Month-long photo exhibition, which began on Friday, also features cultural events.
By Hajra Ajlan
Kindred Nations, a month-long photo exhibition showcasing the US-India relations over the past three centuries through historical images began at Lalit Kala Akademi in Chennai on Friday. ‘Kindred Nations’, hosted by the Consulate General of the United States in Chennai, also features a number of cultural events that are open to public.
“We are celebrating here today a great confluence of what is so beautifully described in the title, ‘Kindred Nations’,” Dr. Gopalakrishna Gandhi, a former civil servant and grandson of Mahathma Gandhi, said inaugurating the exhibition.
Speaking on the occasion, Public Affairs Officer at the consulate Ariel Pollock pointed out that the relations between the United States and Chennai date back to 1792, when President George Washington named William Abbot as the first consular agent to Madras.
The exhibition includes photos of prominent personalities, historical experiences, and well known buildings like Madras Ice House.
The photos will be on display at Lalit Kala Akademi till July 22. It will be open to public from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. On July 25, the exhibit moves to DakshinaChitra Museum, where it will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. “Kindred Nations” concludes on August 6.
Special events during the exhibition include the screening of “An American in Madras” at 4.30 p.m. on July 15, followed by a panel discussion on the topic “’Hollywood-Kollywood: celluloid journeys” at Lalit Kala Akademi.
There will be another panel discussion at the Akademi on July 22 at 5 p.m. on “Voices of change: women, art and understanding.”
On July 25, “An American in Madras” will again be screened at DakshinaChita Museum at 4.30 p.m. A music concert, “Sungama: raga, rhythm and all that jazz,” will be held at 5 p.m. on August 1.