'Delhi’s Diplomatic Domain' A photography Exhibition by Lalit Varma at Galerie Romain Rolland, Alliance Francaise De Delhi, 72, Lodhi Estate > 23rd May to 4th June 2014

Time : 
23rd May : 7:00 pm - Opening
24th May to 4th June : 10:00 am to 8:00 pm Add to Calendar 24-05-2014 10:00:00 04-06-2014 20:00:00 68 'Delhi’s Diplomatic Domain' A photography Exhibition by Lalit Varma Event Page : http://goo.gl/9T4zBi Galerie Romain Rolland, Alliance Francaise De Delhi, 72, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi - 110003 DD/MM/YYYY - Exhibition on view

Entry : Free

Place : Galerie Romain Rolland, Alliance Francaise De Delhi, 72, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi - 110003
Landmark : Next to Annexe building of India International Centre
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Event Description : 'Delhi’s Diplomatic Domain' A photography Exhibition by Lalit Varma.

Delhi's Diplomatic Domains offers for the first time a glimpse beyond the gates of over 40 of New Delhi's purpose-built and heritage property foreign missions. Through archival material, anecdotal accounts, photographs and maps, the history of their establishment, historical relationships with India, as well as the architecture, interiors and landscaping of these diplomatic domains are revealed. The birth of the new Indian nation on August 15th, 1947, created a capital that, while the inheritor of a rich cultural and architectural legacy, had no significant history of recent foreign representation. Positioning itselfas a leader in South Asia, India sought to establish diplomatic relations with capitals on all continents, inviting friendly nations to cement ties by establishing missions in New Delhi. Independence brought with itthe creation of a large civil service; partition, a massive influx of displaced people from newly created Pakistan. Accommodation was scarce for all, including the ever increasing number of foreign governments seeking domicile in the Indian capital. The diplomatic enclave in Chanakyapuri, established in the early 195os on yet undeveloped land just south of the Presidential Palace, Rashtrapati Bhawan, was conceived as part of the solution, and generous allocations were made to countries based on personal, historical and political relationships. It was a rare, and often, first- time opportunity for sending states to create unique, purpose-built diplomatic missions on territory reserved exclusively for their use. About The Photographer : Lalit Verma, a former Tata Group executive, is the Founder and Director of Aurodhan Art Gallery in Pondicherry. A curator of numerous shows around the world, he has also hosted leading artists of local and international renown in his South Indian gallery. Lalit’s initial foray into photography was described by eminent American photographer Mary Ellen Mark as “beautiful work by a man who loves and understands lndia”. Contents Diplomatic Domains Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bhutan, Brazil, Britain, Canada, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Holy See, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Nepal, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United States of America, Venezuela

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