Of memory you dont have to believe me we will give you. And one of these artists have to say about a nation racked by religious conflicts gender based violence and environmental degradation. And kens prosimian india is just one but its your buying fall so you know its a new kind of consume it is only the first shes one of indias best known contemporary authors writing in english and a vocal critic of the injustices of Indian Society our own dr you write we visit the Booker Prize Winning novelist. She appears almost out of nowhere from the chaos of old delhis street life arent growing. One of indias best known authors and most prominent critics of her debut novel the god of small things catapulted her to fame she still needed much of the royalties including her booker prize money to charity. Roy is a respected commentator one who draws the ire of hindu nationalists although her admirers fear for her safety she refuses to be seen as a martyr. With people. And i mean im always invited of course to present myself as this low voice who is taking on so many people and im so alone and im so brave but thats not true you know i dont know any right in fact who has more arms around them then myself in this country yet roy has only written two novels twenty years after her first in twenty seventeen she published the ministry of utmost happiness a journey through modern india spanning decades critical and provocative its no easy read. I didnt want to write oh no we didnt civilised no over the idea of what people think a normal should be you know not to write something smooth then easily digestible like baby food. One of her central concerns is the conflict between india and pakistan over kashmir the author and activist calls it a war of religion the hindu state of india she says is repressing its northern most state because its majority is muslim. She describes how protracted violence has traumatized the people of kashmir where more than forty thousand have been killed since independence. Since nineteen forty seven theres not been this thing day when the indian army has not been deployed within its own quote unquote border against its quote unquote own people not a single day. Shes also critical of the west which she says has been blinded by colorful cliched images of. India and adopted an idealistic view of the country one that overlooks the rise of hindu nationalism take the Political Pressure Group r. S. S. Roy says its not just its brown uniforms that we call germanys fascists on whom the organization was modeled when it was founded in one thousand nine hundred five the r. S. S. Is ideology is geared to implementing hindu majority rule through violence especially against muslims. We have not come to the stage where people are being liquidated in concentration camps know what youre talking about and i do you know i mean all of you that feels very sympathetic to that kind of thing and that is not an exaggeration. But it is strong criticism of a country that is known as the Worlds Largest democracy Prime MinisterNarendra Modi is an avowed hindu nationalist but talks about modernizing the country and womens empowerment all Just Lip Service says roy and not just from him protests over rape cases only started after women from upper classes became the victims the problem is indias caste system which no one is interested in dismantling. Rapists normalised thing within the class hierarchy is it so normal for upperclassmen to believe they own the bodies of no really you know when that huge protests happened but after but after for me it was a little bit wary of. Is there a hierarchy of rape victims and do some rapes count as every other. Royal has also criticised the man revered as the father of india Mahatma Gandhi for comments accusing him of discrimination because he accepted the caste system prompted outrage she was called hysterical loud and shrill. Terms often used to describe women who speak uncomfortable truths she says but she can live with that. Doesnt mean i mean you know what would really hurt me if they said they loved me. Arent actually growing a champion of politically sensitive causes whos never been afraid to speak her mind what humor and warmth she encourages all of us to approach india with a critical and open mind. From delhi to germany where the exhibition facing india showcases thought provoking work by a new generation of indian women artists. A provision that the center of conspiracy of sprint papered with images of indias sprawling capital delhi. Face masks an essential accessory the city is blanketed with stifling smog. Performance piece and photo documentary breath by breath. Collected polluted air different locations across the city would have put a fly catcher. And now the cans for steam in india so theyre coming from australia or canada or from getting rich or really expensive so its just one but its your buying so you know its a new kind of consumerism which i wanted to talk about. That underscores the tenor of the show facing india is no exhibition of folklore from a multiethnic nation it unflinchingly addresses modern realities on the subcontinent. And its viewpoints is exclusively female. As work focuses on. Environmental concerns the immunity is a sacred river in the severely contaminated by industrial effluents burned was sewage. That locals who live along its banks still use its water for bathing cooking and drinking. Their fill a month on the lottery uses poetic imagery to document this environmental disaster socially engaged in critical arts is at the heart of this exhibition. Definitely set about asd i was surprised by the level of social engagement these artists have all collaborated with n. G. O. S theyve established broad contacts including to lower social classes ive learned a lot from the way they work and their approach is reflected in their output they found a very