Hungarian Information & Cultural Centre New Delhi

Dear Friends, In May, we will have a fantastic CCM summer concert, a lecture, exhibition and film screening commemorating the 50th death anniversary of Ervin Baktay, a noted author known to have popularised Indian culture in Hungary. We will participate in the European Union Film Festival with József Sípos’s Eszter’s inheritance and will also host the Film Festival in our auditorium. We will also showcase the prize winning paintings of the on-the-spot children’s painting competition on Hungarian folk art and Amrita Shergil from June to August. Please keep yourself updated about the events for the months of May - August in our upcoming issues of the e-newsletter. I request you all to subscribe to the e-newsletter by sending your details and email id to hicc.delhi@gmail.com. You may visit our website at delhi.balassiintezet.hu for more information. Tibor Kovács Director and Cultural Counsellor   Details of our upcoming events can be seen below by clicking on the date in the table and snapshots from our past events. Dates Type of programme Topic of the event May 1–3 Exhibition Photo exhibition "EYES THAT CAPTURE" by international photographers living in Delhi May 6 Mon, 7:00 pm Live concert Summer concert by the CAPITAL CITY MINSTRELS May 7 Tues, 4:00–6:00 pm Lecture Speakers from Hungary and India will talk on ERVIN BAKTAY May 7–17 Opening on Tues, 6:00 pm Exhibition and Film Photo-documentary exhibition ENCHANTED BY INDIA Ervin Baktay (1890–1963) and film screening May 13 Mon, 5:00 pm EU Film screening Screening of Polish film My Name is Ki at HICC May 13 Mon, 7:00 pm EU Film screening Screening of Greek film Athanasia at HICC May 14 Tues, 5:00 pm EU Film screening Screening of French film Water Lilies at HICC May 14 Tues, 7:00 pm EU Film screening Screening of Portuguese film Eccentricities of a Blonde-haired Girl at HICC May 16 Thurs, 5:00 pm EU Film screening Screening of Hungarian film ESZTER'S INHERITANCE at Italian Cultural Centre May 20–August 31 Exhibition Prize winning paintings of the on-the-spot painting competition August 9–15 Film Festival Hungarian film screenings at Trivandrum International Film Festival Balassi Institute Hungarian Information & Cultural Centre New Delhi Programmes for the months of May – August 2013 Exhibitionat HICC April 26–May 3 EYES THAT CAPTURE An exhibition of international photographers living in Delhi  Coming from different backgrounds and countries, Melinda Ruck, Katerina Svitilova, Iboiya Jeszenszky and Borbála Szij have found themselves in the same place - likely for different reasons and different motivation - but with one common passion: Photography. Live concert May 6 Monday 7:00 pm SUMMER CONCERT 2013 Presented by the Capital City Minstrels The Capital City Minstrels (CCM), Delhi's best known choir, comprises people from all walks of life, all with one thing in common – their love of music. CCM's repertoire spans a wide range; from the earliest choral music to the entire spectrum of western classical music, and opera to ballads, folk songs, Broadway musicals, rock, pop, jazz as well as Indian music arranged for choir performance. CCM has performed more than 50 concerts since the early 1990's. This season presents Classical pieces by Western maestros like Bach, Mendelssohn, Handel and others. Seminar IIC  May 7 Tuesday 4.00–6.00 pm ERVIN BAKTAY Commemorative lecture on the 50th death anniversary of Ervin Baktay Ervin Baktay Amrita Shergil's uncle was a famous Hungarian Indologist. The Hungarian Information and Cultural Centre in cooperation with the India International Centre commemorates the 50th death anniversary of Ervin Baktay with a seminar. The speakers will include both Hungarian and Indian scholars who will discuss about his life and works and connection with India. Photo- documentary exhibition May 7-17 Inauguration and film screening on 7th May Tuesday 6.30 pm ENCHANTED BY INDIA Ervin Baktay (1890-1963) Photo-documentary exhibition and film on his life Ervin Baktay was an author noted for popularizing Indian culture in Hungary. He had started his career as a painter and he encouraged his niece Amrita Sher-Gil to pursue art. Baktay gave up painting to study eastern religions and art, and became a renowned Indologist. The exhibition presents his life journey through this enchanting photo documentary exhibition. The film screened on the opening day is a documentary on his life. (The exhibition is on view on weekdays from 10 am – 4 pm only) Film Festival May, June EUROPEAN UNION FILM FESTIVAL 2013 SCREENING OF HUNGARIAN FILM AT THE ONGOING EUFF 2013 Eszter's Inheritance directed by József Sipos As part of the ongoing EUFF 2013, Hungary will participate with the film Eszter's Inheritance directed by József Sipos which will be screened as per the following schedule: For our Delhi film buffs, don’t miss the screening of the Hungarian film at the Italian Cultural Centre on 16th May at 5:00 pm.  EUFF SCREENINGS AT THE HUNGARIAN INFORMATION AND CULTURAL CENTRE Dates Type of programme 13 May, 5:00 pm Polish film My Name is Ki 13 May, 7:00 pm Greek film Athanasia 14 May, 5:00 pm French film Water Lilies 14 May, 7:00 pm Portuguese film Eccentricities of a Blonde-haired Girl 16 May 5:00 pm Delhi Italian Cultural Centre 29 May, 2:00 pm Kolkata Nandan, Auditorium II 30 May, 4:00 pm Hyderabad Alliance Française 25 June, 6:00 pm Chandigarh Bhargava Auditorium