Bhadrapad Shuddha Panchami
FACT has just completed the path-breaking exhibition "Naxalism, a threat to the Unified Nation of India", at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. The exhibition is one of its kind and for the first time screened in India. It will now travel to Bihar, Chattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh.
Upcomming Exhibitions:
The next leg of the exhibition "Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, A Hero for Modern India" will be in Bangalore, on 26th September 2008, at Gallery G, 38 Maini Sadan 7th Lavelle cross road, Bangalore 560001. Tel 22219275. This is a miniature paintings exhibition, which met withs a huge success in Mumbai last February.
- FACT has commissioned a new project on "Ahilyabai Holkar, the Warrior Queen", which will be inaugurated in Mumbai next year.
- FACT has instituted an annual FACT-Shivaji award, (One lakh rupees cash prize and citation) which was given this year to Captain Bana Singh, the "Hero of Kargil".
- FACT is also setting up a FACT-Ahilyabai Award for Women, which shall be offered every year to a contemporary woman incarnating the values of Ahilyabai.
- FACT is retrieving the exhibition "Aurangzeb as he was according to the Moghul records", which was damaged by Chennai Police and which we plan to show in Aurangadabad.
- FACT also is on the verge of getting a piece of land in Pune and will soon start the Hindu Holocaust Museum.
FACT now has 7 exhibitions, a blend of History, Art and Human rights awareness. There has been a lot of effort and expertise that has gone into the making of these exhibitions. To create awareness in India and abroad we have a detailed plan and are also looking for partners to showcase Indian History.
Online exhibitions by FACT:
Apart from physically showing the exhibitions in various places both in India and abroad FACT has created online exhibitions to create wide range of information and awareness as well as prevent mischievous elements from making any damage.
- www.aurangzeb.info
- www.shivajimaharaj.info
- www.naxalism.info
- www.kashmiripandits.info
- www.bangladeshiminorities.info
- www.sikhismexhibition.info
- www.ahilyabaiholkar.info
and films (Christian conversions, Kashmiri Pandits, Brahmins and Upper castes (FACT Videos), the Trauma of Partition, Mumbai train blasts.
FACT team:
Veeren Chawdury, FACT All India Representative
Gayatri Chauhan, Representative Mumbai
Kum Kum Naren, Representative Pune
Anirban Ganguly and Anand Mathur, Representatives Calcutta
And Yours: Francois Gautier
FACT would like to send theses exhibitions next month abroad and Veeren Chawdury, FACT`s permanent representative, would be travelling to the US and Canada to prepare the ground for hosting these exhibitions which we can plan for next year. FACT would like to have partners for screening these exhibitions. I will then come to inaugurate them and do a round of conferences.
FACT is a registered Trust with tax exemption. All contributions are exempt from income tax in India.
Contributions can be made in the name of FACT and mailed to François Gautier, Auromodel, Auroville, Tamil Nadu, (via Pondichery) 605101, India.
You can also contribute online through paypal at
http://www.fact-india.com/ volunteer.php
For further details and information do not hesitate to write to us. You can contact Veeru Chowdhary, FACT’s All India representative at vee4ru@gmail. com or (91) 9391245303, (91) 98719 49094
Warm regards
Francois Gautier
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P.S. Here is my new book : A New History of India (Har Anand, New Delhi)
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