12.02.2022 Publication of archival materials from the IRMT Collection, dedicated to Birthday of Helena Roerich
The main goal of Helena Roerich’s work in India was cooperation with a group of spiritual teachers (in Eastern tradition they are called Mahatmas – Great Souls) that are above us on the stairs of Cosmic evolution. They bring the knowledhe that the mankind can perceive at the moment...
30.01.2022 Publication of archival materials from the IRMT Collection, dedicated to the Memory Day of Svetoslav Roerich
“I have no doubt he will enrich our art and give joy to thousands of people. We wish him long life.”
19th February, 1960
Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan,
Indian philosopher and statesman, second President of India
18-21.06.2022 Painting Exhibition “Tuning of Nature” by the Punjab Artists Group
From June 18 to 21, 2022 the group painting exhibition by the artists from Indian state Punjab took place in the Modern Art Exhibition Hall of the International Roerich Memorial Trust. It was inaugurated by Ms. Meena Thakur, the member of the Vashisht District Council and Chief Guest of the event. She greeted Punjab guests and highly appreciated the artists’ talents, whose art works were presented in the exposition...
08.03.2022 International Women's Day at the Roerich Estate (Naggar, Kullu, HP, India)
International Women's Day on March 8, 2022 was celebrated at the Roerich Family Memorial estate in Naggar. The event was attended by women from towns and villages of the Kullu Valley, for whom the annual visit to the International Roerich Memorial Trust on Women's Day has become a good tradition...
24.03.2022 Spiritual Teacher’s Day in the Roerichs’ Estate
The festive day on March 24, 2022 in International Roerich Memorial Trust started with placing flower garlands on bronze busts of Nicholas and Helena Roerichs installed in front of their House. In this House a great Russian artist and his wife, an outstanding thinker, had lived for about twenty years, since the end of 1928 up to the beginning of 1948...
30.03.2022 Devika Rani Roerich’s Birthday in the IRMT
Birthday of Devika Rani, “the first lady” of the Indian sound film, the wife of an outstanding Russia artist Svetoslav Roerich was celebrated on March 30, 2022 in the Roerichs’ Estate. For the first time Devika Rani came to Kullu valley in 1945, and since that time the Roerich family, their house and estate became her home forever. After the departure of the Roerich family from Kullu Svetoslav Roerich and Devika Rani used to come to the Estate...
18.04.2022 World Heritage Day in International Roerich Memorial Trust
Once Nicholas Roerich wrote, “Let us keep noble heritage of the past for the glorious future”. These words became the motto for the festival which took place on April 18, which was International Day For Monuments and Sites in the Roerich Himalayan estate. The festival was organized by International Roerich Memorial Trust in cooperation with State Youth Union “Nehru Yuva Kendra” from Kullu city headed by its coordinator Miss Sonia Chandra...
30.04-1.05.2022 “Svetoslav Roerich and Devika Rani - Heralds of Beauty.” Spring Russian-Indian Festival of Culture in the Roerichs Estate
The traditional Roerich Festival of Culture was held on April 30 – May 1 in the International Roerich Memorial Trust. The main characters of the festival were Svetoslav Roerich, the younger son of Elena and Nicholas Roerich, and Devika Rani, his beautiful Indian wife...
18.05.2022 May 18, 2022 - International Museum Day in the Roerichs Estate (Naggar, Kullu, HP, India)
The tradition to observe the International Museum Day originates in 1977, when on the next meeting of the International Council of Museums (ICOM) the offer of the Russian side to establish this cultural festival was accepted. Since 1978 the International Museum Day is being marked on May, 18 more than in 145 countries of the world...
28.05.2022 Gurpreet Singh and Parul Bhagat Exhibition at IRMT
An exhibition of two Indian professional artists was held at the International Roerich Memorial Trust from May 28 to June 1, 2022. It was solemnly opened by the Indian and Russian curators of the IRMT Suresh Kumar and Larisa Surgina. The exhibition featured landscapes, still lifes, and portraits made in different techniques, but equally appealing in their beauty, attention to details, and love for the nature of India and its sacred places...
09.05.2022 The real and surreal at R.S.Shakya's paintings exhibition at the IRMT
On May 9, an exhibition of the famous Indian painter R.S.Shakya opened in the Exhibition Hall of the International Roerichs Memorial Trust. The Indian curator of the IRMT Suresh Kumar noted in his speech that this is not the first time the artist has presented his paintings in the Roerichs' estate. Ram Sevak Shakya’s art attracts with some amazing simplicity and at the same time with depth...
