Culture Events 2015

India Unlimited 2015 kicks off with the launch of the second Indian film festival, Cinema Indien/Indian Cinemas, held in collaboration with SF BIO it will take place at SF Sture, Stockholm from the 7th-10th of May with the support of the Indian National Film Development Corporation. Covering different genres, this is a selection that offers current blockbusters to regional Indian films. Cinema Indien 2015 is set to challenge the popular notion that Indian cinema is nothing more than song-and-dance Bollywood films.

For more information please visit www.cinemaindien.se

During the first day of the film festival we will be privileged to see an incredible photo exhibition of tigers photographed by Babi Nobis. He is a wildlife photographer based in Kolkata, India. After 30 years on the safari in both Africa and India he has put together an incredible collection called On Safari: the Tiger and the Baobab Tree. He has won the overall silver medal for his picture “Leopard with kill” at FIAP Nature Biennial World Cup in Paris in 2010. Babi Nobis is also the Honorary Consul at the Swedish Consulate in Kolkata, India.

With a selection of contemporary design objects, studio Design Temple, traces parallel inspirations from India’s past to display the ingenuity of this 5000–year-old civilization.

The art of everyday life from India’s past highlights a synthesis of form, function and material that is embedded into the evolution of their design, over hundreds of years. As an integral part of everyday life, objects act as cultural conveyors. And this visual dialogue between the old and new, throws light on India’s people and their way of life.

Positioned at the crossroad of globalization and an ancient design culture, India Past Forward is fortuitously timed as Twenty-first century India brims with opportunity for the future.

The higher you need to go, the deeper must be the foundation. 
With this belief studio Design Temple, presents India Past Forward A visual dialogue between Objects from India’s past and present.

Eva Kumlin, CEO of Svensk Form and Form Magazine, will be hosting Design Night goes Indian, an informal and fun gathering of designers, photographers, and other creative minds. Pecha Kucha is a presentation style, in which 20 slides are shown for 20 seconds each. On this occasion, Pecha Kucha will be showcasing Indian design, art and architecture.

Yoga

We invite all the different Yoga centers and Yoga studios ,their teachers and students, in fact all Stockholmers, children & adults to come and participate in the grand Yoga Event. It is amazing how Yoga has become mainstream in Sweden. We will this day highlight and inform Stockholmers / Swedes of Yoga’s ancient roots and its Indian heritage and that is why we have chosen to do the Event at the most beautiful location of Stockholm – Kungsträdgården. The idea is to spread the yoga mats around the pool of water and make the magic of Yoga come alive! We also hope to provide yoga classes for beginners , for children and the elderly. New and modern expressions of yoga will also be shown.

Indian Cuisine  

In addition to Yoga we will show the wonderful diversity of Indian cuisine. Stockholm has approximately 130 Indian restaurants, but most of them have the same fare of cuisine. It would be wonderful to showcase food of the different regions of India like Bengali, Tamilian, Malayalee, Maharashtrian, Punjabi, Gujarati & other regions. This can be a real WOW experience for Stockholmers. Here we would like to invite all the Indian associations in Sweden/Stockholm to come and showcase their regional cuisine. We will have 10 market stands, that will be given for free to associations. Indian Restaurants and commercial food caterers will also be welcome.

Travel & tourism, Artcrafts 

In addition we also invite Travel and Tourism operators to set up stall and sell their India destination packages. Design and Crafts to promote Indian designs and craftmanship. This day will take you on a journey to India through its food, dance, music, films and literature, its people and beautiful locations. It aims to shed light on the misgivings that surround India, creating more understanding and knowledge for Swedish people to travel to India. We also want to generate greater interest in Sweden/ Nordic regions, as a great new travel destination for Indians. How can more Indians be attracted to Sweden? Can Bollywood open windows?

Dance

We are also going to present our Dance & Culture. Some of the local dance associations will be given the opportunity to come and perform during that day. The Swedish National Dance Academy and Circus School will also be performing. 

