Map it Out: A journey of discovery for kids!
On 18th January 2025, we were delighted to welcome some excited kids at Sarmaya for our event ‘Map it Out’’. Sarmaya’s education team led them on a walkthrough of our exhibition ‘High Seas, Open Roads!’, where we explored how artists reflected on the world around them. Here the kids surveyed a wide range of artefacts… Read more »
Tamil Nadu to Dharavi: a Pongal Special walk
On the 14th of January, 2025, as part of the outreach for Sarmaya’s exhibition High Seas, Open Roads Sarmaya’s Research & Curatorial Assistant Pooja Ashokkumar led a walk in Dharavi on the occasion of Pongal. The walk started bright and early for the group of twelve, by watching the Pongal (the traditional Tamil sweet dish) being… Read more »
‘The Lion & The Lily – Rise and Fall of Awadh’ by Ira Mukhoty
High Seas, Open Roads
We’re excited to be opening 2025 with our fourth show, and the first to be hosted at our archive in Fort.
‘Gods, Guns & Missionaries: The Making of the Modern Hindu Identity’ by Manu S Pillai
Object story: Goa’s First Railway
The scene depicted in this artwork portrays the tail end of the downfall of the once mighty Portuguese empire in India
Read more ...Jethro Buck’s Wild Worlds
Fantastic Beasts – Second Edition
For our 40th issue of Spotlight, we’re revisiting a theme we first explored back in 2019: the magnificent beasts who have charmed us with their form and spirit over the ages.
Read more ...Ganesha: The God & The Legend
The Emperor & The Hawk
Cleverly hidden in the design of a silver coin is the story of Mughal emperor Jahangir’s lifelong fascination with birds of prey
Read more ...Under The Skin – Dharavi’s Lost Leather Artisans
A third-generation ‘Bombay-Tamil’ narrates a personal history of Dharavi’s leather industry and its vanished ‘tholwadis’
Read more ...Sarmaya Zodiac 2024
Sarmaya x Sanctuary Asia Kids for Tigers
On 19 July 2024, Sarmaya organised a puppet-making workshop for the Kids for Tigers event by Sanctuary Asia at the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) in Mumbai. This was our second collaboration with the conservation organisation. Over 60 students from various schools across the city participated in the workshop, which was inspired by… Read more »
Quiz: Ancient Indian Scripts
Custodians of Culture
‘Morality, Diplomacy, and Power Dynamics: Courtesans of India’ by Madhur Gupta
How to read history that hasn’t been written yet
Inspired by a 150-year-old sepia photograph, a museum professional explores how to fill in the blanks of history through an anti-caste perspective
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