H8TRS STEP OFF
07/06/2010 · Mansi Shah
Title track from Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin (1977)
Bhooter Nach
02/21/2010 · Mansi Shah
A psychedelic ghost dance from Satyajit Ray’s Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne (1968)
Tim Koh’s Brownie Mix
02/04/2010 · Mansi Shah
Tim made an amazing mix for Brown Town! Thanks TK, you rule.
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01 / Asha Bhosle – Motiyon Ki Lari Hoon Main
02 / Kalyanji Anandji – Pyar Sikha Doon
03 / Golimar – Chiranjeevi Song
04 / Geeta Dutt – Piya Aiso Jiya Mein
05 / Lata Mangeshkar – Raton Ke Saye
06 / Asha Bhosle – Ae Dekho Yahan To ara
07 / Noor Jehan – Khuda Khud Pyar Karta
08 / R.D. Burman – Kisi Se Dosti Karlo
09 / Bappi Lahri – Raat Baaki
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Sita Devi of Baroda
02/03/2010 · Mansi Shah
Eqbal Mehdi’s Charcoal Drawings
01/23/2010 · Mansi Shah
“It all started at the age of eight when he drew a picture on a wall with a piece of charcoal, stolen from his mother’s stove.”
NGUZUNGUZU DISCOPRANCA
01/23/2010 · Mansi Shah
(via Tagbanger)
Brotherhood of the Boat
01/18/2010 · Mansi Shah
Brother Marvin — Jahaji Bhai
The indentureship and the slavery
Bind together two races in unity (Achcha dosti)
There was no more Mother Africa
No more Mother India, just Mother Trini (Jananbhoomi)
My Bahut Ajah planted sugarcane
Down in the Caroni plain
Ramlogan, Basdeo, Prakash and I, Jahaji Bhai
Brotherhood of the boat, Jahaji Bhai
Brotherhood of the boat, Jahaji Bhai
Coverlets of Chamba
01/17/2010 · Mansi Shah
Chamba Rumal
Himachal Pradesh, India
Late 19th c., satin stitched silk on linen, 24″ x 24″
Chamba Rumal
Himachal Pradesh, India
Early 20th c., silk on linen, 16″ x 16″
Babu Eshwar Prasad
01/10/2010 · Mansi Shah
Untitled, 36 x 48 in., Acrylic on canvas
Untitled, 48 x 65.5 in., Acrylic on canvas
Amar Chitra Katha
01/04/2010 · Mansi Shah
Special Exhibition Lecture:
Heroes and Villains in India’s Amar Chitra Katha Comics
Sunday, January 10 | 2:00 pm @ LACMA
Karline McLain, assistant professor of South Asian religions at Bucknell University, will discuss the mythological and historical heroes and villains of India’s most beloved comic book series, Amar Chitra Katha. She will provide insight into the stylistic, editorial, and ideological choices that went into the making of these comic books. Her recent book, India’s Immortal Comic Books: Gods, Kings, and Other Heroes (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2009) was awarded the Edward Cameron Dimock Jr. Book Prize in Indian Humanities by the American Institute of Indian Studies. This lecture is held in conjunction with the exhibition Heroes and Villains: The Battle for Good in India’s Comics.
Brown Auditorium | Free, no reservations
This lecture is made possible by the Southern Asian Art Council at LACMA.