Saturday, April 14, 2018

Patterns of the Present and Beyond the Present

[Patterns of the Present by Georges van Vrekhem is a profound and inspiring account of the present situation of mankind and the world it lives... - Integral Yoga/ Mother & Sri Aurobindo]

[On 13th APRIL '18  at the Sri Aurobindo Centre for Arts & Communication: Beyond the Present] https://t.co/jhb8q5eUYi

SYMPOSIUM "Beyond the Present - 2 edition" Discussions, Film Screenings, Workshops, Music Concert and Photo Exhibition at Sri Aurobindo Centre for Arts & Communication > 13th, 14th & 15th April 2018 : https://t.co/5uLmFKrKd7 https://t.co/zEYmEjlIDG

[13th APRIL'18: Daljeet Wadhwa, Anu Anna George (Mixtape), Ravi Aggarwal, Sharbendu De, Ishaan Tankha, Tanvi Mishra, Millo Dinsung and Lokesh Dang, Prakriti Kargeti and Anoop Ray, Laxmi and Anita Khemka, Abhishek Bali, Srishti Bhardwaj, Proneet De Kashyap] https://t.co/oOec7AyKbJ

Ravi Agarwal @toxicslink @SACACIndia https://t.co/1ikEqwvRUj

[FOR 14th APRIL '18 - Sri Aurobindo Centre for Arts & Communication: Beyond the Present
Avijit Dutt, Sashwati Banerjee, Sonalini Mirchandani, Rajkumar Jha, Ujwal Nagar & Shantanu Sudarshan, Varun Trikha, Fazil NC and Shawn Sebastian; RV Ramani, Nora Särak. https://t.co/oOec7Ah8N9

@Bongchild throws light on how Sesame Workshop India is making a difference in the lives of underprivileged kids at the 'Beyond The Present' Symposium at the Sri Aurobindo Centre for #Arts and #Communications.
#SesameStreet #earlyeducation #development #education https://t.co/1nbvihINnv

Workshop on Rhythms of modern music @SACACIndia Beyond the Present 2nd Edition 2018 @toxicslink @Mixtapelive #SriAurobindo https://t.co/e5PDv2dIJl

Beyond the Present at Sri Aurobindo Centre for Arts and Communication https://t.co/lXktrGJmdb

OUR SPEAKERS

ANU ANNA GEORGE

Anu Anna George joined the music industry, fresh out of college, in 2009. Having represented artists such as Shaa’ir + Func, Sky Rabbit, Donn Bhat & Monica Dogra ,she began her career in music business

TANVI MISHRA

Tanvi Mishra began her career as a documentary photog- rapher based out of New Delhi. Trained as an economist at the London School of Economics and Political Science, she finds her photographic practice

RAVI AGGARWAL

Ravi Agarwal has an inter-disciplinary practice as an artist, photographer, environmental campaigner, writer and curator. His work explores key contemporary questions of ecology, society, urban space and capital.

SHARBENDU DE

Sharbendu De is a Delhi based contemporary photographer and an academic. He actively works within the ‘staged and constructed’ genre and is exploring a contemporary visual language

ISHAN TANKHA

Ishan Tankha is a Delhi based independent photojournalist whose work has been featured in a number of publications including South China Morning Post, Le Monde, India Today

LOKESH DANG

Lokesh Dang studied photography at Sri Aurobindo Centre for Arts and Communication in 2015. He lives in Gurgaon and has been travelling for work around India for various documentary

ANOOP RAY

Anoop Ray grew up in a quaint town, Kishangarh-bas, nestled between the Aravallis, Rajasthan. He completed his BFA in Painting from Amity University, Noida in 2013. He earned his Diploma

ANITA KHEMKA

Anita Khemka (b. 1972) is an English Literature graduate and began photographing in 1996. Her oeuvre has largely been defined by social documentary work — people living with HIV

ABHISHEK BALI

Abhishek Bali is an editorial and corporate photographer based out of New Delhi. He works across the genres of portraiture, travel fashion and documentary feature stories for magazine

SRISHTI BHARDWAJ

Srishti Bhardwaj studied History from Delhi University in 2015. She worked for the India Photo Archive Foundation on a long term project documenting the Aravallis which was exhibited

PRONEET DE KASHYAP

Proneet de Kashyap was born in Dibrugarh, Assam and came to Delhi when he was 17 years old. He picked up the camera to work for his college magazine and traveled around quite a bit.

