I am presently working in a studio space in Kala Kendra, Bharat Nivas as an Artist-in-Residence. I am very grateful to the Kala Kendra Team for having given me this opportunity in a beautiful environment that is Auroville. I feel it is a perfect place for any artist to work, to explore his inherent creative […]
from an article in PuneMirror: In town for a special workshop on Japanese calligraphy, accomplished artist Jyoti Naoki Eri speaks about the transformative powers of the art and how it can depict deep emotions aesthetically Calligraphy, the evocative art of decorative writing, is something we all know as a craft of the past. But, for […]
from The Hindu: Adishakti looks to redefine itself in a ‘new avatar’ while drawing strength from her philosophy. If there was one thing the late acclaimed theatre personality Veenapani Chawla was clear about, it was that the institution that she had set up must not collapse for want of a new generation to take its […]
Bharat Nivas, Pavilion of India presents VARSHA & KISHORE RANDIWE EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS 19th of NOVEMBER 2015 till 10th of DECEMBER 2015 Inauguration on Friday, 19th of NOVEMBER 2015 at 5:30 PM Venue: Kala Kendra, Bharat Nivas The Pavilion of India, Auroville – 605 101 All are Welcome REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED — Varsha Randiwe’s […]
Art is what you respond to, what’s inside you and what frees you’ article posted by: Navhind Times October 8, 2015 in Buzz ARTI DAS | NT BUZZ Sometimes in life in order to understand our true calling we need to embark on a journey that starts at the destination. For ceramic artist Priya Sundaravalli […]
from The Hindu: Through the month of March, members of the international community of Auroville will spend time in Chennai, to help people here understand their culture through the ‘Auroville festival’, which began on Sunday. Inaugurating the event, Governor K. Rosaiah said: “Right from its establishment, it has been striving to build a spiritual society […]
The Auroville Festival website is launched! http://festival.auroville.org/ Auroville, the experimental city in the making at the Coromandel coast some 3 hours drive below Chennai, has been quietly building itself for almost 50 years and now looks forward to give Chennaiites some insights into its unique functioning, challenges and achievements. The ‘What is Auroville’ festival, to […]
from The Hindu, Feb 15, 2015 Auroville Festival set to unravel its idea of sustainable existence Art and the universal township of Auroville have a link that go beyond its conducive, green and multicultural environment. Sri Aurobindo, whose teachings resonate in the intrinsic fabric of this ‘City of Dawn,’ had said that art is an […]
7th Panorama of Contemporary Indian Cinema 13-14-15 February – Sri Aurobindo Auditorium, Bharat Nivas Vanakkom, Namasté, Hello to All, Bonjour à toutes et tous, Aurofilm has the great pleasure to inform you and invite you to its annual 7th Panorama of Contemporary Indian Cinema which will take place at the Sri Aurobindo Auditorium, Bharat Nivas. […]
Article in AurovilleToday‘s latest issue: Passing: Veenapani Chawla Theatre artist Veenapani Chawla, one of Auroville’s most dynamic neighbours, passed away on November 30 after suffering a heart attack following a pulmonary embolism. She was only 67 years old. Veenapani was the founder, artistic director and managing trustee of the Adishakti Laboratory for Theatre Arts & […]
a play by Neil Simon Two suddenly single pals — a sloppy sportswriter and a fastidious news writer — strain their friendship by turning roommates and unconsciously repeating the same mistakes they made in the marriages they just left. time: 12th, 13th and 14th of December at 8 pm sharp! place: Sri Aurobindo Auditorium, Bharat […]
Aurovilian sculptor Henk van Putten is sending news from Poland: REDUCTIVE EXHIBITION curated by Roland de Jong Orlando. The Indian transporter managed it to deliver my works with a delay of exactly three months: My sculptures arrived at the tenth of August due to incorrect documents. The Polish customs are severe as everywhere. But now […]
Dear friends I wanted to share some news from Korea with all of you. My time in Korea as an artist-in-residence at the Clayarch Gimhae museum is coming to an end. It has been a time of experimentation, learning and now, exhaustion…! And I am very much looking forward to return back home to India […]
News from the Madras Jazz Festival: It’s on the 7th and 8th of June. All are welcome! The festival is set at the Phoenix Market City, Vellachery Chennai. For more information go to the Madras Jazz Festival‘s facebook site.
