Events : Mar 2010

       On behalf of the Embassy of India, please accept our greetings and best wishes of the Chinese New Year! We hope you will enjoy our activities this festive season. The following are our activities in Mar 2010 :

I. Documentary: “Islam in India” [Mar 4 – Thursday, 1715 hrs]

This 60 minutes documentary (in English) describes the beginnings and the history of Islam in India and how it has become an integral part of Indian culture.

 II. Special Documentary on International Women’s Day : “Song of the Sanctuary” [Mar 8 – Mon , 1715 hrs]

This 30 minute documentary in English portrays three Indian women who have made important contributions towards women’s empowerment in India.

III. Lecture : “Contribution of Buddhism to Chinese Culture” [ Mar 12 – Fri, 1700 hrs]

Prof. Wang Shuying, is a well-known expert in Indian history, culture and society. He has written many books on India which have received wide acclaim in China as well as in India. His brief profile is below. This 45 minute talk shall be in Chinese.

IV. Book Talk : Mr. Amit Chaudhuri [ Mar 15 – Mon, 1700 hrs] - (to be confirmed)

Mr. Amit Chaudhuri is a well-known modern Indian author who was many awards like the Commonwealth Writer’s Award and India’s Sahitya Academy award. He is also a talented Indian classical musician. Mr Chaudhuri shall talk about his books during a 45 minute talk. His brief profile is below.

V. Film show : “Pinjar” (Skeleton) [ Mar 22 – Monday, 1600 hrs]

This 2003 Bollywood film (3 hours, English subtitles) is a gripping love story set in the back ground of hate and violence during partition of undivided India in 1947. The film won many Indian National Film Awards.

VI. Photo- Exhibition : “Indian Festivals” [Exhibition period – Mar 22 to 26 , 1000 – 1730 hrs daily (except Mar 24)]

A general photo-exhibition describing major festivals of India. India is land of many traditions and cultures and therefore celebrates many festivals and occasions. The photos have both English and Chinese texts.

Note : The above movies are being shown with permission on a non-commercial basis with the sole purpose of promoting Indian culture & arts

You and your friends are cordially invited to the above events. We would request for your confirmation to be sent to Ms. Sarah (Ph: 65683218, Fax: 65681918) or culturesection@gmail.com. Our events are open to all and only for promotion of Indian culture. There is no charge for the events. Looking forward to seeing you, With warm regards, Culture Section Embassy of India Beijing

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Storyline Film : Pinjar (Skeleton) [2003] The film is a human saga set during India - Pakistan partition in 1947. The story of Pinjar reveals many of the types of tragic atrocities committed during this time period, and illustrates the existence of love and victory during a backdrop of hate and violence. Pinjar includes the story of Mohanlal and Tara, their two daughters, Puro (Urmila Matondkar) and Rajjo (Isha Koppikar) and their son Trilok (Priyanshu Chatterjee). Puro is a young women, engaged to marry Ramchandra (Sanjay Suri), a rich Indian poet. Puro excitedly waits for her day to be married to the man of her dreams when the unfortunate occurs. A day before the wedding, she is kidnapped by an angry Rashid (Manoj Vajpayee). Unlike other women who have been victims of such hatred, Puro decides to change the direction of her life after the incident.

Profiles

Name: Prof. Wang Shuying b. July 1938 Currently with: Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

Professional Title： Professor, President of Beijing China—India Cultural Exchange & Center, Director of Beijing Sino-India Software Technology Co.Ltd.

Record of Academic Career： ? B.A.Hindi Language of the Oriental Language Department ,Peking University(1965) ? Worked as a Lecturer of Hindi Language in Peking University for 13 years (1965-1978) ? Did research on Indian History and Culture in the Institute of South Asian Studies ,Chinese Academy of Social Sciences(1978-1982) ? Advanced stuty of Indian history and culture (under Sino-India Culture Exchange Program ) in Jawaharlal Nehru University ,New Delhi, India (July, 1983-May,1985) ? 20,11,1991-20,1,1992 Visiting scholar to India ? 24,1,1996-6,2,1996 Representative of cultural exchange negotiator of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences ? 24,11,1996-8,12,1996 Attended World Philosophers Meet in India(invited) ? 2,9,2001-13,9, 2001 Visited India with a Gov. Delegation for mutual Cooperation in IT ? 22.,7,2002---30,7,2002 Visited India with a economy cooperative Delegation ? 19,8,2003---2.,9,2003 Visited India for Sino-India Cooperation in IT

Mr. Amit Chaudhuri (b. 1962) Amit Chaudhuri is, according to the Guardian, 'one of his generation's best writers.' His latest novel (his fifth), The Immortals, was a New Yorker Book of the Year, and Critics’ Choice, Best Books of 2009, in the Boston Globe and the Irish Times. He is also an internationally acclaimed essayist, and a musician, having performed worldwide as a singer in the Hindustani classical tradition, and as an experimental musician at venues such as the London Jazz Festival and the Brecon Jazz Festival. Among the prizes he has won are the Commonwealth Writers Prize, the Society of Authors' Betty Trask Award and Encore Award, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and the Government of India’s Sahitya Akademi award. He is Professor of Contemporary Literature at the University of East Anglia, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He was one of the judges of the Man Booker International Prize 2009. He is also the first Indian writer to have had a Guardian editorial written about him, “In Praise of… Amit Chaudhuri”. More details at : http://www.amitchaudhuri.com/.

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