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WORKSHOPS,
EXHIBITIONS, LIVE SHOWS & DEMOS
Palav has expressively used the Devnagri & English
scripts in his works over the years. But his love
has been
the depths of Devnagri scripts, and especially,
its avatar in Maharashtra - a region known for durable
and enriching
literary tradition. Music & other such performing
arts have inspired him to make innovative &
bold demonstrations with Musicians, Dancers, singers
& like. He passes on the same enthusiasm to
budding artists through his demos & highly interactive
workshops.
LATEST EVENT :
A calligraphy exhibition of Students of Achyut Palav School of Calligraphy to be held in Nagpur on 6th August 2010
Art lovers in Nagpur enjoyed a thrilling experience when the magic of calligraphy by Master Calligrapher Achyut Palav fused with the foot tapping beats of Tabla & the lovely sounds of Indian music. The whole ambiance was colourful & heavenly. Gracing the occasion are Mr. Atul Shirodkar, Mr. Kavi Grace and Dr. Avinash Rode. The exhibition afterwards was attended & appreciated by many.
Here are some photo memoirs of the event at Talakshare, Dr. Vasantrao Deshpande Hall, Nagpur.
 
 
 
 
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Monsoon Special Umbrella Workshop
4th July 2010
Experience the wonders of the Rain
Unique Calligraphy Workshop by Achyut Palav at Belapur on the 4th July 2010.
We gave you an opportunity to catch them on a universal icon of rains…. The Umbrella.
A wonderful combination of calligraphic strokes & colors took place on 4th of July 2010. |
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1st Anniversary of the Achyut Palav School of Calligraphy
20th June 2010
Achyut Palav School of Calligraphy recently completed its successful 1 year. The event on Sunday 20th June, 2010 was celebrated by its students, instructors, staff & the Palav family in a small event held at the P.L. Deshpande Kala Academy’s Mini Theater.
The event witnessed the presence of the noted Musicologist & Composer Dr. Ashok Ranade, the G.M. I/C (Regional Services) of Indian Oil Corp. Mr. Shrikant Bapat as the guest of honour & well-known Marathi writer Smt. Vijaya Rajadhyaksha.
The evening ended with informal celebrations that were attended by current & past students of APSC. |
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Hues of Harmony, Dubai
12th June 2010
Events Centre Lobby, Intercontinental Hotel, Dubai Festival City. |
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Achyut Palav School of Calligraphy celebrates Maharashtra Day with an Exhibition in Navi Mumbai
1st May 2010
The Students of Achyut Palav School of Calligraphy celebrated the ‘Golden Anniversary’ of Maharashtra State by holding an exhibition named ‘Aawaz Maharashtracha’ (The Voice of Maharashtra)
The exhibition was inaugurated by the noted political figure of Navi Mumbai, Dr. Sanjeev Naik (MP) on 1st May 2010. The exhibit was open for public viewing on 1st & 2nd May 2010 from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. |
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Urja - The Calligraphic Movement & the Achyut Palav School of Calligraphy to be a part of Kalaghoda Festival 2010
14th February 2010
Urja - The Calligraphic Movement along with the ‘Achyut Palav School of Calligraphy’ participated in the famous Kalaghoda Arts Festival. The festival commenced on the 6th of February 2010 (Saturday) & ended on the 14th of February 2010 (Sunday). |
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Achyut Palav School of Calligraphy holds it 1st exhibition & launches its website
23rd January 2010
The Achyut Palav School of Calligraphy, which was established in the mid of 2009 is celebrating the spirit of calligraphy in a unique way. It is holding an exhibition that will showcase the works of its students from various batches.
This exhibition, which is a part of the CIDCO’s Navi Mumbai Festival, will prove to be an excellent platform for Calligraphy students. |
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XIN: ICOGRADA WORLD DESIGN CONGRESS 2009
24th October 2009
Achyut Palav was invited to speak at the XIN: ICOGRADA WORLD DESIGN CONGRESS 2009 and his works were a part of the exhibition at the Typography Unity With New Life - bt 09 Exhibition.
