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Folk Music Performance | Prahlad Tipanya

Folk Music Performance | Prahlad Tipanya

Prahlad Tipanya is one of the most compelling voices in Indian folk music today. His music stems from, and is in constant conversation with, the spiritual and social thought of Kabir. The performance will be followed by a conversation with…

Performance | The Edict Project

Performance | The Edict Project

Performance by The Edict Project, an attempt by TM Krishna to celebrate, remember, and recreate Ashoka’s edicts in musical form. The performance will include a talk with Nayanjot Lahiri, M.K. Raina, and TM Krishna.

Hindustani Music Performance | Mukul Shivputra

Hindustani Music Performance | Mukul Shivputra

Mukul Shivputra is a maestro of Hindustani Classical music. Coming from the hallowed halls of the Gwalior Gharana, Shivputra has forayed wide into the fields of many other traditions, including Karnatik music. His performance will be followed by a conversation…

Film Screening | Sheer Qorma

Film Screening | Sheer Qorma

Sheer Qorma, the Frameline Film Festival winner for Best Short Film, has been hailed as a stellar effort in expanding the space for queer representation in Indian cinema. The screening will be followed by a conversation with director Faraz Arif…

Music Performance | Ta Dhom Project

Music Performance | Ta Dhom Project

The syllables/sounds “Ta” and “Dhom” symbolize the idea of two worlds, two ideas, and two cultures. Classical Music and Hip Hop are representative of this very concept of -“The Two Worlds”, and yet the harmony that lies hidden between their…

Conversation | Science of The Seas

Conversation | Science of The Seas

What do the winds speak of? Do the waves guide you to the shore?  Conversations with Veteran Artisan Fishers from Chennai and Mumbai as they navigate life near, in, and around the seas.

Kutiyattam Performance | Kapila Venu

Kutiyattam Performance | Kapila Venu

Kapila Venu, a practitioner of Kutiyattam – an Indian Classical performance art form from Kerala, brings forth the poetry of Karaikal Ammaiyar with a desire to bring “a next generation of bright young bodies and minds, if well trained and…

Keynote | Pratap Bhanu Mehta

Keynote | Pratap Bhanu Mehta

Pratap Bhanu Mehta is one of India’s leading academics, and the Laurence S Rockefeller Visiting Professor at Princeton University. Dr Mehta will be giving the keynote address for Should Art. Join for a thought-provoking lecture on India’s social and cultural…