Organized by Alliance Française of Pondicherry Celebrate the vibrant culture, history, and artistic spirit of Réunion Island throughout October 2025 with exhibitions, films, talks, music, and workshops in Pondicherry and Auroville. Highlights Exhibitions: Dig-Dig, Tickling in Creole by Ysabelle Gomez & Cilaos, a circus, a spirit by Laurent de Gebhardt (Oct 1–12) Film Screenings: Late […]
present “Masters and Masterpieces” Monthly Film Screening Programme – 17 📍 Alliance Française de Pondicherry, 58, Suffren Street, Pondicherry – 605 001 🎬 Late ShiftDirected by Petra Volpe | Germany | 2025 | 92 minutes The film will be presented by Mr. Sivakumar Mohanan The screening will be followed by a discussion 📅 Sunday, 5th […]
Photography Exhibition by Lalit Verma Inauguration: 23 September 2025, 4:30 p.m(followed by a short film titled “Purna Kumbh Mela 2025,” screened at the Cannes Film Festival, France 2025) Exhibition Dates: 23 September – 3 October 2025Timings: 9:30 – 11:30 a.m & 5:30 – 7:30 p.mClosed: Mondays Venue: Sri Aurobindo Ashram Exhibition House,No. 2 Rangapillai Street, […]
Date: 24 September 2025Time: 7:30 p.mVenue: Aurodhan Art Gallery, PondicherryPresented by: Lalit Verma About the event An evening of Indian classical music featuring three artists from the Misra family: Debdeep Misra (Vocal)Grandson of Pandit Bishnu Sewak Misra of the Benaras Gharana. Trained under Pandit Tushar Dutta and Pandit Aniruddha Bhattacharya. Awarded with Giridhari Ratna Samman, […]
Embroidery Kaladaan SatsangDate: 18 September 2025Time: Every Thursday, 5 – 6 p.mOpen to: All About the event Join us to learn and practice hand embroidery, macrame, and crochet. Create beautiful textile pieces of any size while being guided in using needle and thread to make unique works. We will support you by teaching step by […]
📅 Sunday, 21 September 2025⏰ 6:15 pm – 8:45 pm 📍 Smt. Lakshmi Duraiswamy HallSociété Progressiste School12, Chetty Street, Pondicherry – 605001 🎤 Vid. Kum. Preeti Sethuraman – Vocal🎻 Vid. Kum. Shree Lakshmi Bhat – Violin🥁 Vid. Punnur Arvind Kaushik – Mrudangam🪘 Vid. Hari Kishore S – Kanjira Program sponsored by Sri. R. Raghuraman (USA)Hospitality […]
Sri Aurobindo Ashram Exhibition House & Brotherhood Pavillion, Aurovillepresent Nicholas Roerich and TibetAn exhibition of prints from Nicholas Roerich’s Central Asian Expedition 🗓️ Inauguration: September 14, 2025 at 9:30 amFollowed by a guided tour by Dr Alexander Pereverzev with insights into the life of the master and his expedition. 📅 Exhibition dates: September 14 to […]
Not your mainstream music, or artist… Galactic Falcon is a seasoned drummer recently turned electronic music producer and DJ, with a unique sound and strong grooves built into multi-genre styled tracks. The drummer is also a part of a Blues-Funk band called Deep Dawn and has been catalysing the House and Techno music scene around […]
Pondicherry University (NAAC A+) 📅 Application Deadline: 10 September 2025📅 Entrance Exam (Non-CUET Category): 14 September 2025 About the Course The Bachelor of Visual Arts in Painting is designed as a foundation for careers in: Professional artist / painter Art teacher Illustrator / designer Graphic designer / digital artist Public art & mural artist Animation […]
📅 Date: Sunday, 14 September 2025⏰ Time: Departure 3:00 pm from TASMAI (or reach directly by 3:30 pm) | Return 7:00 pm📍 Location: Vadukeeswarar Temple, Thiruvandarkoil, Tamil Nadu (20 km from Pondicherry, ~35 min drive) About the Temple Vadukeeswarar Temple (also called Thiruvandarkoil Temple or Panchanadeeswarar Temple) is a sacred site dedicated to Lord Shiva, […]
📅 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 […]