The title of his presentation was ‘Calligraphy- a Voice of an Expressive Nation’. The presentation comprises of a talk, slideshow & a short AV. Achyut Palav has been working for the development & propagation of calligraphy. |
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AksharGanesh, an Exhibition
15th August 2009
AksharGanesh an exhibition dedicated to the Vighnaharta Ganpati is to be held in the month of August’ 09. It is the initiative of Urja- The calligraphic Movement & is held at the Achyut Palav School of Calligraphy in Navi Mumbai.
The exhibition will have paintings, sculptures & other artworks of lord Ganesh in calligraphic. The Lord Ganesh appears to us in various forms, each name of the almighty tells a different story of him. He is after all the god of intelligence & talent & he is the start… an auspicious beginning of all good things. The inspiration one derives from him manifests in various artworks that we are exhibiting. The unity & spirit the entire nation feels & the jubilation during those 10 or 11 days is simply marvelous & no artist can stay away from it. |
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Achyut Palav School of Calligraphy
14th June 2009
Achyut Palav School of Calligraphy is a venture which takes the mission started by Achyut Palav to propagate the art of calligraphy, a step further. The school is built on the foundation of our rich culture & vast heritage of scripts. The school will have courses in basic calligraphy for Devnagri scripts (Hindi & Marathi) & Roman (English) scripts. There will be regular batches which will be conducted in sessions of 2 hours each on Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays.
The school is also equipped with a calligraphy shop & a library.
For information on courses click here. |
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Fashion Show at Kalaghoda Festival
13th February 2009
ROMANCING with CALLIGRAPHY
Finale of Callifest’08 at the Kala Ghoda Festival 2009... ‘Romancing with Calligraphy’ a Fashion show presentation conceived and directed by Geeta Castelino, a renowned Design Consultant and Educationist who also is part of the Kala Ghoda Festival Committee, choreographed by Utsav Dholakia, mentored by Sonal Shah along with professional renowned models like Aryan Vaid, Nethra, Shonal etc.
Also the show will have a dance performance (Jazz, Classical Ballet etc.) by Tanvi Palav & Arti Dhanipkar & choreographed by Gururaj
It takes the participants & the visitors through a journey of calligraphy where one can delve in the topics ranging from the origin of the art form to the modern day scenario. The team of six budding designers (final year students of B. D. Somani School of Fashion Design), has put together their creations which caters to the interest of art lovers, professionals and the common man. It is promoting the fashion talent of the Fashion Schools from Mumbai who are nurturing the future growth of Indian fashion.
The main inspiration behind this is creating awareness about calligraphy through Kala Ghoda Festival and thus to impart the experience gathered in Achyut’s quest for calligraphy with the young, bright and energetic youth. Kala Ghoda Association believes it\'s the youth of India who need to be educated on the rich and vast heritage of the Indian culture.\'Romancing with Calligraphy\' is going to be a peak of excitement, yet at times feels like the beginning of a new high.
View Gallery here |
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Callifest 2008
15th December 2008
Calligraphy Roadways, a program that took calligraphy with a twist to art colleges around India was the first venture in the year when I celebrate my 25 years dedicated to learning & propagating this beautiful art. Its inspiring response & overwhelming support laid the foundation stone for Callifest-08- Workshops, Exhibitions, Lectures & Demos.
Callifest, as the name goes, is a basket of events bought together for the art lovers & art aspirants. Similarly it takes the participants & the visitors through a journey of calligraphy where one can delve in the topics ranging from the origin of the art form to the modern day scenario. The team of Urja- the calligraphic movement has put together an event which caters to the interest of artists, art teachers, art aspirants & students, art lovers & the common man.
View Gallery here |
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International Calligraphy Exhibition, St. Petersburg
16th September 2008
Achyut Palav is just back from Russia where he created a profound impression on the minds of Russian artists & students with a magnificent demonstration & lecture dedicated purely to the Indian scripts. This international calligraphy exhibition organized by the National Union of Calligraphers & M.V.K. Exhibition Company, Russia, was the first of its kind in the world. It was held at the Repin St. Petersburg State Academic Institute of Painting, Sculpture & Architecture during 16th September to 21st September 2008. The event witnessed a participation of 21 countries & was visited by around 25 thousand visitors. Ten Radio and Television teams filmed and photographed around the clock, made interviews with the organizers and the participants as well as life broadcasts. Achyut Palav gave a lecture & a demo as a part of the master class. His topic for the lecture was \"The Aesthetically Rich Indian Calligraphy\". Achyut Palav’s lecture & an impressive demo gave an insight into the artistic grandeur of calligraphy especially the beauty of rich Indian scripts. Russians & calligraphers from around the world were charmed by Palav’s powerful strokes, the command of the Devnagri script, the innovative tools & the dexterity of his hands. This proud Indian also gave his interview on the Russian channel in Hindi & Marathi. |
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Centre for EXTRA MURAL STUDIES
18th September 2007
Centre for Extra Mural Studies, University of Mumbai.
