Join us for an insightful discussion on the colourful history of Colaba, and the many tales of its inhabitants and visitors, reminisces of views, nooks and structures.
13th December, 2023 (Wednesday) 05:00 PM
Join us for tea at 04:30 PM, Durbar Hall, The Asiatic Society of Mumbai
The Mumbai Research Centre
The Asiatic Society of Mumbai
The Mumbai Research Centre of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai has organised the following programmes:
1. Saturday 2nd December 2023 from 5 – 6.30 p.m.
Main Aashiq Hoon Baharon Ka! (Love Songs of Shailendra)
Concept and Presentation – Manek Premchand
2. Saturday 9th December 2023 at 11.00 a.m.
Empathy Unveiled: Navigating Stories of Strength at the Ackworth Leprosy Museum
Links to Registration:
Members: Rs 500
https://pages.razorpay.com/pl_N2bnMFIKpGEFgQ/view
Non-Members: Rs 750
https://pages.razorpay.com/pl_N2bpcfdg5i9gAu/view
The posters of the above programmes are attached.
You are requested to attend.
-Prof. Mangala Sirdeshpande,Hon. Secretary
-Dr. Shehernaz Nalwalla, Chairperson, Mumbai Research Centre
THE ASIATIC SOCIETY OF MUMBAI
Town Hall, Shahid Bhagatsingh Road, Mumbai 400 001
REF NO. ASM/FD-Function/2023-24/550
219th Foundation Day
You are cordially invited to the 219th Foundation Day of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai, which will be held on Saturday, 25th November, 2023, at 11.30 a.m. in the Durbar Hall of the Society. The Honourable Governor of Maharashtra, Mr Ramesh Bais, who is also the Chief Patron of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai, will be the Chief Guest. He will felicitate the Honorary Fellows and the recipients of the Medals of the Society. Mr. Sabyasachi Mukherjee, Director General, CSMVS, will give the Keynote address.
Please Join us for tea & refreshments at 11 a.m.
The duration of the programme is expected to be of one and a half hours.
- Prof. Mangala Sirdeshpande, Hon. Secretary
Talks Sarmaya
Sarmaya Arts Foundation is excited to host its series, Sarmaya Talks at the Durbar Hall, The Asiatic Society of Mumbai on Friday, 17th November 2023 from 6 pm onwards.
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, Girish Shahane, Madhavi Menon, Bijoy Jain, V Sriram, Manu Pillai, Devdutt Pattanaik and Javed Akhtar.
Our sessions for the evening are:
The Great War: Literary Responses in Prose and Poetry to the First World War by Rakhshanda Jalil
From Tokyo to Netaji's Rani of Jhansi Regiment: The Incredible
Diary of Lt. Bharati 'Asha' Sahay by Tanvi Srivastava
17th November 2023
6 pm onwards. Durbar Hall, The Asiatic Society of Mumbai
About the Speakers:
Dr. Rakhshanda Jalil is a multi-award-winning translator, writer, and literary historian. She has published over 25 books and written over 50 academic papers and essays. Some of her books include Liking Progress, Loving Change: A Literary History of the Progressive Writers Movement in Urdu, Krishan Chandar's Partition novel, Ghaddar, and many others. She runs an organization called Hindustani Awaaz, devoted to the popularization of Hindi-Urdu literature and culture.
Tanvi Srivastava is the translator of The War Diary of Asha-san written by Lt Bharati ‘Asha’ Sahay Choudhry of the Rani of Jhansi Regiment. She is the author's granddaughter-in-law. The book has been longlisted for the Atta Galatta Bangalore Literature Festival Book Prize 2022. Tanvi also writes fiction and has been published in journals like Asymptote, Kitaab, and Gulmohar Quarterly.
