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the main repertory company the city. Among the better can also be seen at various
at Bhawalpur House, and at equipped halls are PVR venues. Check newspapers for
the Shri Ram Centre nearby. Select Citywalk and details on location and tickets.
Colourful folk dances from DT Cinemas in Saket.
all over India, organized
by the Trade Fair Authority Performing Arts Exhibitions
of India, are held during the Major exhibitions are held at the
annual Trade India Fair in Delhi is the best place to National Museum, National
November, at Pragati Maidan, experience the range and Gallery of Modern Art, Art
the huge exhibition grounds richness of classical dance and Heritage and the Crafts Museum.
on Mathura Road. music. Performances by the These include special collections
Both the India Habitat best exponents of the major of rare sculpture and paintings
Centre and the India styles of Odissi, Kathak, Bharat from museums all over India,
International Centre, on Lodi Natyam and Kathakali take as well as from abroad. Recent
Road, organize a variety of place during the high season, years have seen exhibitions of
events including films, plays, between October and March. Picasso’s paintings, the Nizam of
concerts, exhibitions, lectures The same is true of concerts Hyderabad’s fabulous jewels and
and discussions. The mega Siri of Hindustani and Carnatic Mughal paintings from Queen
Fort Complex, in South Delhi, classical music. India’s vibrant Elizabeth II’s private collection.
is the venue for the majority folk dance and music traditions, Regular exhibitions of
of prestigious events. such as the devotional music contemporary art and craft,
Popular Indian and foreign of the Sufis, dance-dramas photography and graphics
films are screened at the many from Kerala, and puppet shows are also held in the many art
cinema halls dotted all over from Rajasthan and Karnataka, galleries around Mandi House.
DIRECTORY
Antiques, FabIndia Tibet House PVR Select Citywalk
Jewellery Greater Kailash I, 1 Institutional Area, Saket.
and Silver N-Block Market. Lodi Rd. Tel (011) 4060 1700.
Tel (011) 4669 3724. Tel (011) 2461 1515.
Bharany’s Shri Ram Centre
14, Sundar Nagar Market. Forest Essentials Tulsi Safdar Hashmi Marg.
Tel (011) 2435 8528. 45-B, Khan Market. Santushti. Tel (011) 2371 4307.
Tel (011) 4175 7057. Tel (011) 2687 0339.
Cooke & Kelvy Siri Fort Complex
3 Scindia House, Janpath. The Shop Entertainment Asian Village Complex.
Tel (011) 2331 3712. 10 Regal Building, Sansad Venues Tel (011) 2649 3370.
Marg, Connaught Place.
Lota (Crafts Museum) Tel (011) 2334 0971. Trade Fair Authority
Pragati Maidan. DT Cinemas of India
Tel (011) 2337 1269. Shyam Ahuja Saket. Pragati Maidan.
Santushti. Tel (011) 6147 5555. Tel (011) 2337 1540.
Ravissant Tel (011) 2467 0112.
New Friends India Habitat Centre Triveni Kala Sangam
Colony Market. Handicrafts Lodi Rd. 205 Tansen Marg.
Tel (011) 2683 7278. and Gifts Tel (011) 2468 2001. Tel (011) 2371 8833.
Textiles, Shawls Da Milano India International Exhibitions
Centre
and Carpets E-12, Connaught Place.
Tel (011) 2341 5490. 40 Lodi Estate, Max Art Heritage
Abraham & Thakore Good Earth Mueller Marg. 205 Tansen Marg, Triveni
D-16, 2nd Floor, Moonriver, 9 ABC, Khan Market. Tel (011) 2461 9431. Kala Sangam.
Defence Colony. Tel (011) 2464 7175. Indian Council for Tel (011) 2371 9470.
Tel 9871774436. Cultural Relations
Gulab Singh Johri Mal Crafts Museum
Anokhi Dariba Kalan, Azad Bhavan, IP Estate. Bhairon Marg,
Khan Market. Chandni Chowk. Tel (011) 2337 9309. Pragati Maidan.
Tel (011) 2460 3423. Tel (011) 2328 1345. Kamani Auditorium Tel (011) 2337 1641.
The Carpet Cellar Kamala Copernicus Marg. National Gallery
1 Anand Lok, August Rajiv Gandhi Handicrafts Tel (011) 4350 3351. of Modern Art
Kranti Marg. Bhavan, Baba Kharak Singh National School Jaipur House, India Gate.
Tel (011) 2626 1777. Marg. Tel (011) 2374 3322. of Drama Tel (011) 2338 6111.
Cottage Industries Mittal Tea House Bhawalpur House, National Museum
Janpath. 8-A, Lodi Colony Mkt. Bhagwan Das Rd. Janpath.
Tel (011) 2332 0439. Tel (011) 2461 5709. Tel (011) 2338 9402. Tel (011) 2301 9272.

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