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  • Saturday, February 7 – Sunday, February 22 – Echoes of India

    Travel with art historian Christopher Noey and the Royal Oak Foundation on February 7 – 22 through the great cultural centers of northern and western India, where imperial grandeur and deep spiritual traditions come alive alongside the dynamic contemporary art scenes of Delhi, Kolkata, and Mumbai. You will be staying in fabulous hotels – The Imperial Hotel in Delhi, Brijrama Palace Hotel in Varanasi, Taj Bengal in Kolkata, Vivanta Aurangabad in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, and the Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai. There will be private lunches in restored mansions, an Aarti ceremony on a private boat on the Ganges River at sunset, special access at the Indian Museum in Kolkata, a home-cooked Bangali lunch with a prominent art collector, visits to the Ajanta (pictured below) and Ellora Caves, and much more, For the brochure, visit https://www.royal-oak.org//srv/htdocs/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/MTA-ROF-Noey-India-260207-brochure.pdf

    Christopher Noey is an art historian, author, and Emmy Award-winning
    producer of films on art and culture. At The Metropolitan Museum of Art, he
    created video installations for a wide range of exhibitions and served as series director for the innovative online features 82nd & Fifth and The Artist Project. An expert in Asian and Islamic art, Mr. Noey has taught at Williams College and the City College of New York.

  • Saturday, May 16 – Satuday, May 30 – The Sikkim & Darjeeling Himalayas

    Landscapes and Floral Botanic gardens, deep gorges, and the Valley of the flowers, all on view with this Pacific Horticulture Tour May 16 – 30, 2020.

    Come and explore the spectacular landscapes and flora of Sikkim and the Darjeeling Himalayas! See tea plantations around Darjeeling – of British Hill station fame – and the foothills of the Himalayas. Visit botanic gardens and orchid gardens, then head to Sikkim which is filled with Old World charm. Learn about the art and heritage of the Tibetan culture of Sikkim. Then drive toward the higher Himalayas through narrow valleys and winding mountain roads, where waterfalls leap into deep gorges, en route to Lachung. This will be our base to explore two spectacular natural areas, the Yumthang “Valley of the Flowers” (below) and the Shingba Rhododendron Sanctuary which blooms during April and May. Our route is within sight of Kanchenjunga, at 28, 169 feet, the 3rd highest peak in the world. We’ll also explore the Thangu Valley which is carpeted with alpine flowers in May, and Tsomgo Lake, a glacial lake in eastern Sikkim.

    Come join us as we discover the foothills and mountains of Himalayan India with the Pacific Horticulture Society’s Greg Graves and Alister Adhikari. Complete tour brochure and itinerary are available at https://www.pacifichorticulture.org/tours/the-sikkim-darjeeling-himalayas-2/

  • Wednesday, November 14, 6:00 pm – Origins of the Green Revolution: Hybrid Seeds, Hunger, and Mexico-India Cooperation

    Gabriela Soto Laveaga, Professor of the History of Science, Harvard University, will speak on Wednesday, November 14 at 6 pm (site to be determined) on the Origins of the Green Revolution: Hybrid Seeds, Hunger, and Mexico-India Cooperation.

    As a devastating famine gripped India and Pakistan in 1966, a cargo of hybrid wheat seeds from Mexico arrived one fateful day on India’s coast. The seeds were first planted across the Punjab region using new agricultural methods, including intensive fertilizers and irrigation. The crop’s high yield surprised farmers and helped save many from hunger that year. Gabriela Soto Laveaga will talk about the origins of these hybrid seeds, their role in the Green Revolution, and the unexpected technological, environmental, and social impacts they had on both Mexico and India. Free and open to the public. Free event parking available at 52 Oxford Street Garage

    Presented in collaboration with the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments. For updates on venue, visit https://hmnh.harvard.edu/green-revolution

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  • Thursday, April 15, 7:00 pm – Contaminated Without Consent/ Bhopal Chemical Disaster

    You are invited to a free screening and panel discussion on Thursday, April 15, beginning at 7 pm at the Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main Street in Watertown.  Contaminated Without Consent is a 16 minute video to help inform your community about the hidden risks from chemical contaminates found in our homes, workplaces, the products we buy and even our bodies.  The Bhopal Chemical Disaster: Twenty Years Without Justice reviews the history of the world’s worst chemical disaster in Bhopal, India, and the fight for justice by the citizens of Bhopal.  Produced for the International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal and screened widely by human rights organizations, including Amnesty International, this evening’s program is presented by The Alliance for a Healthy Tomorrow, a not for profit group which has spoken to The Garden Club of the Back Bay in the past about cleaning products and contaminated cosmetics.  The program is supported in part by a grant from the Watertown Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council.  For more information about Alliance for a Healthy Tomorrow, call 617-338-8131, or email nschelling@cleanwater.org.

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