01.06.2022 Opening of group art exhibition ‘Oneness' at the IRMT
Painting exhibition was organised at the International Roerich Memorial Trust jointly by the IRMT and Mahsu Art Society, Shimla headed by renowned artist prof. Bhader Singh. International exhibition was inaugurated by Russian Curator of the IRMT Mrs. Larisa Surgina and Indian Curator of the IRMT Mr. Suresh Kumar...
09-13.06.2022 “Splendid Expression” by “WE” and “AAKAR” Art Groups in the IRMT
From June 9 to 13 in the Exhibition halls of the International Roerich Memorial Trust there was painting exhibition of two art groups: “WE”, a group of Indian contemporary Women Artists from Chandigarh, headed by Prof. Sadhna Sangar, and “AAKAR” Art Group from Rajasthan, presented by Men Artists, headed by the President Mr Laxmanpal Singh Rathore...
12-15.10.2022 Exhibition of Paintings by Gurpreet Singh in the IRMT
An exhibition of paintings by the artist Gurpreet Singh (Punjab) was held in the Exhibition Hall of the International Roerich Memorial Trust from October 12 to 15. About seventy of his paintings were on display, as well as several paintings by his artist-colleagues Balraj Barodh and Som Tamang (Nepal). The Chief guest at the opening of the exhibition was Mrs Natalia Bazhenova...
On June, 22, 2022 in the Exhibition Hall of the IRMT there was an opening of another group exhibition of Indian modern artworks. The paintings of eighteen artists were presented at the exhibition organized under the guidance of the curator – artist Sikander Jangra from Delhi...
26.06.2022 Painting and Sculpture Exhibition of “Studio Seven” in the IRMT
On June 26, 2022 the solemn inauguration of painting and sculpture exhibition by modern Indian artists of the “Studio Seven” took place in the International Roerich Memorial Trust. The Chief Guest of the festival was Ms Oshin Sharma, Assistant Commissioner cum Block Development officer, Naggar, Kullu (HP)...
16.08.2022 George Roerich’s Birthday in the International Roerich Memorial Trust
August 16 marked the 120-th Birth Anniversary of George Roerich, who was an outstanding scientist – orientalist, buddhologist, linguist, ethnographer, a person dedicated his life and his works to the meeting of East and West...
21-23.08.2022 Indian Art Exhibition in the International Roerich Memorial Trust
On August 21-23 in the IRMT Exhibition Hall there was an Art exhibition of the group of Indian artists headed by Sikander Jangra from Delhi. Regional Transport Officer from Kullu Mrs Phoola Kumari, Indian IRMT Curator Mr Suresh Kumar Nadda, Russian Curator’s assistant Mr Dmitry M. Surgin, guests and visitors of the Roerichs’ Estate, the team of the Roerich Trust took part in the ceremonial opening of the Exhibition...
16-18.09.2022 Exhibition “Divine Strokes” at the Roerichs Estate
On September 16-18, the International Roerichs Memorial Trust hosted an exhibition of Indian paintings, organized by the “We” Art Group (Chandigarh, India) and headed by Sadna Sangar, a renowned artist, long-time friend of the IRMT. Eminent poet and art critic Sri Prayag Shukla was the Chief guest of the exhibition. Indian and Russian curators of the Roerich Trust, Suresh Kumar and Larisa Surgina, welcomed the audience...
24-29.09.2022 “Colours in the Hills” by Astrid Kiehn in the Roerich Estate
The watercolors of Astrid Keen, a German artist who has lived in India for many years, captivated viewers with their variety of colors, smooth lines and airy depth of space. Her exhibition was opened in the Exhibition Hall of the International Roerich Memorial Trust from September 24 to 29 this year...
05-11.10.2022 October Indo-Russian Cultural Festival in the Roerichs' Estate in Naggar
The first half of October was marked by the bright events in the International Roerich Memorial Trust. The traditional Russian-Indian Festival of Culture gathered many guests from different countries at the Roerichs’ Estate.This year the Festival was dedicated to the three great dates: the 75-th Anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations between Russia and India; the 120-th Birth Anniversary of George Roerich and the 30-th Anniversary of the IRMT...
09.10.2022 Opening of the First Monument of George Roerich in India at the IRMT
The opening of the bronze bust of George Roerich on the grounds of the Roerichs Estate Museum in Naggar was one of the most solemn event of the October Cultural Festival in the IRMT. This significant event took place on October 9, the birthday of the great Russian artist Nicholas Roerich. "How George is needed," Nicholas Roerich wrote of his eldest son...
