India, Jan. 8 -- Amaravati Art (Book and history discussion)

What: The Krishna River valley saw the dominance of the Amaravati School of Art between the 3rd century BC and the 3rd century AD. It was when Buddhist art and architecture and the religion's ritual, literary, political and ethical thoughts saw tremendous evolution.

Writer Krishnamurti Punna's book Amaravati Arts highlights this shift and the lesser-known school. At the discussion, she will talk about her work on two such sites at Dhranikota and Nagarjunakonda, and how art and culture were practised then. This is your chance to know more about an art school that very little is known about.

When: January 9 (Friday); 6pm

Where: Lamakaan, Off. Road 1, near GVK Mall, Banjara Hil...