Commencement of - Calligraphy Roadways - by
Achyut Palav, taking calligraphy to the people.
Chief Guest Shri. Kumar Ketkar, Editor - Loksatta -
The function will be presided over by Dr. A.D.Sawant, AG. Vice-Chancellor & Pro. Vice-Chancellor of the university of Mumbai at Convocation Hall, University of Mumbai, Fort. |
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Calligraphy for 25 Years
13th August 2007
I have been in this field of calligraphy for 25 years & have in mind a small event for celebrating these very interesting & fruitful years. The year -long event (2007 to 2008) has many different activities planned like the week- long exhibition in JJ School of Arts (Mumbai), launch of books on calligraphy; ‘Calligraphy Roadways’ a program for taking calligraphy to students across India.
I wish to take my knowledge & experiences gathered in my quest for calligraphy to youth in India & overseas. It is my pleasure to propagate the aesthetic and commercial value of calligraphy in Indian languages among the people who have the great potential of becoming the Next-Gen artists of the modern world. |
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Kala Ghoda Art Festival
3rd February 2007
We had a wonderful response from art lovers on our stall no.8 in The Times of India Kala Ghoda Art Festival which was held between 3rd Feb. 2007 to 11th Feb. 2007 at fort. |
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ASHISH WEDDING
24th December 2006
Panels, drapes and hangings having a fusion of colours and letters are created specially for the wedding. Right from designing the wedding saree of the bride to the antarpath which had the mangalashtika painted in beautiful calligraphic strokes brought the real essence of a marathi wedding. |
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Nashik Calligraphy Workshop
8th December 2006
Nashik Workshop held on 8th, 9th and 10th December 2006 was a huge sucess. Music as its base in inspiring your mind to take you to a level where you express yourself by strokes of calligraphy the moment a chord is heard got all the students in a colorful mood. An interaction session was held where students could interact with the master himself and get queries answered.
Eminent Marathi TV/Stage personalities were also roped in to deliver an extra dramatic touch to expressing feelings through music. |
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CALLIGRAPHY ON UMBRELLAS (MONSOON SPECIAL)
9th March 2006
"Shravanachya Sari, Tumchya Dari"- "The Spell Of Rain At Your Doorstep" This is a mobile exhibition of hand painted umbrellas depicting the spirit and the colours of rains.
The umbrellas have lovely poems of celebrated Marathi poets like B.B Borkar, N.D. Mahanor, Raja Rajwade, Mangesh Padgaonkar, Nalesh Patil, Saumitra, some rain songs in Hindi and also short poems in English for children. Palav plans to take these to various cities around the state of Maharashtra like Mumbai, Thane, Nashik, Pune, Kolhapur etc. The exhibition is for a day at each of the mentioned places.. |
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MEHTA WEDDING
9th November 2005
Panels, drapes and hangings having a fusion of colours and letters are created specially for the Sangeet Sandhya. Colours like gold, ochre, burgundy, and blue with letters beautifully blended to make appealing and eye-catchy compositions.
The charm and magic of music, the sounds of instruments and the sentiments of the baratis has been captured in the spontaneous and powerful strokes |
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KULKARNI BHAVANI SHANKAR PROGRAMME 2005
1st January 2005
The art of calligraphy has been, nowadays transformed into an eloquent art form due to many innovative & bold ventures by people in this field. One such was a fusion of performing arts like music, dance, acting, etc. with calligraphy.
It was a pleasure, more so a great honour for me to have an opportunity of being a part of a concert with the great Bhavani Shankar Pakhwaj maestro, Rupak Kulkarni- flutist & Aditya Kalyanpur the tabla expert.
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