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The Raza Foundation through its series ‘Art Matters’ provides a platform for open discussion on such issues. It endeavors not only to release the true essence of art from the clutches of definitive modernist approach in order to grasp myriad ways of extolling art, but also to stir up debate on the changing meanings of social and political theoretical concepts like rights, justice, liberty, citizenship, etc. Well known, renowned scholars and practitioners from all the diverse fields of arts, dance, music, social science, poetry, and so on are invited for this purpose.
Here, we publish the sixteenth panel discussion of ‘Art Matters’, titled ‘Art as Celebration’ featuring Keki N. Daruwala, Leela Venkatraman, Rajinder Nath and Rajeev Lochan.
Keki N. Daruwalla is an Indian poet and short story writer in English language. He is also a former Indian Police Service officer. He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award, in 1984 for his poetry collection, The Keeper of the Dead, by the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters.
Leela Venkataraman is a Delhi based dance historian, author and commentator on the dance scene for over five decades. Her incisive writings on various aspects of dance have earned her wide readership. She is a regular contributor to Nartanam, Sruti, Narthaki.com and has contributed to foreign journals like TDR and Pulse. She is much sought after to participate in seminars and symposiums on dance. She is the author of several books
The event was organised at the Indian International Centre on 7th of November 2013.