10.10.2022 International Conference in the IRMT “Cultural Heritage of Himalayas and Work of the Roerichs: Significance for Future”. Day One
On October 10-11, 2022 within the framework of the October Roerich Festival of Culture at the International Roerich Memorial Trust the International Scientific Conference “Cultural Heritage of Himalayas and Work of the Roerichs: Significance for Future” took place. The Conference was organized...
09.10.2022 Exhibition of paintings "AFTERGLOW" by artist Harsh Inder Loomba
The solo art exhibition "AFTERGLOW" of paintings by Indian artist Harsh Inder Loomba opened on October 9, 2022, on the Nicholas Roerich's Birthday at the Exhibition Hall of the International Roerichs Memorial Trust in Naggar, Kullu, HP. This striking event took place within the framework of the Indo-Russian Roerich Festival of Culture at the Roerichs' Memorial Estate...
09.10.2022 Meeting with actress Deepti Naval at the Roerich Estate
“The evening of the ninth of October. At the entrance to the Conference Hall stood a short stately woman in a beautiful red and maroon sari. It was at once clear that she was Deepti Naval. I was fortunate to have the chance to interview Ms. Deepti and ask her questions about her family, her films and her childhood”...
05.10.2022 "Beauty Around Us": an exhibition of paintings by Elena Yakovleva and Natalia Bazhenova at the Roerich Estate
The first day of the Russian-Indian Roerichs Cultural Festival on October 5, 2022 was marked by the colorful event: the opening of the painting exhibition by Elena Yakovleva (Russia) and Natalia Bazhenova (Kazakhstan) in the Conference Hall of the International Roerich Memorial Trust. The red ribbon was solemnly cut by the guests of honor...
01.10.2022 “Colors of India” from Dharamsala in the International Roerich Memorial Trust
On the first day of October a colorful event took place in the Roerich Memorial Estate – the exhibition opening of the artist Rashmi Nag from Dharamsala (India, Himachal Pradesh) in the Conference Hall of the IRMT. Mrs. Sonia Thakur, the Founder and Director of the Sattvika Group, Director of the Research Development Institute, and a member of the Child Welfare Board of the Himachal Pradesh State, was the Сhief guest of the festival...
05.10.2022 International Art Exhibition and International Artists’ Camp in IRMT
Paintings by over thirty artists from different states and cities of India (Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Calcutta, Chandigarh, etc.), as well as from Nepal, Bangladesh and Japan were presented at the exhibition which opened on October 5, 2022 in the Exhibition Hall of the International Roerich Memorial Trust. Apart from the artists, the opening ceremony was attended by the guests from India, Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Austria...
11.10.2022 International Conference in the IRMT “Cultural Heritage of Himalayas and Work of the Roerichs: Significance for Future”. Day Two
The second day of the Conference in the International Roerich Memorial Trust organized by the Himachal State Museum (Shimla, India) in cooperation with the IRMT, the International Centre of the Roerichs (Moscow, Russia) and “Faraon” Historic Films Studio (St. Petersburg, Russia) was opened...
22.10.2022 Children and Youth Festival “Russia-India: From Heart to Heart” at the Roerichs Estate
The International Children creativity Festival “Russia-India: From Heart to Heart” has for several years been an integral part of the traditional Russian-Indian Roerich Cultural Festivals at the International Roerich Memorial Trust. So this year, on the opening day of the Roerich Cultural Festival on October 5-th, the joyful voices of children, participants of the Children and Youth creativity Festival “Russia-India: From Heart to Heart” were heard...
23.10.2022 Svetoslav Roerich’s Birthday in the Himalayan Roerichs’ Estate
Birthday of Svetoslav Roerich, the youngest son of Nicholas and Helena Roerichs, an outstanding artist, thinker and public figure who received government awards from various countries, including the highest civilian Order of India “Padma Bhushan” and the Soviet Order of Friendship of Peoples, was celebrated at the Roerichs’ memorial Estate in Naggar on October 23...
14.11.2022 Children's Day at the International Roerich Memorial Trust
On November 14, Bal Divas, or Children's Day, is celebrated annually in India. This holiday was established to honor the birthday of Jawaharlal Nehru, a prominent statesman and the first Prime Minister of independent India. Nehru always believed that the future of a nation lies in the impeccable care of children. His dream was to see children who had a sense of dignity, children who were confident in their abilities and possibilities...
25.12.2022 Christmas Day in the Roerichs’ Himalayan Estate
By tradition, the morning on festive Christmas Day on December 25 in the Roerichs’ Estate was filled with ringing children's voices and joyful laughter. Children from Naggar, Rumsu, Sheron, Pulag, Chinalti and other villages of the Kullu Valley came to the International Roerich Memorial Trust to celebrate Christmas and receive a traditional Christmas gift...