The event is free for all with limited seating. To register, please click here. https://docs.google.com/forms/
THE ASIATIC SOCIETY OF MUMBAI
The Literary Club of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai and Literature Live!
invite you to an “In Conversation” on the novel
“The Hills are Burning” by Anirban Bhattacharyya with Jane Borges
Tuesday 28th November at 5 p.m
The Literary Club of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai in collaboration with Literature Live! takes pleasure in inviting you to join us in conversation with the author Anirban Bhattacharyya on his novel “The Hills are Burning” on Tuesday 28th November 2023 at 5 p.m. He will be in conversation with Jane Borges, Editor and Author.
The book is a semi-memoir. It is the true bittersweet, coming-of-age story about three friends growing up in a boarding school in Kalimpong, Darjeeling, West Bengal, set against the genesis and the subsequent violence of the Gorkhaland revolution of 1986-88.
This is an authentic representation about what transpired at that time, including the human rights violations and how the hills lost their innocence forever. It shows the effect of conflict on ordinary people, as seen through the eyes of the three children who are forced to grow up beyond their years as they are confronted by death and violence. It has been described as 'The Wonder Years meets The Killing Fields.'
The book debuted on Amazon International at No.1 for Indian writing in the USA, Australia and India. The first edition was sold out in three months' time and the second edition is now in stands.
Anirban Bhattacharyya wears many hats - he is a best-selling author, television content producer, stand up comedian and an actor. He likes writing across multiple genres. Anirban grew up in a boarding school at Kalimpong, and went on to do his Bachelor’s degree in English Literature at St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata. Later a Master’s degree in Film, Television and Mass Communication from MCRC Jamia, New Delhi.
Jane Borges is a senior journalist and author. She has co-authored the non-fiction Mafia Queens of Mumbai and Bombay Balchao. In 2022 she won the Redlnk Journalism Award.
We look forward to your participation in this discussion.
Tea will be served at 4.30 p.m.
- Prof. Mangala Sirdeshpande, Hon. Secretary Asiatic Society of Mumbai
- Meenal Kshirsagar, Vice President of the Society & Chairperson - ASM LitClub
THE ASIATIC SOCIETY OF MUMBAI
The Literary Club of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai
invites you to an “In Conversation” on the novel
“Tryst with Koki” by Dr Subhadra Anand
Friday 27th October 2023 at 5 p.m.
The Literary Club of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai is pleased to invite you to join us in conversation with the author Dr. Subhadra Anand, on her debut novel “Tryst with Koki”, on Friday 27th October 2023 at 5 pm in the Durbar Hall of the Society. She will be in conversation with our member Shridhar Naik, a media professional and author.
The novel is set against the backdrop of Partition when numerous families were uprooted from their ancestral homes in Sindh and sought refuge in India. Sheila Advani was 18 when conditions in Karachi, the city of her birth, compelled her family to leave a fine home on Clifton Beach. Accompanied by her mother and two young siblings, Sheila began her turbulent journey on a steamship to an unfamiliar land, destined for a life of challenges, responsibility and care-giving. She overcame the death of both her parents, fostered her siblings and rebuilt their lives, escaping from the squalor of a refugee camp in Ulhasnagar to a home in an up-market locality in Bombay.
The stash of Kokis, that quintessential long-lasting Sindhi flatbread laden with ghee, chillies, onion and coriander that she packed into her luggage, held the key to her survival and forbearance. Koki could well be a metaphor for the powerhouse of energy Sheila was to become. This is her story: a journey of a myriad extreme emotions, successes and losses.
Dr. Subhadra Anand did her graduation from Indraprastha College and post-graduation in History from the University of Delhi. She joined the R.D. National College in Bandra as a lecturer and went on to become thePrincipal. Post retirement she was the CEO of Save the Children India, an NGO working for the betterment of women and children from the underprivileged strata of society.
Dr. Anand has done her Ph.D. on the National Integration of Sindhis, and has presented the Sindhi cause on many national and international platforms.
Please join us in listening to what the author has to say about the trials and tribulations of those affected by partition.
We look forward to your participation in this discussion.
Tea will be served at 4.30 p.m.
- Meenal Kshirsagar, Vice President of the Society & Chairperson - ASM Lit Club.
- Prof. Mangala Sirdeshpande, Hon. Secretary Asiatic Society of Mumbai.