INDIAN DANCE – Classical,Folk and Bollywood.
India offers a number of classical Indian  dance forms, each of which can be traced to different parts of the country. During Namaste Stockholm we will have many dancers performing  various Indian classical and folk dances. The popularity of Indian film industry namely “Bollywood” has not only made Bollywood dance an integral part of the Indian dance forms but also made it immensely popular to global audience. So we bring to you a very interesting mix of all three forms of dances on the 23rd of May running through the day.

Fashion

A fashion show will be held during this day where young fashion designers from India and Sweden will present their creations. A fusion of two worlds will be shown in the most compelling and amusing way with help of colors, tissues and most importantly the imaginations and inspirations of these young designers.

Musical performance

Meditation and explosion. Improvisation and tradition. Rhythm variations, sounds, speed – a rich interaction with the music of Indian West Bengal. Rousing accordion tones and clattering drum fingers. Flute, rhythm & guitar. Folk, classical and fusion. Compositions and graceful movements originating from centuries-old musical and dance tradition. An exclusive music and dance performance and a meeting between Indian and Western traditions.

Sustainability

India is the only country in the world which offers the unique combination of democracy, demography and demand. There has never been a better time to Make in India and Grow with India. One of the key projects identified by the new Indian government is to Clean Up India. The Prime Minister has initiated the Swaccha India ie Clean India Campaign. In this connection we would like to partner with Hand in Hand and Håll Sverige Rent to showcase the work being done in India to clean up India. It would be fantastic with a demonstration of this on the 23rd of May where we will also invite some of the top politicians and celebrities along with our partners to make a statement on cleanliness and sustainability for a healthier planet.

Indian food festival will showcase chef Anurudh Khanna, executive chef de cuisine at Starwood hotels and resorts. Passionate and proficient in his field, Chef Anurudh Khanna hails from Capital City of India, Delhi which itself is very famous for its rich, Old traditional influential food culture from Mughals & Nawabs of Northern part of India. With an experience of over 16years in Hospitality Industry with capacity of Chef worked with most Premium Hotel chains in India which includes Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces. Chef Anurudh Khanna is working with Starwood Hotels and resorts from last 2 yrs, who like to infuse the flavors of various Indian Spices up to the bream to make Indian Cuisine within itself a rich and notable. He loves to travel and learn a lot about food from interiors regions of India. He loves to cook Contemporary Indian Cuisine which matches up the colorful ingredients on plate. Along with it he also has culinary expertise in Italian Food. His love for producing high quality, innovative dishes, is driven by his passion to put his own interpretation in signature dishes. He also takes a keen interest in the pairing of wine & cuisine. His notable contribution in last 2 years has made him win the RVP Culinary Leader of the Year Award for 2014 in South Asia region. His major influence is cooking high quality traditional Indian food with a signature twist.

Vivek Narayanan was born in India in to Tamil-speaking parents and grew up in Zambia. He did undergraduate and graduate study (in cultural anthropology and creative writing) in the United States, taught at the University of Kwazulu-Natal in Durban, South Africa, and moved back to India in 2000.  His two books of poetry are Universal Beach and Life and Times of Mr. S. His poems appear in several recent anthologies including The Harper Collins Book of English Poetry. In addition to publishing poetry, Narayanan has conducted experiments with technology, performance, physical space, movement, site-specific poetry, and audience interaction through a series of collaborations with other artists. He earned a master’s degree in cultural anthropology from Stanford University and a master’s in creative writing from Boston University.

This discussion will be hosted by Marie Nyreröd, producer and project manager of a literature program SVT Babel.

During the first day of the film festival we will be privileged to see an incredible photo exhibition of tigers photographed by Babi Nobis. He is a wildlife photographer based in Kolkata, India. After 30 years on the safari in both Africa and India he has put together an incredible collection called On Safari: the Tiger and the Baobab Tree. He has won the overall silver medal for his picture “Leopard with kill” at FIAP Nature Biennial World Cup in Paris in 2010. Babi Nobis is also the Honorary Consul at the Swedish Consulate in Kolkata, India.

