The Mumbai Research Centre,
The Asiatic Society of Mumbai
invites you to the Launch of Book
“BECOMING BABASAHEB – Birth to Mahad (1891-1929)”
by Dr Aakash Singh Rathore
on Saturday 15th April 2023 at 11.00 a.m.
in the Durbar Hall of the Society
The Mumbai Research Centre of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai invites you to the launch of book “BECOMING BABASAHEB – Birth to Mahad (1891-1929)” by Dr Aakash Singh Rathore on Saturday 15th April 2023 at 11.00 a.m. in the Durbar Hall of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai.
Dr Aakash Singh Rathore will be in conversation with Dr Shashi Tharoor, former international civil servant, diplomat, bureaucrat and politician, writer and public intellectual and Member of Parliament (M.P – Lok Sabha), on his book Ambedkar: A Life.
Mr. Achim Fabig, Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany, will be Chief Guest.
- Prof. Mangala Sirdeshpande , Hon. Secretary Asiatic Society of Mumbai
- Dr Shehernaz Nalwalla , Chairperson, Mumbai Research Centre
The Dr. Aroon Tikekar Centre for Advanced Studies has embarked on the Tikekar Memorial Lecture series to initiate dialogues and discussions about Mumbai and its future development.
The first speaker in this lecture series will be Mr P K Das, well-known architect-planner and activist who has influenced policy and action on several issues in Mumbai, for years. Mr. Das will be speaking on "Breaking the Order: City Planning and Climate Response" at the Durbar Hall of the Society on Friday, March 31, 2023 at 5 PM. Mr. Ravindra Punde, Architect, Academician, will preside.
Please join us for tea at 4:30 PM.
- Mr. Vilas Dhavale, Chairman, Dr Aroon Tikekar Centre for Advanced Studies
- Prof. Mangala Sirdeshpande, Hon. Secretary, Asiatic Society of Mumbai
A book release function. Collected Works of A. K. Priolkar [Volume I & II] Edited by Dr Nitin Rindhe
The Asiatic Society of Mumbai
takes pleasure in inviting you and your friends to a book release function.
Collected Works of A. K. Priolkar [Volume I & II]
Edited by Dr Nitin Rindhe
will be released by
Dr Raja Dixit, Eminent Historian, Director of Vishwakosh Mandal, Wai on
Friday, 17 th March, 2023, at 5.00 p.m. in the Durbar Hall of the Society.
Prof. Vispi Balaporia
President of the Society, will preside.
Kindly join us for tea at 4.30 p.m.
- Prof. Mangala Sirdeshpande, Hon. Secretary
- Dr Meena Vaishampayan, Chairperson, Publications Committee
Mumbai Research Centre, Asiatic Society of Mumbai, and Avid Learning present Journeys of Separation - Recalling Stories of Partition, a lecture demonstration by Author, Managing Editor, The 1947 Partition Archive Dr. Guneeta Singh Bhalla. Her presentation will be followed by a conversation with Deputy Editor, Live History India Aparna Andhare.
10,000 Memories: A Lived History of Partition is the fruition of the largest pan-South Asian oral history survey ever conducted. Through individual experiences, it documents stories of Partition, World War II, and Independence in the mid-20th century Indian subcontinent. The narratives from Bombay include stories of soldiers involved in the Navy Mutiny, the settlement of Sindhis post-partition, and numerous Muslim families who chose to stay in Bombay and continued to call it their home among others.
The book has its origins in The 1947 Partition Archive. Founded by Dr. Guneeta Singh Bhalla, it is a crowdsourced community-based archive that trains citizen historians to document, preserve and share oral histories of Partition. Previously an experimental condensed matter physicist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the Department of Physics at the University of California at Berkeley, Dr. Bhalla began interviewing Partition witnesses in 2009. In 2011, The 1947 Partition Archive was born and has documented over 10,000 witness accounts.
Come and be a part of a nostalgic lecture demonstration by Dr. Guneeta Singh Bhalla followed by a conversation with Deputy Editor, Live History India Aparna Andhare to discover the evocative stories ensuring that history is not forgotten.
https://insider.in/journeys-of-separation-recalling-stories-of-partition-mar13-2023/event
How do we pursue historical subjects marginalized by the traditional historical archive? This paper explores photography as a medium which may enable us to reframe the picture we have of the past from traditional historical records. Focusing on photographs taken of women at work in the Bombay Presidency’s second city, Ahmedabad, we consider the ethical possibilities of this extraordinary modern material artifact and its implications for new historical narratives.
Sarmaya Talks
Friday, 17th February 2023
Sarmaya Arts Foundation is excited to host its series, Sarmaya Talks at the Durbar Hall, The Asiatic Society of Mumbai on Friday, 17th February, 2023 from 6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Sarmaya Talks is a space for conversations where we invite scholars, authors and experts to speak on a topic of their choice, introducing our audience to a wide range of subjects from art, culture and history. We have hosted a diverse range of speakers including Ira Mukhoty, Rudrangshu Mukherjee, Rana Safvi, Madhavi Menon, Bijoy Jain, V Sriram, Manu Pillai, Devdutt Pattanaik and Javed Akhtar. Sarmaya Talks is a two speaker format event.
Our sessions for the evening are:
The Deccan: Medieval India’s Forgotten Superpower by Anirudh Kanisetti
The Tempestuous Life & Times of Rajaraja and the Cholas by Kamini Dandapani
17th February, 2023 (Friday)
6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m., Durbar Hall
The Asiatic Society of Mumbai
Anirudh Kanisetti is the award-winning author of Lords of the Deccan, a new history of medieval South India. He received the Tata Literature Live! Best Nonfiction Book of the Year award in 2022, and was featured in THE WEEK’s 40 Under 40 list for India’s most promising creatives, as well as Open The Magazine’s Open Minds 2022 Soft Power list. Anirudh’s research has received grants from the Princeton Center for Digital Humanities and the India Foundation for the Arts. His writings and work have been featured in The Hindu, The New Indian Express, and LiveMint, among others. He writes the popular Thinking Medieval column for The Print. Anirudh was formerly Editor at the Museum of Art and Photography and Associate Fellow at the Takshashila Institution. He hosts two popular and critically acclaimed podcasts – Echoes of India and Yuddha.
Kamini Dandapani was born and raised in (once) sleepy Madras. She now lives in the city that never sleeps, New York. She has had extensive training in Carnatic music, Bharata Natyam and Western Classical music (Pianoforte). A longer-than-desired stint in the corporate world that included Chase Manhattan Bank and McKinsey & Co. was followed by a complete change in direction back to her true loves, top among which are music and writing.
Link for registration: https://docs.
