Tuli Research Centre for India Studies

The Exhibition takes off from the start of the Hollywood Studio system post the grip of Thomas Edison’s patent system to pioneers such as Vitagraph, William Fox, Paramount Pictures, Famous Players-Lasky, First National, Universal & many others to the impact of the epic Italian Spectacles such as Cabiria-1914 to the influence from the powerful German Expressionist films such as The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari-1919 and The Last Laugh-1924 to the comic genius of Hollywood, from Mack Sennett to Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton to the Marx Brothers, from Laurel & Hardy to Screwball Comedy. We then focus on the cinema of great Director’s such Maurice Tourneur, Tod Browning, F.W. Murnau, Fritz Lang, Erich von Stroheim, Josef von Sternberg, Orson Welles, and others. The Glory of Stardom follows with a focus on the cinema of Sessue Hayakawa, Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford, Rudolph Valentino, Lon Chaney, Greta Garbo, Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, Cary Grant, Marlon Brando, among others. The Nature of Uncertainty as Inspiration via Magic, Sci-Fi, Horror, Mystery, Gambling is explored with figures such as Houdini, Hitchcock, Dracula, H.G. Wells, being privileged. Additional foci on pioneers and characters such as Walt Disney and James Bond close the great adventure of the 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘆𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗱. It is an Exhibition especially for the student of history as the art and film publicity material is heavily supported by rich and rare archival materials.
Come and enjoy a cinematic feast at the IIC Gallery, New Delhi.

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[ Hollywood, Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Laurel & Hardy, Marx Brothers, Marilyn Monroe, Houdini, Hitchcock, Greta Garbo, Clark Gable, Cary Grant, Marlon Brando, Orson Welles, Fritz Lang, F.W. Murnau, German Expressionism, Silent Era Cinema, Hollywood Studio System ]

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝘂𝗹𝗶 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 presents 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘆𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗱. It is a rare exposition of the very best talent and cinema that created Hollywood since the early 1910s to the mid-1960s through a world class collection of publicity art, memorabilia and visual-textual archives. Areas of Foci include the early impact of the Epic Italian Cinema and German Expressionism, to the growth of the Studio system and Hollywood’s Comic Genius – From Slapstick to Screwball Comedy - which flourished with the creativity of titans such as Mack Sennett, Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Marx Brothers, Laurel & Hardy, Abbott & Costello, Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn and many others.
The cinema of the star and celebrity is mapped from Sessue Hayakawa, Rudolph Valentino, Norma Shearer and Greta Garbo to Clark Gable, Orson Welles, Marilyn Monroe and Marlon Brando. The evolution of genres such as the Western, Musical, Animation, Sci-Fi and Horror, Mystery, Film Noir to Dramatic Action is given their historical context. The rarity and quality of this Collection, which also includes a very large selection previously from the Estate of Leonard Schrader are being shown for the first time to the global public. A much fuller version will be on show online by late March 2026.

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Venue: IIC Main Gallery
Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay Block, India International Centre
Max Mueller Marg
New Delhi – 110003


[ Charlie Chaplin, Lon Chaney, Greta Garbo, Clark Gable, Buster Keaton, Marlon Brando, Rudolph Valentino, Orson Welles, Walt Disney, Marilyn Monroe, Hollywood, Film Exhibition, World Cinema, Film Archives, Vintage Film Publicity Material, Vintage Film Memorabilia, Thomas Edison, Maurice Tourneur, William Fox, Vitagraph, Marx Brothers, Early Sci-Fi, Horror, Dracula-1931, Katharine Hepburn, Elvis Presley, Freaks-1932, Sessue Hayakawa, James Bond ]

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝘂𝗹𝗶 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 presents

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘆𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗱 | 1914–1964

Curated by Neville Tuli

Part of the “Cinema as a Critical Educational Resource” and the “Indo-American Dialogue” Learning Modules for India Studies.

From Slapstick & Comedy to German Expressionism;
from Epics to Sci-Fi and Horror; from Animation to Film Noir | From Chaplin to Chaney; Garbo to Gable; Buster to Brando; Valentino to Welles; Disney to Monroe.

The Exhibition Opening Preview is at 6pm on Wednesday 25th February 2026.

