Air India is the official airline. The accompanying catalogue, published by Aperture, is supported by Eastman Kodak Company . To continue the celebration, the Museum will host a number of programs throughout July and August. Acknowledged as India's greatest filmmaker, Mr. Ray's films are noted for simplicity, subtlety and clarity, as well as psychological insight and evocative symbolism. Through the efforts of the Merchant and Ivory Foundation, Mr. Ray's most important films have recently been restored.
All films are in Bengali with English subtitles.
Mr. Seshadri is one of the finest representatives of Indian classical music today. He has performed extensively in India and abroad and is noted as a composer and educator of Indian music as well. The program will include three ragas, and Mr. Seshadri will be accompanied by musicians on tabla and tamboura. Children under 7 are not permitted in the auditorium. The Indian Temple on the Museum's second floor will be the site of a performance by Shafaatullah Khan on sitar and tabla with accompanists Triporna Das and Sushmita Roy.