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Film Screening: Nostalgia for the Future

A collaboration between filmmaker Avijit Mukul Kishore and architect Rohan Shivkumar, this documentary explores Indian modernity, the citizen, and the architecture of the home through four buildings made over the course of a century: the gigantic Lukshmi Vilas Palace in Baroda; Villa Shodhan in Ahmedabad, designed by Le Corbusier; Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad; and public housing in Delhi designed for Pakistani refugees. 54 min., in Hindi and English with English subtitles. Introduced by the filmmaker, with Q&A.

Co-sponsored by NYU’s Center for Media, Culture and History; South Asia at NYU; Department of Art History; and Grey Art Gallery.

Silver Center, Room 300 (enter at 32 Waverly Place or 31 Washington Place for wheelchair access)











When: Wed., Sep. 25, 2019 at 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Where: NYU (Other)
Washington Square Area
212-998-1212
Price: Free
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A collaboration between filmmaker Avijit Mukul Kishore and architect Rohan Shivkumar, this documentary explores Indian modernity, the citizen, and the architecture of the home through four buildings made over the course of a century: the gigantic Lukshmi Vilas Palace in Baroda; Villa Shodhan in Ahmedabad, designed by Le Corbusier; Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad; and public housing in Delhi designed for Pakistani refugees. 54 min., in Hindi and English with English subtitles. Introduced by the filmmaker, with Q&A.

Co-sponsored by NYU’s Center for Media, Culture and History; South Asia at NYU; Department of Art History; and Grey Art Gallery.

Silver Center, Room 300 (enter at 32 Waverly Place or 31 Washington Place for wheelchair access)

Buy tickets/get more info now