"Maximum India" in Washington

AFP Published March 2, 2011
A map of India studded with hand-crafted objects.
A map of India studded with hand-crafted objects.
“Public Notice 2” by Jitish Kallat which recalls the historic speech by Indian independence leader Mohandas K. Gandhi on the eve of the Salt March to Dandi in early 1930 in protest against the salt tax imposed by the British.
“Public Notice 2” by Jitish Kallat which recalls the historic speech by Indian independence leader Mohandas K. Gandhi on the eve of the Salt March to Dandi in early 1930 in protest against the salt tax imposed by the British.
Various objects displayed at an exhibition of Indian crafts.
Various objects displayed at an exhibition of Indian crafts.
“Falling Fables” by artist Reena Saini Kallat, part of a series of works whose title references architectural ruins that are disintegrating and in a state of collapse. The surface of the fallen pillar consists of rubberstamps bearing the addresses of missing monuments listed as protected sites under the Archeological Survey of India, dispersed among others that that carry fragments of poems and phrases on architecture and loss.
“Falling Fables” by artist Reena Saini Kallat, part of a series of works whose title references architectural ruins that are disintegrating and in a state of collapse. The surface of the fallen pillar consists of rubberstamps bearing the addresses of missing monuments listed as protected sites under the Archeological Survey of India, dispersed among others that that carry fragments of poems and phrases on architecture and loss.
A woman takes a picture of Indian jewels.
A woman takes a picture of Indian jewels.
A man looks at sari fabrics.
A man looks at sari fabrics.
A woman points at jewelry at an exhibition of Indian jewels.
A woman points at jewelry at an exhibition of Indian jewels.
Sculptures are displayed. The Kennedy Center has presented similar festivals in recent years devoted to China, Japan and the Arab world.
Sculptures are displayed. The Kennedy Center has presented similar festivals in recent years devoted to China, Japan and the Arab world.

The India Festival dubbed as" Maximum India” opens at Kennedy Centre at Washington stretching from March 1-20, showcasing arts from the subcontinent's diverse traditions. Featuring Indian music, performances from Indian classical dance to Modern Cinema, theatre, literature and art Exhibitions.

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Vasant Chavan
Mar 03, 2011 06:45am
Thanks Dawn Very Good news and Or Past Histry
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MWH250BP
Mar 03, 2011 08:30am
Sorry, dawn, but I found the captions under "maximum India" pics terrible. They did not touch the essentials of the displays. It fells that Pakistani Nationalism won over fair description of things Indian. When it's "Maximum Pakistan", what will you expect from National Indian media?
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Ajay
Mar 09, 2011 09:15am
Way to go DAWN...this is free Media of Pakistan...People feel proud of it.
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