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(January 1-15 1999)

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Rajasthan
Land of Valor, Legend, and Romance
Sponsored by Embassy of India, Air India & Smithsonian Institution (Thurday, Feb. 18 - March 25, 1999 8 p.m.)

Rajasthan, the second largest state in India, is a land that evokes powerful images of chivalrous warriors and maharajas, brave and beautiful women, massive forts and sprawling palaces, unrivaled arts and crafts, unique dance and music traditions, and delectable cuisine.

This six-part class, richly illustrated with slides, explores the timeless thousand-year-old traditions of this land of legend, romance, and heroism that has inspired poets, painters, photographers, novelists, and playwrights for centuries.

Consultant and coordinator Manjula Kumar is program manager, Office of Education, Smithsonian Institution. (6 sessions)

For more information call:
Smithsonian Institution
Tel: (202) 357-3030
Fax: (202) 786-2034

Devi: The Great Goddess
March 28 - Sept. 6, 1999
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Smithsonian Institution

The Great Goddess, known simply as Devi, plays a profound emotional and visual role in the artistic and religious life of India. Devi is pictured and worshiped in many guises--the approachable "mother"; the detached "mother of the universe"; the benign and benevolent giver; and the most powerful of cosmic beings whose blessings lead to ultimate salvation. Approximately 120 works of Indian art, ranging over a period of 2,000 years, are on loan from collectors and museums in Europe and the United States for this exhibition. Included are sculptures in bronze, stone and terra-cotta, and-1paintings on paper, cloth and board.

A 408-page, color- illustrated catalog, published by Mapin publishing Pv . Ltd. of India, accompanies the exhibition. "Devi" is made possible by generous 9 ants from Enron/Enron Oil & Gas International, the Rockefeller Foundation, The Starr Foundation, Hughes Network Systems, and the ILA Foundation, Chicago. Related programs are made possible by Victoria P. and Roger W. Sant, the Smithsonian Educational Outreach Fund, and the Hazen Polsky Foundation.

For more information call:
Smithsonian Institution
Tel: (202) 357-2700

The four-day Tex-Styles India 1999  on textiles begins on February 1, 1999 in New Delhi.

The five-day "India Stone Tech-2000" fair-an international stone industry exhibition and conference will begin on February 2, 2000 in Jaipur.

The thirteenth week-long Indian Engineering Trade Fair (IETF 1999) organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) begins on February 12, 1999 in New  Delhi.

A four-day exhibition on gems and jewellery "India International Jewellery Exhibition '99"  organised by Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council begins on February 20, 1999 in New Delhi.

The 12th Indian seafood fair will be held in New Delhi from February 26 to 28, 1999.

The three day conference "Infra India 1999" on infrastructure Development in India in the Next Millennium will be held from July 9, 1999 at Hyderabad.