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With Rare Photos, American Center Marks 70 Years Of India-US Friendship

IANS, 12 Jul, 2018 12:58 PM

    Rare archival images, including those of the foundation stone-laying of the iconic American Embassy in the national capital, are part of an exhibition marking 70 years of the Indo-US ties that was launched on Wednesday.

     

    Titled 'Celebrating 70 Years of US-India Relations', the event, which runs through August 14, features images and photographs from the US Embassy archives that document their relationship as far back as the 1950s.

     
     
    70 years of U.S.-India relations

    Today at 5:30 p.m., the #AmCenterND is unveiling a photo exhibit to celebrate 70 years of U.S.-India relations featuring many iconic and never-seen-before images dating as back far as the 1950s. Hope to see you there!

    Posted by American Center New Delhi on Tuesday, 10 July 2018
     
     

    The exhibition is run by the American Center, which also showcased a dance performance - 'Dancing Stories from the East and West' - to mark seven decades of the ties.

     

    The show is broken into themes that mirror the depth and breadth of the two countries' collaboration, ranging from security and economic partnerships to the sharing of talents and culture across such areas such as science and technology innovation and performing arts creations, the US Embassy said in a statement.

     
     
    Posted by American Center New Delhi on Thursday, 12 July 2018
     
     

    "All around us, you will see inspiring images from past and present that reflect the strategic partnership and strong friendship that the United States and India have enjoyed for 70 years now," said Sarah Ziebell, the US Embassy's Regional Public Engagement Specialist, during the opening of the exhibit.

     

    "Building this exhibition was both a labor of love and a joy for the team that assembled it, and we are proud of its reflection of US-India dosti," she added.

     

    US Chief Justice Earl Warren had laid the cornerstone of the embassy's current building here, back in 1950s, according to a post shared by the Center on its Facebook page with the rare black-and-white photograph.

     

    'Dancing Stories from the East and West' is the result of a collaborative process between Nyama McCarthy-Brown, Assistant Professor of Contemporary Dance at Indiana University and Tanya Saxena, an Indian classical dancer, whose work arises from different pedagogical traditions but who have found commonality in expression, the statement said.

     
     

    Here's an interesting fact about your favorite #AmCenterND. It first opened its doors on April 25, 1974, in the presence...

    Posted by American Center New Delhi on Thursday, 5 July 2018
     
     

    In addition to each performing their solo works, McCarthy-Brown and Ms Saxena debuted a cross-cultural piece that merges their countries' distinct styles of dance.

     

    "The collaboration illuminated treasured dance traditions from two very distinct cultures and wove them together harmoniously, yet without infringing upon the integrity of either form.

     
     

    Did you know that U.S. Chief Justice, Earl Warren, laid the cornerstone of the current U.S. Embassy New Delhi's building...

    Posted by American Center New Delhi on Thursday, 5 July 2018
     
     

    "To be sure, each form was magnified in the presentation, juxtaposed to the other. The work was a collaboration, in every sense, a true partnership of embodied culture," McCarthy-Brown said.

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