ICCR presents
A Century of Indian Dance: 1901-2000
The Mohan Khokar Dance Collection
Pics courtesy: Ashish Mohan Khokar
August 19, 2011
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Ashish Khokar walks the VIPS through the
historical exhibition at Delhi, July 2011. Ashish Khokar, Mr. Suresh K
Goel, Dr. Karan Singh, President ICCR, and Ms. Nirupama Rao, Foreign
Secretary
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Mr. Suresh K Goel, Director General ICCR, presents the 1st copy of the
Coffee Table Catalogue to Ms. Nirupama Rao, Foreign Secretary and
Ambassador Designate to US
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Mr. Suresh K Goel and Leela Samson
with the catalogue of the exhibition
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From MKDC exhibits at New Delhi, 17-24 July 2011
Shambu Maharaj
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Kalakshetra journal
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Advt in Liddell’s Simla Weekly for performance
by Ragini Devi and Gopinath, July 28, 1934
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Photos of Hasna Jehan, Ragini Devi and
Gopinath,
in The Statesman, Oct 1, 1934
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Painting of Shanta Rao by Magda Nachman
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Air India advertisement
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Invitation for Yamini Krishnamurti’s
presentation
of 3 styles of dance on Jan 13, 1963
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Invitation for Uday Shankar’s
‘Kalpana’ dated March 4, 1976
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Review about Ram Gopal in Times of India, Sept
23, 1956
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Navarasa by Rajamani Mohan
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From MKDC exhibits at Dallas, Aug 2011
 Ashish
Mohan Khokar hails from a distinguished dance family of India and has served
dance for over 35 years as a reputed critic-historian. He has written over
35 books on Indian arts and culture; is on many boards and committees serving
dance (DD, INTACH, IIC, BSM, ICCR) and has travelled much in service of
Indian dance. He served the state in many cultural capacities, including
the Delhi State Academy for Arts (1984-85); chief co-ordinator, Festival
of India in Sweden (1986-87); Festival of India in France, Germany and
China (1985-90). He was Director of INTACH, under PM Rajiv Gandhi's chairmanship.
He served the Times of India as Dance critic in Delhi from 1990-2000 and
Bangalore 2000-3. Since then, he edits and publishes India's only yearbook
on dance, attendance and is setting up the Khokar Dance Archives as a national
resource and research centre. He is currently also the President of the
Dance History Society of India.
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