📅 Starting: Thursday, 11 September 2025⏰ Time: 5:00 – 6:00 pm (every Thursday)📍 Venue: TASMAI, a Centre for Art & Culture, Kuruchikuppam, Pondicherry An open invitation to all who wish to learn, share, and collaborate in the art of embroidery, macramé, crochet, and textile creation. This weekly satsang is a space to explore the beauty […]
A concert by Sivamani (drums) & U Rajesh (mandolin) 📅 Date: Tuesday, 9 September 2025⏰ Time: 7:30 pm📍 Venue: Aurodhan Art Gallery, Pondicherry An evening of rhythm and melody featuring two legendary artists: Sivamani, the world-renowned percussionist whose drumming fuses tradition with contemporary energy. U Rajesh, the virtuoso mandolin player, bringing strings alive with soulful […]
Alliance Française de Pondicherry and the Puducherry Film Forum present their monthly film screening program, “Masters and Masterpieces.” This month’s film is Secrets & Lies, a 1996 British drama by director Mike Leigh, which has a run time of 142 minutes. The screening will be presented by Mr. Sivakumar Mohan. Date: Sunday, September 14, 2025 […]
Kalinka ART GALLERY Dr. Gopal Jayaraman Presents Spiritual Minimalism Exhibition from September 5th to October 4th, 2025 Opening on Friday, September 5th, from 6 pm to 8 pm Open Tuesday to Saturday from 3 to 7pm, morning by appointment #3, Kasthuribai Gandhi Street, Netaji Nagar, Uppalam, Pondicherry 605001 7094956976 kalinkapondy@gmail.com Kalinkapondy Kalinka
6 SEPTEMBER 2 pm – 3 pm SATURDAY CONTEMPLATIVE STUDIES: FOUNDATIONS OF INDIAN CULTURE with Anshul Sinha “Asian Contemplative and Transcultural Studies teaches and researches the contemplative traditions, practices and experiences of South and East Asia as agents for change in the modern world. This series of weekly study circles is inspired by the book […]
PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY (A Central University) SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS Department Of Performing Arts Presents KOOKURAL VERBATIM OF KEEZSATHAMANGALAMPET 03 SEPT 2025 6:30 PM VENUE: KALARI GROUND DRAMATURGY, DESIGN & DIRECTION BALASUBRAMANIAN. G
Opening: Tuesday, August 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM Exhibition Dates: Until Sunday, August 31, 2025 Timings: 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM and 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Location: Exhibition House, South Gate Entrance, 2, Rangapillai Street, Pondicherry Artists: Anna-Maria Bakhtiarova Anna Morozova Amrita Banerji Alpana Kagal Arijit Gangopadhyay Akhila.H Angshuman Basu Asha Rao Bharath.L Bharathi […]
Date & Time Every Thursday from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM (Kick-off on 14th August 2025) Description Inviting those who would like to learn and hand embroider, macrame & crochet and create beautiful textile pieces of any size. We will guide anyone who wants to learn how to use the needle & thread to […]
Here are two wonderful opportunities to engage with art and community at Tasmai in Pondicherry. 1. Call for Artists: “TASMAI SRI GURUVEH NAMAH” Exhibition Tasmai invites all artists to express their creativity for an upcoming exhibition on the theme “Tasmai Sri Guruveh Namah.” The theme is an exploration of our inner “guiding stars” […]
Join a special workshop this Saturday on an “Introduction to Contemplative Studies” with facilitator Anshul. Event: It Matters WORKSHOP Topic: Introduction: Contemplative Studies Date: Saturday, 16th August 2025 Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Location: Auroville Main Road, Kuilapalayam About the Workshop: This session serves as an introduction to the field of Contemplative Studies, exploring […]
Get ready for an evening of divine music with a Grand Carnatic Vocal Concert in Pondicherry. Date: Sunday, 17th August 2025 Time: 6:15 PM to 8:45 PM Venue: Smt. Lakshmi Duraiswamy Hall, Societe Progressiste School, 12, Chetty Street, Pondicherry – 605001 Featured Artists: Vocal: Vid. V.K. Manimaran Violin: Vid. Dr. D. Badrinarayanan MD Mridangam: Vid. […]
Date: Thursday, August 7, 2025 Time: 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM Venue: Tasmai, a Centre for Art & Culture 17 Advocate Chinna Tambi Street, Kuruchikuppam, Pondicherry About the Speaker: Pradosh Kumar Mishra is a Professor of Art History and a practising exhibition curator. He strongly advocates for integrating curatorial practice into classroom pedagogy and is […]
