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Events

All upcoming and past events of the Deevara Chittara project.

Upcoming Events

21 November '25

State Art Gallery, Hyderabad

Panel Discussion - Visual Storytelling as Cultural Archive: Documenting Rural Art and Intangible Heritage

30 November '25

New Acropolis, Bangalore

Book talk and Chittara workshop. More details coming soon...

6-7 December '25

Bangalore Literature Festival

More details coming soon...

22-25 January '26

Kerala Literature Festival

Talk, Exhibition, Chittara workshop and sale of Chittara products. More details coming soon...

6-7 February '26

Janapada Loka

More details coming soon...

Past Events

The 

July 2025

Presentation at Atta Galatta Bookstore


The 

July 2025

Exhibition, Panel discussion & Workshop at Bangalore International Center

Language of Lines exhibition, Chittara workshop and panel discussion with the Book team and Chittara artists.

The 

May 2025

Book Launch at Museum of Art & Photography

Unveiling of the Deevara Chittara book alongside a panel discussion on the artform, its current state and the future, with Chittara artists.

The 

May 2025

Book launch at Indian Institute of World Culture

Deevara Chittara Book launch at the Indian Institute of World Culture by Jnanapith awardee, eminent poet and folklorist Padma Bhushan Dr. Chandrasekhar Kambara, followed by three-day Language of Lines exhibition inaugurated by Ms. Pavithra Myddayya and Deevaru elder Mrs. Shiravala Gowramma.

The 

February 2025

Pre-launch at Pustaka Mela

Pre-launch of Deevara Chittara book at Karnataka’s inaugural book festival organized at the Vidhana Soudha by the Karnataka State Legislative assembly.

The 

January 2025

Pre-launch at Kala Dhwani

Pre-launch event held at Karnataka Chitrakala Parishat organized by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan and Infosys Foundation. Deevara Chittara was presented by several dignitaries including Sri Chiranjeevi SIngh IAS (retd.), former Ambassador of India to UNESCO, Sri Sunil Kumar Dhareshwar, Trustee Infosys Foundation, Sri H.N Suresh, Dir BVB.

“Tremendous effort to bring to life and document a hidden art form that should rightly get its place in Indian art forms… Congratulations Geetha & team for this labour of love as is apparent from the book and the exhibition.”

- Bina Mirchandani

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