Indian food festival will showcase chef Anurudh Khanna, executive chef de cuisine at Starwood hotels and resorts. Passionate and proficient in his field, Chef Anurudh Khanna hails from Capital City of India, Delhi which itself is very famous for its rich, Old traditional influential food culture from Mughals & Nawabs of Northern part of India. With an experience of over 16years in Hospitality Industry with capacity of Chef worked with most Premium Hotel chains in India which includes Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces. Chef Anurudh Khanna is working with Starwood Hotels and resorts from last 2 yrs, who like to infuse the flavors of various Indian Spices up to the bream to make Indian Cuisine within itself a rich and notable. He loves to travel and learn a lot about food from interiors regions of India. He loves to cook Contemporary Indian Cuisine which matches up the colorful ingredients on plate. Along with it he also has culinary expertise in Italian Food. His love for producing high quality, innovative dishes, is driven by his passion to put his own interpretation in signature dishes. He also takes a keen interest in the pairing of wine & cuisine. His notable contribution in last 2 years has made him win the RVP Culinary Leader of the Year Award for 2014 in South Asia region. His major influence is cooking high quality traditional Indian food with a signature twist.

Simon Singh, one of the world’s leading popular science writers, discusses the history of mathematics starting from his books Fermat’s Last Theorem, The Code Book and The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets.

Location: Börssalen, The Swedish Academy.
Entry from Källargränd and Trångsund 16:45–17:15.
Free admission. Reserve a seat at: bookning@nobelmuseum.se or 08-534 818 18.

The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets will be on special offer in the gift shop.
Seminar is part of India Unlimited and arranged in collaboration with the Indian Embassy
in Stockholm and Leopard Publishers.

Bollywood is taking over the Museum of World Culture for a night! Discover India through a display of modern and classical dance by Anette Pooja, Avikk Parkour, and RANG, and a fashion show by designers from the National Institute of Fashion Technology in Mumbai. Come at six to enjoy a buffet of food from our award winning Indian Chef while bearing witness to Indian culture at it’s finest.

Schedule:
18:00 – Inauguration speech with Ambassador + Deputy Lord Mayor, Ms Åse-Lill Törnqvist
18:15 – Traditional Odissi Dance By Anette Pooja
18:25 – Fashion show part 1 by National Institute of Fashion Technology
18:40 – Bollywood dance performance solo by Avikk Parkour
18:50 – Fashion Show part 2
19:00 – Bollywood dance by RANG
19:15 – Bollywood dance performance by Avvik. Closing show.

We will be privileged to see an incredible photo exhibition of tigers photographed by Babi Nobis. He is a wildlife photographer based in Kolkata, India. After 30 years on the safari in both Africa and India he has put together an incredible collection called On Safari: the Tiger and the Baobab Tree. He has won the overall silver medal for his picture “Leopard with kill” at FIAP Nature Biennial World Cup in Paris in 2010. Babi Nobis is also the Honorary Consul at the Swedish Consulate in Kolkata, India.

We will be privileged to see an incredible photo exhibition of tigers photographed by Babi Nobis. He is a wildlife photographer based in Kolkata, India. After 30 years on the safari in both Africa and India he has put together an incredible collection called On Safari: the Tiger and the Baobab Tree. He has won the overall silver medal for his picture “Leopard with kill” at FIAP Nature Biennial World Cup in Paris in 2010. Babi Nobis is also the Honorary Consul at the Swedish Consulate in Kolkata, India.

India Unlimited 2016 will kick off with its third Indian film festival, Cinema Indian, running April 21–24, 2016. This festival will be held in the heart of Stockholm at SF Sture in cooperation with SF BIO and with support from the Indian National Film Development Corporation. The film program spans across numerous genres, ranging from current blockbusters to regional Indian film. Cinema Indian’s program is poised to challenge the notion that Indian cinema is nothing more than Bollywood films bursting with song and dance. A gala dinner will be hosted by the president of Elite Hotels, Bicky Chakraborty, to celebrate all of the Indian actors and directors being flown in to guest the festival.