Selection of photos from Auroville across four decades (1980-2020) 1st – 10th August 2025 Centre d’Art Auroville Tue – Fri 2-5.30 Sat 10-12.30, 2-5.30 Morning by appoint. Opening on Friday 1st August at 4.30 John Mandeen came to Pondicherry, South India, from California, in October 1968 as a young man of 24 and was accepted […]
Selection of photos from Auroville across four decades (1980-2020) 1st – 10th August 2025 Centre d’Art Auroville Tue – Fri 2-5.30 Sat 10-12.30, 2-5.30 Morning by appoint. Opening on Friday 1st August at 4.30 John Mandeen came to Pondicherry, South India, from California, in October 1968 as a young man of 24 and was accepted […]
MANIFEST, South Asia’s only international dance-dilm festival, is happening this weekend August 1st to 3rd at Alliance Francaise Pondicherry. Curated by AuroApaar – an artist-run, non-profit arts centre based near Auroville, this pioneering event aims to catalyse the explosion of the dance-film genre in India and intensify trans-national artistic dialogue. But what are dance-films? Dance-films […]
Yatra Art and Culture Foundation, Auroville, is proud to host Shruti Ranade, a distinguished Bharatanatyam dancer from Mumbai, as the Artist in Residence this June. 🪷 Workshop: Nurturing the Next Generation Date: 21st June 2025A special workshop is being organized for young learners eager to immerse themselves in the rich tradition of Bharatanatyam. This is […]
Tasmai, a Centre for Art & Culture, Pondicherry📅 Inauguration with Fashion Show: Tuesday, July 15th, 2025 | 5:00 – 6:00 PM🧵 Exhibition continues until: Wednesday, August 13th, 2025 Participating Artists: Auroapaar R. Deekshitha Jyoti Yadav Madhri Milind Jhaveri Malavika Mandal Andrew Kirti Chandak Krishna Sheth S. Srimathi Sarathi Mandal About the Exhibition:The exhibition explores textiles […]
Dates: July 18, 19, 20, 2025 Venue: Aurodhan Art Gallery & Gardens, Pondicherry Curated by: Lalit Verma Organized by: Aurodhan Pondicherry Contact: 📍 33, Francois Martin Street, Kuruchikuppam, Pondicherry 605 001 📞 +91 413 2222795 / 2222449 🌐 www.aurodhan.com 📧 aurodhan1@gmail.com DAY 1 – July 18: Awakening the Inner Inventor 9:00 AM – 9:45 […]
Puducherry Children’s Film Festival-2025 புதுச்சேரி குழந்தைகள் திரைப்படத் விழா- 2025 Registration Form / பதிவு படிவம் The 2nd Puducherry Children’s Film Festival aims to help children develop a love for cinema, think critically, and understand different cultures and perspectives through a variety of cinema stories. The festival will showcase a curated selection of films in multiple languages, […]
TEXTILE AS ART & FASHION Inauguration with a Fashion Show 🗓 Sunday, July 13th, 2025🖼 Exhibition continues until Wednesday, August 13th, 2025 Presented by Tasmai, a Centre for Art & Culture About the Exhibition Textiles — especially the vast and rich variety of Indian textiles — are a class apart. Each thread weaves into a […]
The great Malayalam writer Vaikom Muhammad Basheer was essentially a rebel. His everyday characters used a colloquial slang that was new in Malayalam, and he even invented his own words that have since come into popular usage. We had fun with his ‘swear’ words, even inventing a few of our own. 🙂 Come meet us […]
Voila Pondy in collaboration with Aurodhan Art Gallery and PY-01.COM is happy to present What’s Cooking, “Full Moon Night Pop-up Dinner”. What’s Cooking Full Moon Night Pop-up Dinner highlights the multi-cultural, varied culinary heritage of the Pondicherry and Auroville bio-region. Being truly cosmopolitan, the twin cities of Pondicherry and Auroville are a great melting pot […]
PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITYDepartment of Electronic Media and Mass CommunicationR.V. Nagar, Kalapet, Puducherry – 605 014 Visual Arts Programme About the CourseEstablished in 2024, the Visual Arts Programme offers a four-year Bachelor’s Degree and a two-year Master’s Degree. The curriculum is designed to deepen understanding and appreciation of Indian culture, heritage, conservation, and the preservation of Indian […]
These sessions are not designed to achieve a specific goal or destination. Our aim is to help you through Voice, Body, Mind and Emotion excercises to : – Reconnect with your inner child – Reflect on your journey from adolescence to the present – Explore what you’ve gained and lost along the way – Understand […]
Thiraippalli 2025–26Special Camp for Students and Film Enthusiasts Organized by Yaadhra Film Academy, in collaboration with Pondicherry Government – Department of School Education and Arogyam 📅 Dates: June 14 & 15, 2025🕙 Time: 10:00 AM onwards📍 Venue: Yaadhra Film Academy, Pannithittu-Kurumbapet Road, Pondicherry 🎥 A two-day intensive workshop combining cinema and health awareness for students […]
