Kick-off Forum of the Society, Oct. 2019

Forum

Date & Time : 2019/10/31(Thu)  Open: 12:45　Start: 13:15    

Venue　　 ：VCC Auditorium, Embassy of India

Program:

13:15 Opening　

13:20 Opening Remarks by His Excellency Ambassador Sanjay Kumar Verma 

13:25 Message from Prof. Emeritus, Sengaku Mayeda, the University of Tokyo & 　

President, The Nakamura Hajime Eastern Institute　

13:30 Lecture 1: Ms. Reiko Ohki, Curator, Sakura city Museum-Memorial of Kampo Arai-

　　　   　　　“Artist crossing between India and Japan from Tagore and Tenshin to Kosetsu”

13:50 Lecture 2: Mr. Shigeki Mizobuchi, former Visiting Lecturer, Tokushima Bunri University

　　　　　　   “The life of Nosu Kosetsu and the mural painting of the Lord Buddha’s Life”

14:10 Lecture 3: Prof. Siddharth Singh, Director of Vivekanada Cultural Centre, Embassy of India

              　　　　 Former Head, Dept. of Pali & Buddhist Studies, Faculty of Arts, Banaras Hindu University

                　　　　“Sarnath in the life of Lord Buddha and the role of the mural of Kosetsu in India”

 14:30 Lecture 4: Prof. Emeritus Takayasu Kijima, Conservation Course Oil Painting,

　　Graduate Department of conservation, Tokyo University of the Arts

　　　　　　　“Preservation work of the mural of the Lord Buddha’s Life in Sarnath, India”

14:50 Intermission (Submission of questionnaire form)

15:00 Question & Answer

15:20 Closing Remarks by Mr. Yosuke Ikuta, President, Society of honoring the master artist Kosetsu Nosu　

15:25 Photo Shooting                   

15:30-16:30 Light Refreshment at foyer

Location:  2-2-11 Kudan Minami, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo102-0074   

Access: Kudanshita Subway Station (Exit No.2) on Tozai Line, Hanzomon Line and Toei-Shinjuku Line

Entry: Send e-mail to Discover India Club with your name and nationality until October 25^th.

Organizer  :  Society of honoring the master artist Kosetsu Nosu

Collaborator :  Discover India Club (DIC)

Supporters  :  Embassy of India, Kagawa Prefecture, The Japan-India Association, The Nakamura Hajime Eastern Institute, Bukkyo Dendo Kyokai (Society for the Promotion of Buddhism) ,Shukutoku Gakuen & Musashino University 

Special Cooperator : Foundation for Cultural Heritage and Art Research

Cooperators：Travel Saray Inc. and Saishiki Sekkei Corp.           

Photos:

Top: Left-H.E.Ambassador S.K.Verma, Center-Prof. Emeritus Sengaku Mayeda, Right-Ms. Reiko Ohki, 

Bottom:Left-Mr. Shigeki Mizobuchi, Center-Prof. Siddharth Singh, Right-Prof. Emeritus Takayasu Kijima

Special Thanks:

In holding the kick-off forum for launching the project, we received the patronage or support of many people or associations including the Embassy of India, Japan-India Association and other institutions introduced above.  But, we would like to express our special thanks to the DIC President Rabinder Malik and all the DIC staff for their cooperation that performed great deal of mobility in the preparation of the actual forum and its implementation and operation on the day, and contributed the success of this forum.