"My Father the architect" a talk by Renana Jhabvala at The Attic, 36, Regal Building, CP > 6:30pm on 29th August 2012
Time : 6:30 pm
Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)
Event Details : "My Father the architect” a talk by Renana Jhabvala
C.S.H. Jhabvala is a renowned architect and a remarkably gifted artist. His daughter remembers in today’s talk how he first built houses, then built cities and then how he evolved into an artist, and about his life as an artist.
His book Delhi Phoenix City shows his unrivalled knowledge of Delhi’s history, his eye for the city’s quirky corners and its chaos and colour. In his wanderings around Delhi he has stumbled upon obscure streets and squares, overgrown gardens, crumbling bungalows and urban villages, which he has recorded in words, as well as wonderfully evocative pencil sketches.
C.S.H. Jhabvalawas for many decades a highly respected practicing architect in Delhi, and dean of the School of Architecture. Since his retirement, he divides his time between Delhi and New York. Delhi—Phoenix City is a sequel to his acclaimed first book, Delhi-- Stones and Streets (Ravi Dayal Publisher).
Renana Jhabvalais best known for her long association with the Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), India which has 1.3 million members and for her writings of issues of women in the informal economy. She was awarded a Padma Shri Award in the year 1990.
Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)
Place : The Attic, 36, Regal Building, Connaught Place, New Delhi-110001
Landmark : On Parliament Street close to 'The Shop' showroom & next to the 'Kwality' restaurant
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Metro : Nearest Metro Station - 'Rajiv Chowk' (Yellow Line and Blue Line)
Event Details : "My Father the architect” a talk by Renana Jhabvala
C.S.H. Jhabvala is a renowned architect and a remarkably gifted artist. His daughter remembers in today’s talk how he first built houses, then built cities and then how he evolved into an artist, and about his life as an artist.
His book Delhi Phoenix City shows his unrivalled knowledge of Delhi’s history, his eye for the city’s quirky corners and its chaos and colour. In his wanderings around Delhi he has stumbled upon obscure streets and squares, overgrown gardens, crumbling bungalows and urban villages, which he has recorded in words, as well as wonderfully evocative pencil sketches.
C.S.H. Jhabvalawas for many decades a highly respected practicing architect in Delhi, and dean of the School of Architecture. Since his retirement, he divides his time between Delhi and New York. Delhi—Phoenix City is a sequel to his acclaimed first book, Delhi-- Stones and Streets (Ravi Dayal Publisher).
Renana Jhabvalais best known for her long association with the Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), India which has 1.3 million members and for her writings of issues of women in the informal economy. She was awarded a Padma Shri Award in the year 1990.
"My Father the architect" a talk by Renana Jhabvala at The Attic, 36, Regal Building, CP > 6:30pm on 29th August 2012
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