Mumbai Research Centre Talk in collaboration with Centre for Heritage Management, Ahmedabad University Many Stories to Multi-Storeys Mumbai's Rapid Urban Development and Threats to Cultural Heritage on Monday 24th April 2023 from 5 - 7 pm
Join this conversation between:
Dr Andre Baptista, Ar Kirtida Unwalla and Dr Kaiwan Mehta.
Moderated by Dr Neel Kamal Chapagan.
Sarmaya Talks
'Searching for Ashoka' by Nayanjot Lahiri
Friday, 28th April 2023 from 6 pm onwards
Sarmaya Arts Foundation is excited to host its series, Sarmaya Talks at the Durbar Hall, The Asiatic Society of Mumbai on Friday 28th April 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 session for the evening is:
Searching for Ashoka by Nayanjot Lahiri
Nayanjot Lahiri is a historian, archaeologist, author, and Professor of History at Ashoka University. Among the many influential books she has published on ancient Indian history, empires, and archaeology is Ashoka in Ancient India, which won the John F. Richards Prize in South Asian History 2016 from the American Historical Association.
Kindly register yourself for the talk using the link given below:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdg4PYOIATT11dOxgHUNhS-sgbasQEHxsyQD9Yhjw7UqeqkhQ/viewform
Date of event: Friday 28th April 2023
Time: 6 pm onwards
Venue: Durbar Hall, The Asiatic Society of Mumbai
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
