Reconstructing Rangoli: Growing Through the Immigrant Experience

CASI-Related Event

 

Asian Arts Initiative
1219 Vine Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107

Friday, June 1, 2018, 7:30 p.m. at Asian Arts Initiative in Philadelphia

"Reconstructing Rangoli: Growing Through the Immigrant Experience." A performance inspired by Pavana Reddy's enchanting book, Rangoli, on the dynamics of diaspora, will feature Reddy reading curated selections of her work as South Asian musicians and dancers bring her words to life. Co-sponsored by CASI in partnership with the Altruistic Artists Foundation to support organizations dedicated to mental health advocacy, particularly within the South Asian community.

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The Nand & Jeet Khemka Distinguished Lecture Series is an endowed public program of the Center for the Advanced Study of India (CASI). Launched in the 2007-08 academic year, and made possible through the generous support of the Nand & Jeet Khemka Foundation, the series brings renowned India specialists to the Penn community and serves as a critical forum for analyzing and understanding the complex economic, political, social, and cultural changes that the world’s largest democracy is experiencing, as well as the challenges that lie ahead.
The Saluja Global Fellows Program has been made possible by the generous gift from Vishal Saluja ENG’89 W’89. CASI was excited to launch the program during the 2022–23 academic year, coinciding with the Center’s 30th Anniversary. This new program enables CASI to invite eminent leaders and rising experts on contemporary India preferably from the fields of media, culture, law, and contemporary history to be in residence for one to two weeks at CASI.