Exhibition continues
11:00am to 7:00pm until Tuesday, 3rd March 2026

Venue
IIC Main Gallery
Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay Block, India International Centre
Max Mueller Marg
New Delhi-110003

Visit www.tuliresearchcentre.org
to explore the world’s greatest knowledge base on Modern & Contemporary India Studies



[ Charlie Chaplin, Lon Chaney, Greta Garbo, Clark Gable, Buster Keaton, Marlon Brando, Rudolph Valentino, Orson Welles, Walt Disney, Marilyn Monroe, Hollywood, Film Exhibition, World Cinema, Film Archives, Vintage Film Publicity Material, Vintage Film Memorabilia, Thomas Edison, Maurice Tourneur, William Fox, Vitagraph, Marx Brothers, Early Sci-Fi, Horror, Dracula-1931, Katherine Hepburn, Elvis Presley, Freaks-1932, Sessue Hayakawa, James Bond ]

As the 𝗧𝘂𝗹𝗶 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 closes its 𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹, we open-up an important new pedagogic platform to study India more deeply.
We are conducting four workshops (𝟭𝟲𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝟭𝟵𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 at Alliance Francaise de Delhi - 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆) to help “𝘿𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙘𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙘 𝙃𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙞 𝙁𝙞𝙡𝙢 𝙎𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙨” to extract the musical glue which has allowed these songs to contribute to our sense of being Indian across decades have been conceptualised by Neville Tuli to forward his India Studies vision.
Through the beautiful harmony of music, lyrics, playback, choreography, the director’s visualisation, and the legacy years post the film’s release as the songs abide, through streets and gullys, radios and television, memory and thoughts, creating romance within us, while equally allowing us to bear the pain and struggle of daily life with joy.
We begin with 16 timeless songs by master directors – 𝙍𝙖𝙟 𝙆𝙖𝙥𝙤𝙤𝙧, 𝙂𝙪𝙧𝙪 𝘿𝙪𝙩𝙩, 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙣 𝘼𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙙, 𝙑. 𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙢 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘽.𝙍. 𝘾𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙧𝙖.
A range of expert discussants- 𝙈𝙖𝙙𝙖𝙣 𝙂𝙤𝙥𝙖𝙡 𝙎𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙝, 𝙎𝙝𝙞𝙠𝙝𝙖 𝙅𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙣, 𝙆𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙣 𝘼𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙙, 𝙍𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙠𝙖𝙣𝙩, 𝘼𝙢𝙞𝙩 𝙆𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙖, 𝙋𝙖𝙫𝙖𝙣 𝙅𝙝𝙖, 𝘼𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙖 𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙡, 𝙅𝙪𝙝𝙞 𝙎𝙖𝙠𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙞 & 𝙉𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚 𝙏𝙪𝙡𝙞 - have been brought together to clarify different facets of each song in order to work out the first drafts of a pedagogic framework which will help us deepen and enliven the aesthetic and intellectual framework of India Studies in many ways.
Shortly, all content will be available on 𝙩𝙪𝙡𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙚.𝙤𝙧𝙜 and on our YouTube Channel @𝙏𝙪𝙡𝙞𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝𝘾𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙚 as we move towards the creation of Learning Modules Open For All.

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[ Cinema, Raj Kapoor, Guru Dutt, Chetan Anand, V. Shantaram, B.R. Chopra, Madan Gopal Singh, Shikha Jingan, Ketan Anand, Ravikant, Amit Khanna, Pavan Jha, Antara Mondal, Juhi Saklani, Neville Tuli ]

The Tuli Research Centre for India Studies presents a curated series of engagements within its India Studies research framework, as part of the ongoing 7th Self-Discovery via Rediscovering India Festival.
The programme opens with a brief exploration into Dibakar’s cinematic journey, followed by There Are No Lines to Be Drawn a critical conversation on the philosophy and practice of rights, freedoms, and the conditions of creative expression. In dialogue, Dibakar Banerjee and Neville Tuli examine the ethical, political, and aesthetic boundaries that shape contemporary creative practice. The conversation reflects on dissent, authorship, and responsibility within the public sphere.
The evening continues with the screening of L*D 2, directed by Dibakar Banerjee an uncompromising cinematic work that interrogates intimacy, surveillance, and deception in contemporary India through a radical narrative form and visual language.

