MoMA to present two films of Mani Kaul

MUMBAI: The New York-based Museum of the Modern Art (MoMA) will present two films of Mani Kaul namely Dhrupad and Siddheshwari between 24 to 26 August.

“Kaul made about a dozen films, each one of them distinctive, original, and beautiful, and each touching upon an aspect of Indian daily life or culture,” read MoMA‘s website.

Dhrupad, made in 1984, is a documentary that explores a form of Indian classical music dating from the 15th century, as performed by the Dagar Brothers. 

The 1990-made Siddheshwari is an impressionistic biographical look at classical Indian singer Siddheshwari Devi whose voice was appreciated by both the maharajas and people alike.

Alms for a Blind Horse (Anhey Ghorey Da Daan) directed by Gurvinder Singh (who was mentored by Mani Kaul) will be screened from 22 to 28 August, as part of the monthly exhibition ‘ContemporAsian‘.