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Purvai 2018, An Lanntair’s Festival of South Asian Art, Launches Stunning Programme Celebrating Outer Hebridean Connections with South Asia.

Purvai 2018 gets underway this August with a whole host of internationally acclaimed artists, including Deepa Nair Rasiya, Gupreet Singh Notta, Kaviraj Singh Dhadyalla and Dalbir Singh Rattan and Kathak dancer, Kanchan Maradan. The festival brings South Asian dance, music, writing, textiles and food to the Outer Hebrides in an eclectic arts festival, celebrating Scotland’s… More…

Purvai In India 2018

Purvai Project was selected by British Council Scotland to take part in the UK India year of Culture programmes and received funding to carry out a series of Artists trips, residencies and special performances in Kolkata in January and February 2018. Purvai at The Kolkata Literary Festival – January 2018 Firstly we travelled to India… More…

Cultural links between Stornoway and India go from strength to strength as celebrated Purvai festival travels to India.

Media release – 15th January 2018 Cultural links between Stornoway and India go from strength to strength as celebrated Purvai festival travels to India. An Lanntair celebrates the continued success of its Festival of South Asian Art and Culture, Purvai in 2018 as the festival travels to India for some very special events and live… More…

Tickets Go On Sale for Purvai 2017: An Lanntair’s Festival of South Asian Art and Culture

An Lanntair has now released the first tickets for its festival of South Asian Art and Culture, Purvai 2017, a Signature Event for Scotland’s Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology 2017, supported by EventScotland as part of the themed year celebrations and the Heritage Lottery Fund. This year’s Purvai Festival (10th August to 19th August)… More…

Tickets Go On Sale for Purvai 2017: An Lanntair’s Festival of South Asian Art and Culture

Purvai: Education

At the heart of the Purvai is our education and outreach programme. Over the past four years we have partnered with schools throughout Lewis and Harris to delivery a range of workshops including drumming, dance and art. All our outreach programmes and workshops are designed to tie in with the events and music collaborations, engaging our… More…

Purvai Festival, a celebration of South Asian Arts at An Lanntair

Originally inspired by the life and collection of Colonel Colin Mackenzie from Stornoway (1754 -1821) who mapped India, the Purvai project embraces traditional and contemporary art, music, textiles, literature, history and culture, charting areas of shared humanity between Gaelic culture and the Indian sub-continent. It thrives on the exchange of artists and ideas. This year,… More…

Purvai Project History

Purvai is anaction research project, engaging researchers, volunteers and local people with the rich historical connections between Scotland’s Hebrides and India.

Purvai

Exploring heritage and artistic connections between the Outer Hebrides and South Asia.

Nalini: Arpita Shah

A deeply personal photo-essay on family across continents