Date & Time: Wednesday, 11 February | 4:30 PM onwards
Venue: M.L. Bhartia Auditorium, Alliance Française de Delhi
72, K.K. Birla Lane, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi 110003

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[ Neville Tuli, Tuli Research Centre, Dibakar Banerjee, creative freedom, independent cinema, Alliance Française Delhi, film screening, Social Responsibility of the Creative Mind, India Studies festival ]

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝘂𝗹𝗶 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 presents a series of events centred on our India Studies focusing on 𝙎𝙤𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙙 as part of the ongoing 7th Self-Discovery via Rediscovering India Festival.
The programme opens at 1:00 pm with 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗢𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗚𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗵 & 𝗨𝗱𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗻 𝗩𝗮𝗷𝗽𝗲𝘆𝗶 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. Gurvinder Singh, renowned for his austere visual explorations of Punjab’s landscapes in films such as Anhey Ghorey Da Daan (2011) and Chauthi Koot (2015), joins Udayan Vajpeyi, Hindi poet, essayist, translator, and scriptwriter known for his poetry collections, stories, and dialogues with filmmakers including Mani Kaul, to reflect on the role of observation in cinema.
This is followed by the screening of 𝗔𝗱𝗵 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗶 𝗥𝗮𝗮𝘁 (𝗖𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮) at 2:00 pm, introduced by Gurvinder Singh, a work that weaves memory, migration, and rural Punjab’s quiet despair through stark realism and luminous cinematography.
The events culminate at 4:00 pm in a dialogue between 𝗡𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗧𝘂𝗹𝗶 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗨𝗱𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗻 𝗩𝗮𝗷𝗽𝗲𝘆𝗶on𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗣𝗼𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀, within a Learning Framework for India Studies, exploring how aesthetic experience can inform new pedagogies for understanding India.
𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲 & 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 :: Thursday, 12th February | 1PM onwards.
𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲: M.L. Bhartia Auditorium, Alliance Francaise de Delhi, 72 K.K. Birla Lane, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi 110003
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[ Gurvinder Singh, Udayan Vajpeyi, Tuli Research Centre, Neville Tuli, Punjab films, independent cinema, Alliance Française Delhi, art of observation, poetic sensibilities, India Studies Festival, Rural Punjab, film screening ]

𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹
𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝘂𝗹𝗶 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 (𝗪𝗜𝗙𝗙)
The session foregrounds mentorship as a pedagogic process, enabling filmmakers to engage critically with form, narrative ethics, and the social role of cinema within contemporary India.

𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗗𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗦
𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗤 & 𝗔 – 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗜𝗜
10 February 2026 | 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Venue: The Well, Tuli Research Centre for India Studies
𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀: Dibakar Banerjee & Gurvinder Singh
𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀: Divya Kharnare, Sivaranjini, Simar Singh, Jalpan Nanavati, Vidar Joshi & Kabeer Khurana

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[ Film Studies, creative responsibility, Indian identity, cinema dialogue, young creators, research-led learning, mentorship in cinema, narrative ethics, social role of cinema, cultural education, interdisciplinary exchange, Indian film discourse, Tuli Research Centre ]

𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹
𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝘂𝗹𝗶 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 (𝗪𝗜𝗙𝗙)
The Tuli Research Centre for India Studies presents a programme of film screenings that approach cinema as a critical educational resource. The festival encourages young creators to engage with questions of Indian identity, social responsibility, and creative integrity through research-led and interdisciplinary exchange.
𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗗𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗦
𝗦𝗶𝘅 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀
10 February 2026 | 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Venue: M.L. Bhartia Auditorium, Alliance Française de Delhi
𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀: Divya Kharnare, Sivaranjini, Simar Singh, Jalpan Nanavati, Vidar Joshi & Kabeer Khurana
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[ Tuli Research Centre, Rediscovering India, film studies, independent cinema, Indian filmmakers, visual culture, cinema education, interdisciplinary research, young filmmakers, cultural dialogue, narrative ethics, contemporary Indian cinema, film festival Delhi, Water From Film Festival]

𝗡𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗧𝘂𝗹𝗶 will explain the structure and content for building a 3-year degree curricula for 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝘽𝙤𝙢𝙗𝙖𝙮 𝘾𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙢𝙖 as part of studying and researching its larger Core Research Category for India Studies – 𝘾𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙢𝙖 𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝘾𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙀𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙘𝙚.

