The Artistic Peregrinations of Jose Maria Gonsalves by Murali Ranganathan | 13 November 2024
13 Nov 2024 to 13 Nov 2024Sunaparanta Goa Centre for the Arts and VM Salgaocar Foundation invite you to a lecture by historian, writer and translator, Murali Ranganathan on Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 6.30 pm.
In his lecture, From Piedade to Pakhtunkhwa via Parel: The Artistic Peregrinations of Jose Maria Gonsalves, Murali Ranganathan will trace the emergence of Jose Maria Gonsalves (1800–1845), as a prominent lithographer, through paintings sketched in the 1820s and ‘30s. These scenes from the city, inspired by its denizens, are produced in two albums. They mark the advent of lithography in the city and provide glimpses of Bombay when it was turning into a metropolis of the British empire. Both these albums were published - the first (1826) in black & white and the second (1833) in colour - and were among the first lithographic illustrated books to be printed in the city.
An artist much in demand, Gonsalves travelled extensively in India as part of the ever-expanding colonial project. But his connections with his homeland remained strong till the end. Lost to history soon after his death, Gonsalves emerges as an important print character in the Mumbai Print History project.
The lecture
will be followed by a conversation moderated by journalist Vikram Doctor.
As part of his residency in Goa, Murali Ranganathan is working on a book on the history and historiography of printing in Goa.
Date & Time: Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 6pm
Venue: Sunaparanta Goa Centre for the Arts, 63/C-8, Near Army House, Altinho, Panaji-Goa 403 001
Limited Seats | Open to all
For more information call us at +91 832 6750876 or email us at: info@sgcfa.org
Murali Ranganathan is the grantee of the first edition of the V M Salgaocar Foundation Scholars-in-Residence 2024 programme. He researches nineteenth century South Asia and his areas of interest include the history of the book, print history and culture, travels and travel accounts, photography, newspapers and periodicals, public performance and entertainment, and the Bombay Country Trade. He has written extensively on the print history of Mumbai in the nineteenth century, the spread of print across South Asia in the twentieth century and on themes related to book history and travelogues. He has translated extensively from multiple languages into English and these translations have appeared independently as books and articles or as part of his research. He places an emphasis on using non-English resources from nineteenth century Mumbai and works with materials in Marathi, Gujarati, Urdu, Hindi, Persian and Portuguese.
V M Salgaocar Foundation under its Chairman, Dattaraj V. Salgaocar focuses on philanthropic activities to further the cause of education, learning and establishing scholarships, fellowships, residencies, lectures, research grants and awards in education, humanities, literature and environment.
The Scholars-in-Residence Programme is designed for writers working on an ongoing book project focused on Goa covering areas such as history, culture, politics, environment, economy or any related topic.
