Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Solidarity Movement in Poland
 

An exhibition of photographs and texts on the first independent trade union movement which contributed to the collapse of communism and brought to an end the world’s cold war divisions. The exhibition delineates the rise of the Solidarity Trade Union and the historic 31st August 1980 signing of the August Agreement

 

On view in the Quadrangle Garden, from 21st September to 4th October 2020

 

(Collaboration: Polish Institute, New Delhi)

The Man Behind the Mask: Dadi D. Pudumjee and His Magical World

Dadi D. Pudumjee, Founder, Ishara Puppet Theatre Trust in conversation with Sanjoy Roy, Managing Director, Teamwork Arts

 

Video recording of the conversation organised in collaboration with Parzor Foundation and Jiyo Parsi

 

Link: https://youtu.be/IV87G0_4E6o

ARCHAEOLOGY AND HERITAGE

 

Palermo: A Virtual Tour (37 min)

A virtual tour of the ancient city of Palermo conducted by Angelina Jimbo

 

Palermo, capital of Sicily has been at the crossroads of civilizations for millennia. A city at the edge of Europe and at the centre of the ancient world, presents a heady, heavily spiced mix of Byzantine mosaics, Arabesque domes, baroque churches, frescoed cupolas and where date palms frame Gothic palaces

 

An initiative of the Italian Embassy Cultural Centre, New Delhi and Bell’Italia 88

Odissi Recital

By Vrinda Chadha from Delhi, disciple of Smt Ranjana Gauhar

 

Video recording of a recital for IIC

 

Pot o’Gold (USA)

(86 min; 1941; b/w; English)

Director: George Marshall

 

With James Stewart, Paulette Godard, Horace Heidt

 

Jimmy, the owner of a failed music shop, goes to work with his uncle, the owner of a food factory. Before he gets there, he befriends an Irish family who happens to be his uncle's worst enemy because of their love for music and an in-house band who constantly practices. Soon, Jimmy finds himself trying to help the band by getting them gigs and trying to reconcile the family with his uncle, an avid music hater, all while winning the heart of the beautiful Molly

 

Film source: Internet Archive