Adivasi, indigenous cultures of India CON IL PATROCINIO DEL Temporary exhibition on art and traditional crafts of tribal India CFZ / 16th September – 9th October Vernissage 15 September ore 17:30 by Roberta Ceolin, featuring Stefano Beggiora and Laura Tenti Mon/Sat 10:00-19:00 Sun 15:00-19:00 Free entry The term adivasi, i.e. ‘aboriginal’ - those who inhabited ab origine the Indian subcontinent - in contemporary language India has been for seventy years the largest refers to the tribal ethnic minorities of India. They include democracy in the world. It is one of the fastest a rich kaleidoscope of cultures, languages and traditions growing emerging economic powers. India is across the millennial history of this marvelous country the country with the largest youth in the world which have often been unfairly marginalized in society. In - 650 millions of women and men with age fact, the Indian Government defines Scheduled Tribes not below 25; one million of young persons only on the basis of a distinctive religion and culture, but also according to general conditions of backwardness and entering each month the job market. This relative geographical isolation. The term defines all those new generation is the carrier of a new culture, communities who, thanks to archaic sheep and farming new identities, new initiatives; it is changing techniques, still live in the dense Indian jungle and in India and will have an impact over the world. remote Himalayan valleys. In the contemporary world, the But contemporary India is almost unknown to adivasis have adopted different approaches to modernity, the Italian audience - or it is seen through the in particular those living close to urban or suburban areas. biasing lens of stereotypes and commonplace. The peculiar traits of art, folklore and local handicrafts are now coalescing around these ethnic groups a proud Ca’ Foscari University and the Italian Embassy sense of identity that resists the prevalent global trends of in Delhi are organizing an event that will open homologation. The exhibition shows pieces which are part of a new conversation with contemporary India, the rich collection of Roberta Ceolin. It wants to be a journey introducing some of its emerging, vibrant through photographs, paintings and other expressions of creative communities: startup entrepreneurs, adivasi art of three different ethnicities, located almost at young fashion and textile designers, the antipodes of India (Rathva and Rabari in Gujarat and art and heritage institutions engaged Rajasthan and Toda in Tamil Nadu). The images, moments of in innovative initiatives. truly experienced magic, stop the time of this extraordinary world. Through their hints and suggestions they seem able to tell us the unsaid, throwing light on what at first sight appears invisible. Image courtesy of Sarnath Banerjee India: power and contradictions MAIN SPONSOR Presentation of the last issue of the Geopolitica journal. Wednesday, 5th October CFZ/ 11:00-13:00 CONVERSATIONS With: Francesco Brunello Zanitti (editor of the book), Stefano Beggiora, Thomas Dahnhardt e Denise SPONSOR WITH Ripamonti. CONTEMPORARY Venues: Auditorium Santa Margherita INDIA Campo Santa Margherita, Dorsoduro 3689, Venezia Info: [email protected] CA’ FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE CFZ Cultural Flow Zone - TESA 1 Aula Magna Silvio Trentin, Ca’ Dolfin Zattere al Pontelungo, Dorsoduro 1392 Venezia Venice, September 23-24 2016 Friday, September 23 Saturday, September 24 September-October 2016 events

Introduction Institutional innovation in the cultural industry Visions and impressions: glimpses of the past fifty years of Indian cinema 9:00 - 10:00 9:30 - 10:30 Presented by Cecilia Cossio Michele Bugliesi (Rector Ca’ Foscari University of Venice) Riyas Komu (artist, Co-founder/Secretary: Kochi in collaboration with Anil Wadhwa (Indian Ambassador to Italy) Biennale Foundation) Stefano Beggiora and Thomas Dahnhardt Lorenzo Angeloni (Italian Ambassador to India) Pooja Sood (Founding Member, Director, KHOJ) Friday, 16th September 11:00 - 12:00 Auditorium Santa Margherita / 18:00 - 23:00 The new social ecology of startups Guntej Bhushan (Aga Khan Trust) Opening film festival Dayanita Singh (artist) 10:00 - 11:00 Mayank Soofi (blogger, www.thedelhiwalla.com) Harishchandrachi factory Bala Vissa (INSEAD) director: Paresh Mokashi Rajesh Rai (Venture Capital Investor) In conversation with The Role (Bhumika) Eugenio Viola (Curator at Large MADRE Museum, director: Shyam v Benegal 11:30 - 12:30 Naples) Richa Kar (Zivame) Tuesday, 20th September Raghunandan G (co-founder, TaxiForSure and Angel Lunch CFZ / 20:30 - 22:30 Investor) Umrao Jan director: Muzaffar Ali In conversation with Perspectives on India Massimo Russo (Managing Director, Digital Division Thursday, 22nd September gruppo l’Espresso) 14:15 - 15:00 CFZ / 18:30 - 20:30 Francesco Gori (President, Benetton) The Jewellery Box (Goynar baksho) Lunch director:

Final lecture - a homage to Italian Indian Tuesday, 27th September Textile and fashion in transition Studies CFZ / 18:30 - 20:30 The Island (Dweepa) 14:30 - 15:30 15:15 – 16.00 director: Mayank Kaul (Textile designer and Curator) Giuliano Boccali (Università di Milano) Sanjay Garg (Textile and Fashion designer) Esperienza estetica e sviluppo dello spirito nell’India Thursday 29th September tradizionale’ CFZ / 18:30 - 20:30 16:00 - 17:00 It’s a Long Way to the Sea (Hkhagoroloi bohu door) Rimzim Dadu (Fashion designer) director: Jigmat Norbu (Fashion designer) Tuesday, 4th October In conversation with CFZ / 18:30 - 20:30 Giulio Ridolfo (Textile designer) Shadow Kill (Nizhalkkuthu) director: The designers will present a selection An event curated by Massimo Warglien (Dept. of of their textile and fashion collections. Management), in collaboration with Stefano Beggiora Thursday 6th October (dept. of Asian and North African Studies) and Maria CFZ / 18:30 - 20:30 Cocktail at Ca’ Foscari Elettra Verrone (Ambasciata d’Italia, Delhi). Aligarh (Aligarh) director: Hansal Mehta

Jaywalking through the idea of Calcutta with Alka Saraogi Wednesday 28th September CFZ / 17:00