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December 2011
3rd Dec 2011: Kathak Dance performance by Pt. Sontosh Kumar Chatterjee, ICC Kathak Teacher cum Performer, and his students at ICC Multipurpose Hall, at 7.30 pm.,
23rd December 2011: Performance of Punjabi Pop Band led by Mickey Narula from India at Temple of Fine Arts, Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur at 8 pm.The performance is supported by Sagar Restaurant.
24th December 2011: Performance of Punjabi Pop Band led by Mickey Narula from India at Suk Hall, Ipoh at 7.30 pm., The performance is supported by Green Town Indian Cultural Society, Ipoh.
November 2011
5th November 2011 : “An Evening of Mohiniyattam Dance” by Ms. Mandakini Trivedi from India at ICC Multipurpose Hall, at 7.30 pm.,
October 2011
1st October 2011: A talk on "Vastu and Fengshui" by Dr. T. Selva, author, columnist , radio & television personality and international speaker on Vasthu Sastra at ICC at 6.00pm.,
3rd to 16th Oct 2011 :Dr. V. C. Deep, Professor (Ayurveda), Assistant Director, National Research Institute for Panchakarma, CCRAS, Cheruthuruthy, Kerala is visiting Kuala Lumpur. He will be available for Consultation and Medical Advice to the general public on 8th (11 am to 7.00pm) and 15th (2 pm to 7.00pm) October 2011 at Indian Cultural Centre, CapSquare Signature Office B, (Level 1) Jalan Munshi Abdullah, 50100 KL. All are welcome to consult the Ayurveda Professor after seeking prior appointment from the ICC Telephone: 03-2691 0437 / 2691 0439.,
06th - 15th Oct 2011: Photo Exhibition on Sikh Heritage by Mr. Sondeep Shankar, India at the Gurudwara Sahib at Petaling Jaya.,
8th October 2011: A talk on “Hindi at the World Platform – Status and Scope” by Dr. Soami Pyari Kaura from India at ICC Multipurpose Hall, at 7.30 pm.,
September 2011
16th - 29th Sept 2011: Photo Exhibition on Sikh Heritage by Mr. Sondeep Shankar, India at the Sentul Gurdwara, Kuala Lumpur.
24th Sept 2011: “Sattriya dance performance” by Ms. Anwesa Mahanta from Assam, India at ICC at 7.30pm.,
27th Sept 2011: “Talk on “New Directions in Indian Dance” by Dr. Sunil Kothari from India at ICC at 7.30pm.,
August 2011
6th August 2011: A talk on “Power of sub conscious mind” by Dr. KrsnaBalarama Goswami from Malaysia at ICC at 7.30 pm.,
20th - 31st August 2011: Photo Exhibition on Sikh Heritage by Mr. Sondeep Shankar, India at Wadda Gurdwara Sahib, 9 Jalan Gurdwara, Ipoh. This Exhibition is hosted in collaboration with Khalsa Diwan Malaysia, Ipoh.
July 2011
16th July 2011: “Mohiniyattam dance performance” by Ms. Supriya Rajan, an eminent artist from India, at ICC at 7.30pm.,
23rd July 2011: ‘An Evening of light classical music & Ghazals’ by Ms. Suman Devgan and Group at Temple of Fine Arts Auditorium, KL at 8.00pm.,
The group would also be performing in Ipoh and Penang on 24th and 25th July 2011 respectively.
29th July 2011: Inauguration of the 4th Solo Exhibition “LINEA”, an exhibition of artworks created by ballpoint pen by Mr. Krishnan Karuppiah at ICC at 7.30 p.m. The exhibition will be on display at ICC Art Gallery from 30th July until 10th Sept 2011.
June 2011
17th June 2011: Oddisi Dance Performance by Ms. Alpana Nayak from India at the ICC, at 7.30 p.m.,
25th June 2011: ‘A Sitar Recital’ by Mohsin Ali Khan & Group at Temple of Fine Arts Auditorium, KL at 8.00pm.,
Mr. Mohsin Ali Khan is a renowned Hindustani Sitar Artist & belongs to a very famous Bhindi Bazar Muradabad Gharana. He has also received training in Hindustani Vocal Music & Tabla. He is an ‘A Grade’ Artist of the All India Radio and has performed in prestigious Music Festivals in India and abroad.
