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July, 2025 marks the centenary of Congolese freedom fighter and icon of the world anticolonial movement, Patrice Lumumba. In Bangalore, celebrations of his centenary will be held with a photo exhibition in July, 2025 at the Indian Institute of World Culture, discussions and film screenings in September, 2025.
To honor Lumumba's legacy, we will examine the history of the African liberation movements, focusing on five figures; Patrice Lumumba, Oliver Tambo, Amilcar Cabral, Kwame Nkrumah and W.E.B. Du Bois. We will discuss India's relationship to the African liberation movements through figures such as Mahatma Gandhi, E.S. Reddy and Romesh Chandra.
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Join us for two film screenings at the Suchitra film society to examine the relevance of the African freedom movements in this time of a changing world order.
What: Film screening of 'Winnie'
When: 26th September, 2025 starting 6.30 pm
Where: Suchitra Cinema and Cultural Academy
Karanth Road, 36, 9th Main Rd, near Post Office, Banashankari Stage II, Banashankari, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560070
Directed by Pascale Lamche, the film deals with the life of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and her tireless and heroic struggle to bring down Apartheid in South Africa.
What: Film screening of 'Lumumba'
When: 27th September, 2025 starting 3.00 pm
Where: Suchitra Cinema and Cultural Academy
Karanth Road, 36, 9th Main Rd, near Post Office, Banashankari Stage II, Banashankari, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560070
Lumumba is a 2000 biographical film directed by Raoul Peck, which shows the short but powerful political career of Congolese freedom fighter Patrice Lumumba
What: Inaguration of Photo Exhibition at the Indian Institute of World Culture, Basvanagudi, Bangalore; followed by talks by Dr. Suba Chandran and Dr. Deepti Navaratna from NIAS and a discussion.
When: 15th July, 2025 starting 5 pm (the exhibition will be up from the 15th to the 25th of July, 2025)
Where: The Indian Institute of World Culture, 6, BP Wadia Rd, Basavanagudi, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560004
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