AVIJIT DUTT

Avijit Dutt is a filmmaker, actor, theatre director and communications consultant. Living and working out of New Delhi. He took his MA from Calcutta University in English and began

SASHWATI BANERJEE

Sashwati Banerjee founded Sesame Workshop India Trust to amplify the impact of Galli Galli Sim Sim. Under her leadership,the organization implements innovative educational outreach programs to engage

SONALINI MIRCHANDANI

Sonalini Mirchandani has three decades of experience in strategic social sector communication in India. Her work in the subcontinent in communications research, design, capacity

RAJKUMAR JHA

Designed communication for rural people. Have worked on various FMCG Brands. Worked on HIV, RCH, TB, Sanitation, Safe Water, Immunization, Pulse polio, Hand wash. Worked with

VARUN TRIKHA

Varun Trikha is a documentary filmmaker based out of New Delhi. He was trained as an ethicist at King’s College London and as a nonfiction filmmaker at SACAC, New Delhi.

FAISAL NC

Fazil NC is a filmmaker based in Calicut, Kerala. Shawn Sebastian is a filmmaker and an independent journalist based in Bengaluru. Their previous works have won awards from UN agencies

R V RAMANI

R V Ramani worked as a photojournalist in Mumbai and later graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India(FTII), Pune, in 1985, with specialization in motion picture photography

STUDENT FILMMAKERS

Ambedkar University (AUD), Delhi ,Tseyang Palzom, M.Phil Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy , Sangeeta Jawla, M.A. English , Rishit Nyogi, M.A Literary Art and Creative Writing

NORA SARAK

Nora Särak is an independent filmmaker from Estonia. She graduated from the Estonian Academy of Arts and Baltic Film and Media School in Estonia. ‘To Light’ is her graduation work in film

RAHUL RAM

Rahul Ram, Best known as the bass player in India’s most loved band ‘Indian Ocean’, Rahul Ram is also an ‘activist’ who has never shied away from taking a political stance. From the early

SOFIA ASHRAF

Sofia Ashraf from Chennai has been described as a ‘raptivist’ and staunch feminist. Some of her prominent videos which have gone viral include the 2008 song “Don’t Work for Dow” where

TARU DALMIA

Taru Dalmia is a reggae musician, poet, activist and MC. He goes by the moniker ‘Delhi Sultanate’ and is also a singer in the popular band Ska Vengers, one of the few bands in India which has

ANIRBAN CHAKRABORTY

Anirban Chakraborty discovered the Rock Street Journal in 1993 with the first RSJ newsletter. The magazine was instrumental in his subsequent journey as a musician – right from introducing him to the indie-circuit

ABHISHEK MATHUR

Abhishek Mathur is a music producer and guitar player.He is one of the founding members and lead guitarist of the well known band Advaita. Abhishek has composed and produced music for several

Beyond the Present – 2nd Edition

Discussions, Screenings, Presentations, Concert, and Conversations with eminent Thought Leaders and Change Makers who chose to work towards making a difference in people’s lives and the society at large.

SCHEDULE FOR 15 th APRIL'18

1:00-3:00 PM : Vocal Harmony and Arrangement (workshop) - Chayan Adhikari
4:00-6:00 PM : TSongs of Protest - In Conversation with Rahul Ram, Sofia Ashraf and Taru Dalmia, In association with RSJ The discussion will be moderated by Anirban Chakraborty (Director of Rock Street Journal) and Abhishek Mathur (faculty at the Audio School at SACAC)
7:00-8:30 PM : Performance by Ujwal Nagar (Classical to contemporary) With Gaurav Chintamani on Guitar and Bass Guitar; Anil Chawla on Keys; Rohit Prasanna on Flute; Tarit Pal on Percussions