apt visual expression for highly complex pictorial content like the bit in. Death for them is the title of this installation by barty care. The bricks are made from melted glass bangles commonly worn by indian women. Its a lonely space a tribute to the countless silence victims of Sexual Violence which remains widespread across india today. The life size sculpture of six women is also a reflection on women is one of the lety. Comes from the bodies of calcutta sex workers. And many cultures the kitchen is the only right place for a woman to be. A part misuses domestic appliances to challenge gender stereotyping and installation in a freezer references global problems. Or an aids to terrorist threats all pervading surveillance a global nowhere of interchangeable shopping malls and airports. The aesthetic is the on the nightly western but it harbors a criticism of indias rigid social stratification. People from the all cost conscious enter into a kitchen of a higher cost problem. Also if they have menstruation happening theyre not supposed to enter the kitchens so the kitchen from from from the context of. India becomes interesting as well in domes of. The hierarchies that set apart through the space. Of. Visible and invisible boundaries a central theme in Indian Society and in this exhibition. On the high museum wall project the partner is the youngest artist in the show has drawn fine cracks an expression perhaps of a world order under threat of disintegration. Woven chronicled by rena kalat is a map of migratory perths taken across the centuries. How does Migration Affect the sense of national identity. That helps or border conflicts symbolized by barbed wire in an age when Digital Communication has long since transcended all boundaries. I think this kind of narrow nationalism that we are seeing self seeing deal believed to be is really something that. You. As technology has really brought us together in many ways and. To see much more unity. Seven decades ago colonial British India was partitioned into two independent states india and pakistan the effects are still felt today. When a collapse series hyphenated lives examines the same of politically divided but historically related countries hybrids juxtapose flora and fauna from neighboring countries its a utopian vision. The two sounds work as more radical or museum of own belongings is an astute metaphor for. Egalitarianism whirls. A gaping grimace of false teeth questions dividing lines between castes ethnicities and genders. Facing india an uncompromising view of the subcontinent and the world we live in. And of course weve got much more of our sleeve to look for us on facebook under d. W. Culture. And now more discoveries from india picked up on our radar. Its. The german indian production pavo is german director modern lit facts feature film debut. The twenty sixteen release is based on the true story of a young tibetans always tibetans for hero. The. Model is. In stark powerful images the film tells the story of georgies life. In two thousand and eight hes arrested during tibet and protests against chinese rule and endures six months of torture in a chinese prison. And sophie are strong enough. To write. It was. As. Much of. An expedition of his life is also his last a Tibetan Exile Community in india. Is fined for tibets freedom and. As in tragedy the Award Winning film pov is a powerful story of own land and loss. Very hungry god a gigantic skull made from typical indian stainless steel cookware by subodh gupta. The glinting sculpture is the centerpiece of the artists first solo exhibition in france. I work with a daily man dance and when i was making this particular work nineteen years ago. Ninety percent of the population of india using this term this is still it unsettles like a breakfast lunch and then. Sent vans and other everyday objects like a milk mans bicycle make frequent appearances and does exploration of indias past and present or stacks of tiffin boxes another tradition used to examine the ambivalence of the society caught between tradition and globalisation exploding wealth and abject poverty caste politics and spirituality. Is indias most celebrated contemporary artist his retrospective is on it the more need to party through august twenty sixth. A musical encounter between india and germany the beethoven first bond brings Young Musicians together in mumbai. Moment by is a vibrant and sprawling city on the coast indias gateway to the world and where the twenty eighteen campus project began its. Only shall be on Shallow Water pascal you want to entail month study classical percussion in germany the beethoven fast has sent them to moon by for a week their task is to immerse themselves in indian music and find a shared language with indian musicians in september a german indian music event will be held. Its very inspiring even though its a foreign country and culture and the music sounds strange to me its also so far to die room. As i feel its so completely different being here has turned my entire musical world upside down when you start working with indian music you feel like youre practically a beginner again. The National Center for the performing arts in mumbai is a fitting location for the musical encounter indian and western artists perform here the indian participants in the campus workshop have arrived the International Team is now complete i was twenty. Eight are seasoned to musicians even though they have never attended a conservatory for thousands of years indian music has traditionally been passed down from teacher to student. And shibani are cuttack dancers their rhythmic dance is an essential part of indian percussion. Its the musicians unpack their instruments and apply to paste Indian Classical Music is a tradition all its own unlike western Classical Music it doesnt follow written notes instead it is