With the world’s single greatest archive and knowledge base on Indian Cinema being freely and publicly opened up step by step on 𝙩𝙪𝙡𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙚.𝙤𝙧𝙜, India and her academia will have a significant international advantage to study and research Cinema and its many roles and tangents, especially as part of the larger framework of India Studies.

The other core subject Tuli will lecture on will be 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙤𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝙄𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝘼𝙧𝙩 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙩, a landmark new subject to be examined academically.

The limited seated Event is first reserved for invited academic faculty members, PhD students, and seats will also be available to the interested general public.

𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲: M.L. Bhartia Auditorium, Alliance Française de Delhi
On 09/02/2026 | 12:15–1:30PM
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[ Research Centre, India Studies, Bombay Cinema, Indian film history, Film Archives, Film Studies, Cinema and Society, Visual Culture, Archival Research, Film Posters, curriculum building, Self-discovery Via Rediscovering India ]

This unique interactive event, curated by Neville Tuli, for the 𝗧𝘂𝗹𝗶 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 for India Studies in collaboration with the 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 (WIFF) brings together six young independent cinematic voices and the veteran iconic filmmaker 𝗦𝗮𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗸𝗵𝘁𝗮𝗿 𝗠𝗶𝗿𝘇𝗮, so as to create a dialogue with the possibility of a mentorship moment, where the crucial question of the material space for social responsibility, can be examined by the filmmakers as they pursue their thoughts and ideas, while remaining true to their individual creative spirit.

Mentor: 𝗦𝗮𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗸𝗵𝘁𝗮𝗿 𝗠𝗶𝗿𝘇𝗮
Discussants: Divya Kharnare, Sivaranjini, Simar Singh, Jalpan Nanavati, Vidar Joshi & Kabeer Khurana
Venue: M.L. Bhartia Auditorium, Alliance Française de Delhi
Date: 9 February 2026 | 3:30–5:00PM
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[ Tuli Research Centre, India Studies, Cinema as Critical resource, Film and Society, Social Responsibility in Art, Bombay Cinema Legacy, Film Education, Cultural Dialogue, Young Filmmakers, Archival Film Research ]

𝗡𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗧𝘂𝗹𝗶 will explain the structure and content for building the first academic 3-year degree course for 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙄𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙈𝙤𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝘼𝙧𝙩 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙩
As part of events before Tuli’s anticipated publication on India Studies, this lecture draws on 3 decades of experience as a leading personality in Indian art and culture, his primary research & path-breaking archival documentation, offers a deep understanding of the Indian Modern and Contemporary Art market.
The session on 9th February 2026 examines the Indian art market as a structured aesthetic, economic, cultural, legal, and institutional system situated within national and international histories to help create a credible academic curriculum.
With the vast knowledge base being publicly opened on Indian modern art on 𝙩𝙪𝙡𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙚.𝙤𝙧𝙜, India will stand at the threshold of a great global advantage in its free and transparent access to nearly 50 years of verified, cross-referenced, fully cited market data and insight which no other country has ever had the chance to avail.
The other core subject Tuli will lecture on will be 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙤𝙢𝙗𝙖𝙮 𝘾𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙢𝙖, a vast world to be re-examined academically.
The limited seated Event is first reserved for invited academic faculty members, PhD students, and seats will also be available to the interested general public.
The Image of Raja Ravi Varma’s The Begum’s Bath (Oil on canvas, ca.1892-3) which was sold in November 1997 by HEART (Tuli Foundation for Holistic Art & Education) for INR 3,200,000 (32 lakhs) became India’s most expensive painting in the world. Saffronart will hopefully sell Ravi Varma’s “Yashoda and Krishna” painting for more than INR 100 Crores in April 2026. The Indian Art Market is clearly moving into its first financial phase of mature stability.
𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲: M.L. Bhartia Auditorium, Alliance Française de Delhi
On 09/02/2026 | 12:15–1:30PM
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[ Indian Art Market, Modern Indian Art ]