SACHI (Society for Art & Cultural Heritage of India)

SACHI and Asian Art Museum, San Francisco are honored to welcome Dr. Madhuvanti Ghose, Alsdorf Associate Curator of Indian, Southeast Asian and Himalayan Art, The Art Institute, Chicago . Dr. Ghose will present Nilima Sheikh's famed and significant series of works "Each Night Put Kashmir in Your Dreams" In a series of artworks Nilima Sheikh weaved memories and histories with text into a […]

SACHI and Center for South Asia, Stanford are Honored to Host a Reflective In-Person Conversation Evening, discussing the award-winning NYT bestselling Memoir: Wave by Sri Lankan Author Sonali Deraniyagala.   In Conversation with Dr. Sonali Deraniyagala will be Associate Professor of Anthropology at Stanford University Dr. Sharika Thiranagama and Curatorial Director, Asian Art Museum, San Francisco Dr. Robert […]

The Cantor Arts Center at Stanford is hosting a unique and excellent exhibition, Spirit House.  In a thematic exploration of the work of thirty-three Asian American and Asian diasporic artists, 'Spirit House' asks the question, what does it mean to speak to ghosts, inhabit haunted spaces, be reincarnated, or enter different dimensions? Inspired by spirit houses, […]

“What is the relationship between the role of the outsider and literary writing?” In this event, Pulitzer winner Viet Thanh Nguyen will be joined by two other brilliant outsiders: Greg Sarris, Chairman of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria and celebrated author of fiction and memoir (Becoming Story), delves into complexities of belonging and identity as a Native […]

Join SACHI and Palo Alto Art Center in a Special Celebration of the Indian Sari, 'Saris: Recreating Memories' with leading Design Practitioner & Founder, Pavithra Muddaya, Vimor Handloom Foundation, Bangalore. These recreations, upholding the dignity and spirit  of handloom weaves, not only honor the legacy of public figures like Mrs. Gandhi, but also pay tribute […]

SACHI invites you to join contemporary artist Priyanka Rana for a group visit of her solo show, 'Our Stories Live Underground', Triton Museum, Santa Clara. The title, borrowed from Terry Tempest Williams’ When Women Were Birds, speaks to the hidden narratives that live beneath the surface, waiting for the right conditions to emerge. The exhibition […]