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    harat hawan

    A multi art complex  

    Report On The Building 

    Gaurav Sharma

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    Bharat Bhawan

    Bharat Bhawan located on J. Swamination Marg on the beautiful

    Shaymala Hills, Bhopal Madhya Pradesh was inaugurated by the then

    Prime Minister of India, Smt. Indira Gandhi on 13th February 1982,

    Bharat Bhavan is multi art center set up to create an interactive proximitybetween the verbal, visual and performing arts. It provides space for

    contemporary expression, thought, quest and innovation. Bharat Bhavan

    seek to provide a creative and thought provoking milieu to those who

    wish to contribute something new and meaningful, in contemporary

    scene in the fine arts, literature, theatre, cinema, dance and music. It

    houses some of the best and most lasting that is being created in our

    towns, villages and forests.

    The view just after entering the complex, glance of the upper lake acts

    as a mesmerizer to the viewer.

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    Bharat Bhawan

    Charles Correa the architect found here the possibilities of a series of

    terraced gardens, which would be seen cascading down to the lake. The

    visitors enter at the highest level and walk down a pedestrian spine,

    flanked by a pattern of courtyards, to reach the various parts of thecomplex. Each curve and space defines itself. Each of the part of the

    building is distinct yet flows easily one another, linked by meandering

    paths. The total effect is one of the surprise and pleasure. There is

    always a moment when the eye can rest and the mind contemplates. 

    A Stone Paved Pathway Leads to the Inner Exhibition area, Greenery Is

    Very Well Blended with the Construction.

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    Bharat Bhawan

    In the last twenty seven years Bharat Bhavan has organized hundreds

    of programs including music concerts, readings, exhibitions and film

    shows. It has produced more than 50 plays of which hundreds of shows

    have been organized at Bharat Bhavan and also at other cities of thecountry.

    Sculpture Exhibition Space, the Lighting in the Space Makes It Come

    Alive

    Waffle Slab Roof

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    Roof and Walls of the Painting Exhibition area, A Very Beautiful Interplay

    of Light and Shadow Can be seen on the Walls.

    Besides regular series of programs and multi-art festivals, WorldPoetry Festival, International Print Biennial (eight events), Biennial of

    contemporary Indian Art (five events), Commonwealth Countries’

    Theatre workshop, National Drama Festivals, Sarangi Mela, Jaipur

    Gharana Music Festival, Purush Dance Festival, National Dance

    Festivals, Swayamsiddha (centered on the creativity of women ), Kavi

    Bharti (trinal of Indian poetry / 4 events), Samvaya (trinal of literary

    criticism/ 4 events), seminar on literary Journalism, several symposiums

    on major authors and important issues related to literature, aesthetics

    and thought , arts and film appreciation workshops etc. are some of

    the major events organized by Bharat Bhavan.

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    Bharat Bhawan

    The activities of Bharat Bhavan are organized through its following

    wings:

     Roopankar ( Museum Of Fine Arts )

     Rangmandal ( A Repertory )

     Vagarth ( A Center Of Indian Poetry )

     Anhad ( A Center Of Classical & Folk Music )

     Chhavi ( A Center Of Classical Cinema )

     Nirala Srijanpeeth

    ROOPANKAR  is the only museum of its kind in India which houses

    contemporary folk and tribal art together with urban art. Its objectives is

    not just a historic collection of works of art, but also creative

    participation in the art scene emerging in the last decades of the century.

    Roopankar has two fully equipped workshops for print making and

    ceramics. Facilities for bronze casting and stone carving are also

    available. Camps and workshops are organized off and on to bring urban

    and folk artists face to face and to open new avenues of creativity

    through dialogue and confrontation.

