Successful SASNET social evening with film show and art exhibition

Hosts for the evening: Henrik Hofvendahl from the Division of  External Relations, Lund University; Anna Lindberg and Lars Eklund  from SASNET; Raji and Gopal Karanth.

More than 30 SASNET network members in Lund participated in a social gathering  with food (knytkalas) and film show on Wednesday 18th January 2012. The event was jointly organised by SASNET and the Division of External Relations, Lund University, and aimed primarily at the South Asian Erasmus Mundus scholarship holders – students and researchers – currently staying at Lund University, but many other interested people within or outside the university came for the evening.
The film to be screened was Girish Kasaravalli’s 2002 Kannada movie ”Dweepa” (The Island), a touching film that has been shown at several international film festivals, including in Gothenburg a few years back. The film was introduced by Professor Gopal Karanth, the honorary guest for the evening, and distinguished ICCR Professor at Lund University during the academic year 2011-12. More information about the film.
The event was arranged in Kyrksalen at Gamla Kirurgen, Sandgatan 3, Lund.

Besides the film show, and the good food shared by everybody, in the form of a typical Swedish ”knytkalas”, another highlight consisted in an art exhibition. 
SASNET proudly presented the sketches of a budding Lund based Indian artist, Pratiksha Halagi (photo). Pratiksha shared some of her works, representing what she observed as aspects of everyday life in India.  As a young artist aspriting to be an architecht, she was happy to receive comments and suggestions in her pursuits as a student of art and architecture. 
More information about the social evening.