“Cricket Connects: India - UK” exhibition scheduled to be held at The Nehru Centre, London from 12th June to 23rd June 2017 and at the Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai on 24th May 2017 at 11:00 AM

Mumbai, May 22, 2017

An exhibition “Cricket Connects: India - UK” curated by the Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai, and jointly organised by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, and The Nehru Centre, London, and the High Commission of India in UK, will be presented at the Nehru Centre, London, (The Cultural Wing of the High Commission of India in London) from 12^th June 2017 to 23^rd June 2017 during the period of the Champions Trophy. The exhibition will also travel to Birmingham and Edinburgh.

This exhibition is an important component of the “UK India Year of Culture-2017” that was announced jointly by the honourable Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi and British Prime Minister. An array of diverse cultural events are being organised under the auspices of the “UK India Year of Culture” all through the year both in India and UK and this exhibition is one such event.

Cricket, Cinema and Curry, commonly appeal to both Indians and British. Cricket has always been a unifying connect between the two Nations. What started in 1721 as a means to avoid boredom by a group of British sailors anchored off the Gujarat coast in India has now grown into a multibillion dollar entertainment industry that helps in cementing cultural, sporting and economic bilateral relations between India and UK.  

The exhibition, curated to celebrate the spirit of Cricket, especially the UK-India cricketing ties, traces the long history of cooperation and competition between the two Nations using the cricket narrative. It draws on a wide range of research, archival resources, images, documentary, visuals and audio, to showcase the historic cricketing relationship between India and England. The exhibition also includes  rare films on cricket produced by the Films Division namely The Victory Story (Directed by RAJU BHARATAN) featuring the 1972-73 Indian victory against the English team among others.

The Nehru Science Centre, Ministry of Culture, Government of India has organised a special press preview of the exhibition on 24^th May 2017 (Wednesday) from11:00 AM to 12:00 Noon, before its transportation to UK, at the Nehru Science Centre, Dr. E Moses Road, Worli, Mumbai-400018.

The press preview will also be attended among others by Dr. (Mrs.) Pheroza Godrej and Mr Manish Desai, Director General, Films Division.

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