May 2011
11th to 15th May 2011: The Indian Cultural Centre, High Commission of India, Kuala Lumpur would be celebrating 150 Birth Anniversary of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore in the first half of May 2011. A number of cultural events would be organized at Kuala Lumpur and Penang in Malaysia, including Exhibitions, Cultural performances, Reading Sessions, etc. On this occasion, the following prominent cultural events are being organized in Penang.
13th May 2011: “An Evening of Rabindra Sangeet” by Ms. Pramita Mallick & group from India, in Penang.
13th - 31st May 2011 : Exhibitions of Photographs on Little India, Penang by Ooi Cheng and Life of Rabindranath Tagore at Galeri Seni Mutiara, Whiteaways Arcade (Beach Street), Penang.
13th - 31st May 2011 : An Exhibitions on “Paintings (Digital Prints) of Rabindranath Tagore” at Hu Yew Seah, 45 Madras Lane, George Town, Penang.
14th May 2011: An Evening of Rabindra Sangeet by Ms. Pramita Mallick & group from India, at ICC, Kuala Lumpur
24th May 2011 : Inauguration of an Exhibition on ‘Master pieces of Raja Ravi Varma’ at ICC Art Gallery at 7.00 pm., This Exhibition would be on display for duration of 2 weeks, i.e.,25th May - 7th June 2011
28th May 2011: Carnatic Vocal Recital by Shri Sampagodu S Vighnaraja, Carnatic Vocal Teacher of Temple of Fine Arts, KL at the ICC, at 7.30 p.m.,
April 2011
9th April 2011 : Carnatic Flute recital by Subbramanya Sastry from Bangalore with accompanists on Violin and Mrudangam at the ICC at 7.30 p.m.,
15th April 2011 : A Hindustani Vocal recital by Ms. Sveta Kilpady from Mumbai with Tabla accompaniment at the ICC at 7.30 p.m.,
March 2011
2nd March 2011 : Seminar on tourism by “Jet Airways” and India Tourism, Singapore with Kuala Lumpur based Travel Agents.
1st to 13th March 2011 : Visit of Dr. H.M. Chandola, Professor (Ayurveda), Gujarat Ayurveda University to the ICC, KL. Besides having a number of meetings with Government Officials and Medical Practitioners in Malaysia, Dr. Chandola also gave Consultation and Medical Advice to the general public. A Workshop on Ayurveda was also organized at the ICC on 13th March 2011, where he spoke on ‘Psychosomatic Medicine in Ayurveda’. Dr. Prasanth .VS, also presented his talk on ‘Yoga & Diabetes’ during the Workshop.
12th March 2011: Flute Recital by Sri. Sridhar, an eminent Artist from Singapore, accompanied by Smt. Savithri Sreenivas on Violin, Sri. Ravishankar on Mridhangam, and Sri. Prakash Kandasamy on Tabla at the ICC at 7.30pm.
12th March 2011 : Introducing ‘Reading Session’ for the Children at the ICC from 3-4pm., All Children between the age group 8-14years were invited to attend the Reading Session, Mrs. Smita Theodore ICC, Librarian conducted the Reading Session & read out short stories to the children.
19th March 2011 :Screening of Documentaries on ‘Indian Culture’ at the ICC from 3-4pm., The Documentaries are ‘The Sculptures of India’ & ‘The Sculptures of India - Chola Period’ by Mr. Benoy K. Behl, a well known photographer and film maker from India.
22nd March 2011 : A Music performance by an Indian Classical – Fusion Band called “ Filter Coffee” from Mumbai at the ICC at 7.30 p.m.,
29th March 2011 : An Evening of Indian Classical Dances by eminent Malaysian Cultural Institutions at the KL PAC Auditorium at 7.30 p.m., (entry by invitation only)
February 2011
26th Feb 2011 : Kathak Performance by Dr. Geetanjali, ICC Kathak Teacher and her students of ICC at the ICC at 7.30 pm.
19th Feb 2011 : Talk on ‘Yoga and Diet’ by Dr. Prasanth V.S, ICC Yoga Teacher at the ICC at 7.30 pm.
January
15th Jan 2011 : “Grants – in-Aid Presentation Ceremony” which also included a cultural performance by Five Malaysian Cultural Organizations. The Grants have been given to those cultural organizations which are doing outstanding work in promoting Indian Art and Culture in Malaysia.
