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ART AND CULTURE - October 2022

Oct 2022

Oct 29, 2022

Prime Ministers' Museum Readies Gallery on Modi, to Open for Public in January

The Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya (the Prime Ministers' Museum) is readying a gallery on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A ministry statement said that the gallery is scheduled to open for public viewing in January 2023.
Inaugurated by PM Modi in April 2022, the museum at Delhi's Teen Murti Murg displays the life and contribution of the country's 14 Prime Ministers — from Jawaharlal Nehru to Manmohan Singh.

Oct 28, 2022

Kenya's Samburu Warriors Still Practise a Rock Art Tradition that Tells their Stories

The Samburu people in northern Kenya's Marsabit county are pastoralists. They migrate from place to place in search of pasture and water for their cattle, goats, sheep and camels.
As part of their lifestyle, Samburu boys go through an initiation period when they live in rock shelters, learning how to take care of their animals and how to become warriors.
During this time the young warriors, called lmurran, express themselves by painting images on the rocks. This is one of very few ongoing rock art traditions in the world, but it has gained almost no attention among rock art researchers.
Rock art has been made for more than 60,000 years and it exists on every continent except the Antarctic.
Papua New Guinea and parts of Australia are among the few other places where new rock art is still being created, maintained or repainted like at the Samburu sites.

Oct 26, 2022

Satyajit Ray's 'Pather Panchali' Declared Best Indian Film by International Federation of Film Cr...

Legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray's feature "Pather Panchali" was declared the best Indian film of all time by International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI).
The 1955 film received the number one slot in the top ten films in the history of Indian cinema list, which was declared after a poll conducted by the India chapter of FIPRESCI.
Based on Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay's 1929 Bengali novel of the same name, "Pather Panchali" was Ray's directorial debut. It starred Subir Banerjee, Kanu Banerjee, Karuna Banerjee, Uma Dasgupta, Pinaki Sengupta and Chunibala Devi.

Oct 22, 2022

"Kashi Tamil Sangamam" is to be Organized in Varanasi from Nov 16 to Dec 19

Union Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, along with MoS, I&B and Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying L. Murugan, announced the "Kashi Tamil Sangamam" would be held from November 16 to December 19, 2022.
Bharatiya Bhasha Samiti (BBS) came up with a proposal to rediscover, reaffirm and celebrate the age-old links between the Tamil culture and Kashi that have existed for centuries.
During the Kashi Tamil Sangamam academic exchanges – seminars, discussions etc will be held between experts/ scholars on various facets of the two ancient manifestations of Indian Culture, with focus on bringing out the links and shared values between the two.

Oct 20, 2022

'SARANG - The Festival of India in Republic of Korea'

The 8th edition of annual flagship cultural program of Embassy of India, Seoul 'SARANG– The Festival of India in Republic of Korea' concluded in October 2022 in offline mode at various locations across the country after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Starting in 2015, SARANG emerged as a prominent Indian cultural festival, introducing India's colourful and diverse heritage and has, since then, grown in size, scale and popularity, promoting India's soft power in its truest sense and contributing to its rich civilisation legacy and cultural vibrancy.
The word SARANG has a very meaningful interpretation for both Koreans and Indians. SARANG in Korean means 'love' and for Indians it refers to 'diversity representing different colours of India'. As a part of this festival, it is our endeavor to showcase the rich cultural diversity of India represented through various art forms including dance, drama, music, films and cuisine. This depiction of India in its entirety captures the hearts and minds of the local community in Korea and strengthens the love and friendship between the people of the two countries.
SARANG has now become a much looked forward event in the Korean cultural calendar. Usually, it extends for over a month and travels through different cities of Republic of Korea.

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