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    Several solo and group exhibitions of Indian and foreign artists have been

    organized by Roopankar. Notable among Its events are the Bharat

    Bhavan International Print Biennial, started in 1989 and the BharatBhavan Biennial of Contemporary Indian Art, started in 1886. Roopankar

    has organized exhibitions in Japan and Moscow and in some parts of

    India with some major activities in Bhopal, like all- India Artists Camps

    for painting, sculpture, ceramics and graphics in which tribal, folk and

    urban artists have worked together and exhibitions of Mexican, Finnish,

    German and Russian Art have also been held. Solo exhibitions include

    those of J. Swaminathan, K.G. Subramaniam, N.S.Bendre, Henry Moore,Krishna Reddy, Maqbool Fida Husain, Ram Kumar, Tyeb Mehta,

    V.S.Gaitonde, Satish Gujaral, Manjit Bawa and Ramesh Pateria.

    There are about 6,000 tribal and folk art objects and nearly 2,500 urban

    art works in the

    Rangmandal is not a mere production –oriented repertory. It believes inimparting practical training to its member to participate in all aspects of

    mounting a production and explore new dimensions of theatre. Its

    objective is a sustained theater movement that becomes a way of life

    rather than a sporadic activity. It seeks to draw upon and contribute to

    indigenous traditions and styles of drama. It works on the conviction that

    theater must have a local complexion and flavor, a national spirit and a

    universal vision. The artists have traveled and collected material on folkdrama forms.

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    Rangmandal has presented more than 1000 shows of over 50 plays.

    Rangmandal also has to its credit several successful performances in

    Bundeli, Chhattisgarhi and Malavi. 

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    VAGARTH is the center for Indian Poetry. It aims to collect and preserve

    the ancient and contemporary poetry in the Indian languages, whether

    in the spoken, written or printed form.

    Vagarth’s library consists of more than 13,000 books. These include

    books of poetry in Indian Languages, English translations of poetry in

    foreign languages, works on poetics, literary criticism and culture. Rare

    manuscripts of some renowned Indian poets, hundreds of audio and

    Videos recordings of reading in Bharat Bhavan by significant Indian poets

    are also collected in Vagarth’s archives. 

    CHHAVI is a recently opened center for classic cinema. It regularly

    organizes the screenings of the classical films from all over the world. It

    has organized several Film Festivals based on various themes. 

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    Glimpse of the central courtyard 

    Stairs going towards oat

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    View of the cortyard with greenry from the literary exhibition

    The cortyard is centrally located and connects all the exhibition spaces it

    acts as a connecting space both visually and by location, it als keeps the

    area cool, the presence of this cortyard keeps Bharat Bhawan ok without

    the use of even fans during the daytime.

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    The Roof

    View of the roof from lake side open air theatre

    The roof of the structure is made in an abstract shape which is specially

    designed by chorrea for this specific purpose this roof allows daylightinside the building in a very efficient way, inside the exibitions theres no

    need of lighting the bulb during daytime.

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    Connecting Spaces and Gardens

    Chorrea has designed the connecting space such as these becomes

    landmarks in the art center itself.

    The site of the art center is on a gently sloping hill overlooking the upper

    lake in Bhopal. The natural contours of the site have been used to create

    a series of terraced gardens and sunken courtyards- off which are located

    a number of cultural facilities, including a museum of tribal art, a library

    of Indian poetry (in all the 17 major languages), Galleries for

    contemporary Art, Workshops for lithography and sculpture, and astudio for an artist-in-residence.

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    Bharat Bhawan also houses a full-fledged theatrical repertoire company

    and facilities for the performing arts, including the antarang (indoor

    auditorium), and the bhairang (open air amphitheater), overlooking the

    lake. Lighting and ventilation within the building are provided by top

    lights (from the concrete shells and slots along the terrace parapets). The

    openings to the courtyards and terraces have two sets of shutters: the

    inner ones consisting of a combination of fixed glass and operable panels

    for light and ventilation; the outer ones consisting of large wooden

    doors, closed at night for security.

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    One of the many gardens located above an exhibition area also acting as

    an earth sheltered construction.