Here is a children’s book I put together with Marie Demont. I wanted to have print copies available too but I did not manage the printing before the lockdown. As people are stuck at home it may be a good time to read. The idea with the book is that it is for 3 (or […]

AV Art Service – ‘basket’ for the week

BUILD YOUR OWN STORY along with your friends featuring the characters you choose AV Art Service offers an online story-building session for children!!For whom: 8-12-year-olds When: April 4, Saturday, 11 am IST Where: Zoom meeting room Join by registering on https://forms.gle/FBfD2pp1peadMEXe8 by Friday the 17th of April, and we will send you the zoom link and instructionsThis […]

The Smalls – call out – Documentary filmmakers

Call Out | Documentary Filmmakers https://thesmalls.com/brief/existing-footage-call-out?utm_source=The%20Smalls%20Members%20Marketing&utm_campaign=a4f445adca-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_02_26_COPY_12&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_cc0ce561f4-a4f445adca-15584185 Client The Smalls Creative brief We are looking for filmmakers and creatives across the globe to help us with our Shooting From Home Project. The project we want to create is inspired by the fact that there are currently millions of filmmakers (like us!) stuck at home, with lots […]

Virtual tour of The Japanese garden of peace, Auroville.

Dear Friends and Family,I hope each of you are in Good Health and Peace during this difficult and intense time in the world.  Here in Auroville we are under lockdown like many of you around the world, doing our best to keep everyone healthy and calm despite the fear and uncertainty that is before us.  […]

Centre d’Art – Exclusive preview

Disappearing  professions in urban India –  A people’s history of water Clare Arni 22nd February – 14th March 2020 From February 22 to March 14, the Centre d’Art Citadines will present two important series of works by Clare Arni, an English-born photographer who settled in Bangalore. Clare, who left her homeland at the age of […]

This month at Indianostrum Théâtre

Dear Friend,After hosting more than 130 theatre practitioners from all over the world at our theatre for the third edition of Ecole Nomade, a theatre workshop conducted by the Ariane Mnouchkine and the team of Théâtre du Soleil last month, we are geared to welcome our audiences whole of this month. Kira Kozhambu Date: 9th February 2020Time: […]

Touching Base with ATB

Inspirational quotes;To the body there are valuable and unknown treasures, in all its cells, there is an intensity of life, of aspiration, of the will to progress which one does not usually realize.                                              […]