Programmes
Sangeetha musings in Europe
Ārabhi is the first raga many students of Carnatic music learn — and the name of our series on Indian classical arts as they live and evolve in Europe. Concerts, conversations with performing artists, and open-call showcases for musicians and dancers across the continent.
Archive
30 January 2021 · Ārabhi
Professional Carnatic vocalists Bhavana Pradyumna (founder-president, Carnatic Conservatory of Paris — the first Indian music programme in a French conservatory) and Rashmi Nagaraj in conversation on…
Online
6 January 2021 · Ārabhi
An open-call tribute concert marking the composer's birthday, featuring singers and musicians from across Europe — from student performers to professionals — assembled into a single…
Online concert
Ideas and public affairs, live
Long-form conversations with authors, economists, historians, analysts, and public figures — scheduled for European evenings, with live audience questions. The archive spans economic reform, public health diplomacy, history, and regional politics.
Archive
26 September 2021 · Dialogues
Historian and author Dr. Vikram Sampath on researching narrative non-fiction — from his landmark archival work on Indian classical music to the contested terrain of modern…
Online
17 April 2021 · Dialogues
Dr. Vijay Chauthaiwale on Vaccine Maitri — India's programme of vaccine assistance during the global fight against COVID-19 — and what it revealed about India's pharmaceutical…
Online
9 January 2021 · Dialogues
Social activist Mayank Gandhi — coordinator of Global Parli and veteran of grassroots rural work in Maharashtra — on India's agricultural reform debate, from the village…
Online · Hindi & English
22 December 2020 · Dialogues
A discussion of India's farm reforms with Dr. Surjit Bhalla, Executive Director at the IMF for India, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Sri Lanka, moderated by Karan Bhasin.…
Online
25 December 2020 · Dialogues
Senior journalist Rajagopalan took questions from Indians across Europe on a moment Tamil Nadu had awaited for twenty years — and what it meant for the…
Online · Tamil
Festival observances, newcomer orientation, and the open network. Pongal to Diwali, arrival to citizenship — the everyday life of Indian Europe, done together.