Love and Longing in Indian Art: Romancing the National MuseumThis walk through by Flow India at the National Museum will examine the iconography of love - the ecstatic thrill of moonlit rendezvous, witty poetic metaphors and ancient love lore from Persian folktales and Hindu mythology. Explore different paintings and sculpting traditions, the interplay between the text and the image as well as examine larger questions of religion, devotion and spirituality. You wouldn't want to miss the walk that covers a time span of more than five thousand years of Indian cultural heritage.
This walk is for Adults.
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The walk is conducted by Flow India facilitators, Habiba Insaf and Adhitya Dhanapal. Both Habiba and Adhitya hold a Masters in Arts and Aesthetics from JNU,New Delhi. While Habiba's primary interest is looking at the portrayal of women in love and the timeless metaphors of love, Adhitya's interest is to historically locate cultural production across time. Presently, Adhitya is pursuing his MPhil at the Centre for Historical Studies. Habiba leads programme implementation and design at Flow India.
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