EXHIBITION "Roots: Living Root Bridges of Meghalaya" A photo essay by Ian Khongmen at Quadrangle Garden, Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate > 24th to 30th March 2017
Time : 11:00 am to 7:00 pm Add to Calendar 24/03/2017 11:00 30/03/2017 19:00 Asia/Kolkata EXHIBITION "Roots: Living Root Bridges of Meghalaya" A photo essay by Ian Khongmen Event Page : http://www.delhievents.com/2017/03/exhibition-roots-living-root-bridges-of.html Quadrangle Garden, Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003 DD/MM/YYYY - Exhibition on view
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Venue : Quadrangle Garden, Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003
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Event Description : EXHIBITION "Roots: Living Root Bridges of Meghalaya" A photo essay by Ian Khongmen
Bridges in East Khasi Hills of Meghalaya are not built but grown. The photo essay shows how villages in Meghalaya use traditional knowledge to engineer a unique bridge building art with living roots of rubber trees. This ancient and rare art of making the roots grow across a stretch weaving in sticks and stones till they take root on the other side of the river thus allowing the people to cross over
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EXHIBITION "Roots: Living Root Bridges of Meghalaya" A photo essay by Ian Khongmen at Quadrangle Garden, Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate > 24th to 30th March 2017
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