based on improvise ation but according to very strict rules. Can these two soundscapes be brought into harmony benhur. He fell in love with indian music years ago ever since hes been moving and mediating between two musical worlds but the campus project is a challenge for him to. His way of course the workshop is part of the project. I want the resolve to be more than just the presentation of workshop results we want to be a work of art music and art though this. We cannot we will have a lot to explore in various phases right now were in the experimental phase its this its good idea experiments to foster. Suspect to know that earth and things which we lack in our view dont have in asked that we can indicate from this this part of the culture to be a district of music thats it for me thats what its you know p. R. I. To be whats good for me its being the music is the main thing. On day three the workshop gets down to business so ishtar workers here he is a Living Legend in india the master tabla player has taught hundreds of percussionists of many different nationalities in the west some call him the beethoven of the top down hard she was one of his students. Because pure neo in the rushdie is truly a pioneer of indian music and is completely traditional in the way he teaches the school he believes in the group she shared tradition the relationship between mentor and student that has been passed on in india for thousands of years but he represents that hes one of the artist but hes also genuinely experimental he believes in the power of rhythm and wants to expand indian rhythms to india should. Ever return. To the community that the ability to. Its not easy to bring together ten per questionis from different cultures what does the master think of the experiment is. There one fully learned indian remove indian music really really at the age to indian music. Really really started to believe music can we put it. If you. See the concert set for september twentieth in bonn germany will also feature a premier and off pastoral work commissioned by d. W. Composed by bernhard. Sori flute player rakesh its a big thing for me im open to do any kind of experiment in music because. Music needs to be expressed. In seven hour rehearsals the participants are hard at work by autumn the team will have mastered a Program Featuring pieces by european and indian composers whats their verdict on the seven days a month by difference with i think its great. The pace of the lessons is overwhelming but we made so much progress and learned so many things in such a short time. Indeed musicians are really incredible weve been learning so much its really great youre very excited for the beat the one fest that is going to happen in september and all of us the temple questionis five from germany and five from india very keen on working together and sharing the stage with some great symphony musicians as well. The last hours in mumbai the Young Musicians from germany and india get to enjoy some free time will be reunited in september at the Beethoven Fest in bonn. Valley not a talent says the Berlin International film festivals networking platform we are sick young members about their dreams and challenges our passion for a film coming up now on arts twenty one. Up. If you dont know anything but. Given ganguly. All right somehow you will come again. If you actually travel to india and you see the social structure of india the indian people in their life emotionally are actually much louder in expressing their emotion than the western people this is a bit of a show and i am an actor i knew from india mumbai i live in mumbai i work in bollywood but from last four years now i have started working in america so i am in between i and. The potter town. Are not. Going to come back on my. Feet. But. If you cant hear it you are obviously dead. I always wanted to be an actor. I was always good in studies and then in the families and parents i was like ok you have to be a engineer or an author so i just did my engineering but then i joined to a film school. Yeah this was always i wanted and ive become an actor. So when you talk about Million Dollar r it was my First International and hollywood american film so i was not in a position to choose that. They were selecting me. All my life i wanted to be a baseball player. For. But i never dreamed it was possible. But when i read the firm after go getting selected and the rule i said like oh wow this is an amazing role and lets you know enjoy this whole process where. I with me. On three. One. Two. Three. I dont get jetlag and he will. Because remember i do its almost like twenty four hours its amazing to explore the whole world and different cultures from different corners you never get bored in your life because life is not monitored not. Getting killed. By. Everyone. But. Everywhere you go and you exposed to a new situation new mic new Cultural Diversity new kind of people new working style it makes you more deeper as an artist and you learn a lot i do enjoy the process so i was of course still working keep working in bollywood but im exploring outside cinema as well and yeah im enjoying it. Not even bought but a pot of tougher time. Not really out. Loud because i can laugh at them economy. India a land of the mens culture and beauty and a study in contrasts thats all for now for march twenty one join us again next week until then good bye. To a commission by the crowned heads of europe. He was the son of a black forest comma and became the continents best quarter thanks. To a hes not well known. Interim princes fifty. Came the prince of painters. The planes out france south of into how to in fifteen minutes. Every journey begins with the first step and every language of the first word illusion because niko hes in germany to learn german. 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