12th Jan 2011: Inauguration of an exhibition “Kalpana : Masterpieces of Figurative Indian Contemporary Paintings”, showcasing works (re-prints) of
14 best known painters from India at the ICC at 7.30pm. The exhibition is curated by Anjolie Ela Menon and will be on display at the
ICC until 12th Feb 2011. There will also be screening of documentaries on paintings of India at the ICC every Tuesday and Saturday at
3pm till the exhibition is on.
December
4th Dec 2010 : “Gaanaamrutham” Carnatic Classical Vocal Music by Shruthi Jayashankar (Disiciple of Smt.Guruvayur Usha Ramachandran) at the ICC at 7.30 pm.
November
25th Nov 2010 : A Talk by Mr. Surendran S.BS. Master Feng Shui Consultant and Traditional Vaastu Practitioner on the topic "Synergy and Energy of Structures" covering the ancient science of Vaastu to the adaptation in the present day buildings, at the ICC at 7.30 pm.
20th Nov 2010 : A Talk by Mr. Ananth Kasibhatla on Memory Enhancement Programme at the ICC at 7.30 pm.
9th Nov 2010 : A motivational talk by Dr. Kiran Bedi, a retired Indian Police Service Officer and a Social Activist, at the ICC at 7.30 pm.
October
28th October, 2010: The official visit of His Excellency Dr.Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India and Mrs. Gursharan Kaur to Malaysia from 26-28th October, 2010 included a visit by Mrs. Gursharan Kaur to the Temple of Fine Arts, on 28th October, 2010 wherein she presented musical instruments, sent by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, New Delhi, to the President, Temple of Fine Arts, Kuala Lumpur. The Temple of Fine Arts (TFA) had organized an event on its premises at Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur in honour of Mrs. Gursharan Kaur on the morning of 28th October, 2010.
Mrs.Gursharan Kaur, in her brief speech, conveyed her appreciation on the remarkable efforts made to establish and nurture an Institution like the Temple Of Fine Arts which, in spite of the challenges in today’s world strives to preserve and propagate India’s great culture and civilization, far from the shores of India. She hoped that the children learning Indian classical music and dance at the TFA would serve as cultural ambassadors between India and Malaysia for generations to come, and assured her support to them. Mrs.Gursharan Kaur also presented a symbolic musical instruments to the TFA President, Mr. Kanagasivam who thanked her and reciprocated by presenting her with a memento.
12th October, 2010 : A Kuchipudi dance performance by Koka Vijayalakshmi and group from India at the ICC at 7.30pm.
9th Oct 2010 :. Talk on "Introduction to Vedanta" by Shri Vinay Kumar of Vedanta Cultural Foundation, KL at the ICC Multipurpose Hall at 7.30pm
7th October, 2010 : A talk by well-known Astronaut, Mr. Rakesh Sharma at ICC Multipurpose Hall at 7.30pm.
2nd Oct - 15th Dec 2010 : A Photo Exhibition on Islamic Monuments of India by Benoy K. Behl & Abhinav Atris at the Islamic Arts Museum, Jalan Lembah Perdana, Kuala Lumpur. The Gallery is open on all days from 10am- 6pm.
September
14th Sept – 15th Dec 2010 : Photo Exhibition on Buddhist Monuments by Benoy K. Behl at the ICC Art Gallery, from 11 am to 9 pm., (except Sundays & Mondays)
14th Sept 2010 : "In the Footsteps of the Buddha" an illustrated talk by Shantum Seth (Brother of well-known novalist Vikram Seth) at ICC Multipurpose Hall at 7.30pm., (TBC)
8th Sept 2010 : TEEJ an Indian festival was celebrated by the wives association of IRCON officials working in Kuala Lumpur at ICC.
August
27th August 2010 : A Talk on "The journey of path breaking women in ancient Indian and Greek literature " by Mrs. Deepali Deshpande, Mumbai, India organized in collaboration with Maharashtra Mandal Malaysia at ICC at 7.30 p.m.
26th August 2010 : "Harikatha and Sankeerthana's " a performance by Smt. Jayanthi Savitri, Tirumala Thirupathi Devasthanam (TTD) organized in collaboration with Telugu Association of Malaysia at ICC at 7.30 p.m.
