Shades of Harmony
Exhibit Opening Reception
Saturday, October 12, 2024
1 p.m.
RSVP info@gandhimemorialcenter.org

The exhibit will be on display in the Gandhi Memorial Center October 12 - 26, 2024. After the opening reception it may be viewed on Fridays and Saturdays between 10am and 4pm and by appointment.

About the Artist:
Rokeya Sultana is an accomplished and international award-winning printmaker and painter, with recognitions in the 9th Asian Biennale and the National Art Exhibition, Dhaka, the 3rd Bharat Bhaban Biennale, India, a residency scholarship to L'Atelier Lacouriere et Frelaut, Paris. She has studios in Dhaka and Sydney, and is an influential figure in Dhaka, Santiniketan and Sydney art scenes. Sultana is a Fulbright Fellow who has exhibited her work in Poland, Germany, Morocco, Oman (Bait Al Zubair Museum), France, Iran, Egypt, Turkey, Taiwan, Nepal, Korea, Denmark, Pakistan, India, USA—Denver, Wyoming, NY (Art Student League)-and Japan, among other countries.

http://www.rokeyasultana-bd.com

Join us for an observance of the 155th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi with lighting of diyas around the reflecting pool, devotional music, Bharatanatyam dance and special remarks on the life and message of Mahatma Gandhi. All are welcome.

RSVP for Ode to Peace and Love Exhibit Viewing and Reception

Saturday, June 8, 2024
Gandhi Memorial Center
2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

About the Artist

Sitar and Sarod Concert

Supratik Sengupta (sitar), Soumya Charkraverty (sarod) Kasturi Bandyopadhyay (Vocal), Anirudh Changkakoti (tabla) and Shreyas Ravi (harmonium)
Admission: $20 payable at the door
In the Golden Lotus Temple across Berkley Street from the Gandhi Memorial Center. Street parking is available.

Awakening

Kriya Yoga Meditation Series
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
7:30 p.m.
Golden Lotus Temple
All are welcome.

What are the dimensions of our meditation? In our daily life and activity we live in dimensions of length, heighth and depth and we experience the effects of time. Scientists theorize about additional dimensions in which other worlds arise and other histories and futures are possible. In our meditation we explore universes of experience that go beyond space and time, to the infinite and eternal. In the first evening of our Kriya Series we will begin to explore awakening to the light and life of meditation.

“When the self is awakened in the Supreme Self, when consciousness is liberated in Pure-Consciousness, then Brahman, the Absolute, is realized in boundless Bliss.”

Kena Upanishad

Sri Lanka Through Lens and Brush

Painting and photography exhibition by two Sri Lankan American deaf artists

Chetana Senadhira (photographer) and Thushara T. Wijetilaka (painter)

Exhibit Opening Reception Saturday, March 23, 2024 from 1pm to 4pm

RSVP for Reception

After the Opening, the exhibit may be viewed on Fridays and Saturdays between 10am and 4pm and by appointment through April 27.

“Four Paths of Yoga Philosophy”

Karma, Bhakti, Jnana and Raja Yoga: These four paths correlate to the qualities of will, love, wisdom and subjective revelation. Regardless of one’s cultural and spiritual heritage, anyone may fully understand the meaning, significance, and beauty of these qualities of consciousness.

This class meets twice: February 8 and 9 at the Gandhi Memorial Center. It is open to all members of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute of American University, Washington, D.C.

For more information: www.olli-dc.org

“Four Paths of Yoga Philosophy”

Karma, Bhakti, Jnana and Raja Yoga: These four paths correlate to the qualities of will, love, wisdom and subjective revelation. Regardless of one’s cultural and spiritual heritage, anyone may fully understand the meaning, significance, and beauty of these qualities of consciousness.

This class meets twice: February 8 and 9 at the Gandhi Memorial Center. It is open to all members of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute of American University, Washington, D.C.

For more information: www.olli-dc.org

New Year’s Eve Music and Meditation

Sunday, December 31, 2023
4:30 p.m.
Golden Lotus Temple
4748 Western Ave, Bethesda, MD 20816
All are welcome.

Let the peaceful music offered into the receding twilight of 2023 draw you into the subjectivity of Self-reflection. Following the devotional music we invite you to offer a candle and incense at the altar prepared for individual silent devotion.

With music offerings from:

Srimati Kamala - Sitar
Cordelia Dreisonstok - Piano and Harp

The Gandhi Memorial Center presents its annual observance of the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on Monday, October 2, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. All are welcome. The program will take place in the Golden Lotus Temple across the street from the Gandhi Memorial Center. Street parking is available.

About the Film Screening by Gita Hudson:

The Missing Rainbow - 35 mins

The Missing Rainbow showcases folk and tribal women artists of India. This film sheds light on the origins, aspirations, and lifestyles of the artists whose art forms have been passed down through generations. India’s heartbeat lies in its villages, small communities and tribal cultures. Raising awareness by promoting these art forms is integral to preserving this rich cultural heritage. It helps to revive and sustain the talents and livelihoods of these remarkable communities.

Black Mirror – The Art of C. Douglas - 7 mins

Like T.S. Eliot's The Hollow Men, Douglas' Figure also exhibits a 'paralyzed force', and stands like a modern man in a 'gesture without motion'. As an avid reader of modernist poetry and philosophy Douglas continuously registers their influence in his visuals, which is both a personal artistic statement as well as a critique of our times. The seamless integration and evocation of modernist poetry and philosophy is another definitive feature of Douglas' works that takes root in this period. 

Abstract Art of Adhiveerapandian - 8 mins

Pandian's abstracts are easily recognizable for their character and style. He prefers to use larger-format surfaces, and the technique he uses to depict his amorphous ideas, impressions, and emotional responses creates a surreal idiom. 

About the Artist and Filmmaker:

Trained in Art with a Masters degree in Psychology, Gita’s works have been part of many exhibitions since the early 90’s. She has consistently showcased her works in India and abroad. Her paintings are semi-abstract with the suggestion of female form, architecture, musical instruments, or some combination of these elements. They simultaneously explore color, texture, line and form, not as juxtapositions or layers but as integral to one another. For many years Gita was the Curator for Dakshinachitra Heritage Museum Galleries, Chennai, India.

Gita Hudson believes filmmaking is an extension of the fine arts and has documented famed contemporary Indian artists including eminent artists Prafulla Mohanti, Yusuf Arakkal, Achuthan Kudallur, C.Douglas and some of the senior painters who defined the Madras Art movement. Her documentaries have been screened in many film festivals.

RSVP for film screening, exhibit inauguration and reception: info@gandhimemorialcenter.org

RSVP: info@gandhimemorialcenter.org