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Reflections on Contemporary Indian American Art: An Inward Journey
I had always seen myself as a writer and a historian, with no more than a peripheral interest in contemporary art, mainly because I never had the opportunity to delve into it deeply enough to understand its abstract complexities. That is, until I was charged with directing an exhibition project EMerge: Art of the Indian Diaspora for the National Indo-American Museum (NIAM).
Silent Winds, Dry Seas: A Novel of Indian Identity in a Multiracial Society
Soon after my arrival to the United States as a student, I went to a football game in Hartford, Connecticut. At half-time, the guy sitting on the bench in front of me got up and turned, beer can in hand, half his shirt hanging over his jeans.
Healing through Art: Restoring the Soul
Faiz Ahmad Faiz, one of the most illustrious poets of the subcontinent, often wrote about the indomitable spirit of humanity. His poetry evoked that sentiment beautifully, and it came through in his writings through his various political incarcerations.
India’s First Heritage Olympiad set to launch on World Heritage Day April 18
India has perhaps one of the richest knowledge traditions in the world. Every Indian is an inheritor of that great legacy. These traditions have been smudged in our consciousness today mainly because of the overwhelming impact of colonial traditions that influenced the shaping of the contemporary mind.
Virtual Museum Curating Workshops within the U.S.–India Professional Collaboration Initiative
In 2020, Dr. Madhuvanti Ghose, the Alsdorf Associate Curator of Indian, Southeast Asian, and Himalayan Art at The Art Institute of Chicago, collaborated with the Center for Art and Archaeology of the American Institute of Indian Studies (CA&A of AIIS), an educational research center based in Gurugram, India and the U.S. Mission to India, New Delhi on its U.S.–India Professional Collaboration initiative.