14th August 2010 : "Kathak Parampara " a Lecture demonstration on Kathak Dance and Performance by Dr. Geetanjali Singh and Students of ICC, KL at 7.30 p.m.,
3rd-14th Aug 2010 : Visit of Dr. Sulochana Bhat, an MD in Ayurveda, presently working as Asst. Director, Ayurveda,
Central Council for Ayurveda and Siddha, Department of AYUSH, New Delhi, to the Indian Cultural Centre.
All are welcome to have interaction with her.
July
7th - 31st July 2010 : Painting Exhibition by Kalawathi Schuebel at the ICC Art Gallery.
17th July, 2010 : An Odissi Dance performance by Ms. Indu Vijay, a Singapore based Odissi Dancer at the ICC at 7.30pm.
10th July 2010 : Kathakali by Kalamandalam Venkittaraman, Kerala, at ICC Multipurpose Hall at 7.30pm.
3rd July, 2010 : Music for "Mind-body-spirit " organized by Sahaja Yoga, Malaysia with the ICC at the ICC Multipurpose Hall at 6.30pm.
June
11th - 13th June, 2010 : 'Festival of Bharatnatyam 2010' in KL, conducted in collaboration with Bharatnayam Association of Malaysia. Ms. Urmilla Sathyanarayan & group from ICCR performed during the Festival.
11th - 13th June, 2010 : On the occasion of arrival of Queen's Baton in
Malaysia, an 18 member Bollywood Dance and
Music troupe led by
Shubra Bharadwaj from India (ICCR
group) presented the performances in Melaka (11th and
12th June), and in Kuala Lumpur (13th June).
5th June, 2010 : Lecture arranged by Bharat Club, KL on "Art of Living"
May
29th May, 2010 : Students Motivation Programme conducted by Kongres Indian Muslim Malaysia (KIMMA)
26th May, 2010 : Performances of Samudra Contemporary dance group and Percussion music group at the ICC. It was done in collaboration with Soopanam Arts, Kuala Lumpur.
15th May, 2010: 'Dancing is Fun' a book launch by Leesa Mohanty with lecture demonstration.
14th May, 2010: Rabindra Sangeet Music presentation by Shri. Prabuddha Raha and group from India, at the ICC.
April
26th April, 2010 : Meeting of various Malaysian Indian community leaders with Dr. A. Didar Singh, Secretary, MOIA and Shri Vijay Gokhale, High Commissioner of India.
24th April, 2010 : Celebration of Tamil New Year by Indian Origin Employees of Ranhill Worleyparson Company, Malaysia at the ICC.
20th April, 2010 : Book Release Ceremony at the ICC titled, MKG-Mahatma Gandhi-Imaging Peace, Truth and Ahimsa, by Mr. Birad Rajaram Yajnik.
17th April, 2010 : Indian classical dance by Ms. Shilpa K. Murthy from Bangalore at the ICC.
3rd April, 2010 : Lecture demonstration on Modern & Post Modern Indian Art by Dr.Swapna Sathish with Ms.Shalini Biswajit, curator of the above exhibition.
1st April, 2010 : The ICC with Sutra Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur and Forum Art Gallery, Chennai, Inaugurated a painting exhibition "The Madras Canvas" featuring 45 works of 39 artists from Chennai.
March
27th March, 2010 : Marathi Mandal celebrated "Gudi Padwa" or Marathi New Year at the ICC.
February
25 February, 2010 : Sri Thyagaraja Aradhana celebrated at the ICC by the Staff and music students.
24 February, 2010 : Bharathanatyam Dance Performance by Laasya Arts (Press Conference)
20 February, 2010 : Children Quiz Programme by Bharat Club, Kuala Lumpur.
11 February, 2010 : Kuchipudi Dance Performance by Jayarama Rao & Vanashree Rao & Group at KLCC
Convention Centre, KL
10 February, 2010 : Formal Inauguration of the Indian Cultural Centre by Dr. Karan Singh, President, ICCR Y.B. Datuk Dr. Subramaniam, Minister of Human Resources, Malaysia.
2 February, 2010 : Painting Exhibition by Mrs. Sarasa Krishnan
18th February 2011 : “Kalabharati ballet” function by Malaysian Bengalee Association at NLFCS hall, Wisma Peladang off Old Klang Road, at 7.30p.m.,
19th February 2011: A talk by Dr. Prasanth V.S, India based Yoga Teacher at ICC on “Yoga and Diet” at the ICC at 7.30pm.