Greetings from the Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan, Bangalore & Karnataka State Library Association! Ever since 1968, the annual National Library Week puts a spotlight on our libraries, reflecting their challenges and celebrating their achievements. The Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan, Bangalore in collaboration with Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) is happy to invite you to the Inauguration of National Library Week with Vikram Sampath and Shinie Antony. Event: Inauguration of National Library Week with Vikram Sampath and Shinie Antony Date: 14.11.2014, Friday Time: 5.30 p.m. Venue: Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan, Bangalore 716 CMH Road Indiranagar 1st Stage Bangalore 560 038 Presentations: Vikram Sampath The Making of an Online Music Archive; the story of the Archive of Indian Music (AIM). AIM is the first digital sound archive in India for gramophone recordings. Shinie Antony Reflections on the Bangalore Literature Festival and the Frankfurt Book Fair Program will conclude with dinner Free Entry, All are welcome! Please confirm your participation WITHOUT FAIL. RSVP to Mr. Sheshagiri Kulkarni (Sheshagiri.Kulkarni@bangalore.goethe.org) More details at the Bhavan (2520 5305/6/7/8) or visit our website: www.goethe.de/bangalore Speakers: Bangalore based historian Vikram Sampath is the author of three acclaimed works of non-fiction: Splendours of Royal Mysore: the untold story of the Wodeyars My name is GauharJaan!--the life and times of a musician Voice of the Veena: S Balachander, a biography. He currently serves as the Director of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA)-Southern Regional Centre. He has established the Archive of Indian Music (AIM), the first digital sound archive for the country for gramophone recordings and is the Founder Director of the Bangalore Literature Festival. Shinie Antony is a writer based in Bangalore. Her books include Barefoot and Pregnant, Seance on a Sunday Afternoon, When Mira Went Forth and Multiplied and Why We Don't Talk. She won the Commonwealth Short Story Asia region prize in 2003 for her story A Dog's Death and is co-founder of the Bangalore Literature Festival. You are cordially invited to the Inauguration. Please feel free to contact me, Sheshagiri Kulkarni: 9632221636 for any further information. Best regards, Sheshagiri Kulkarni Librarian Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan 716 CMH Road Indiranagar 1st Stage Bangalore 560 038 Ph: +91 80 2520 5305/06/07/08-206 Fax: +91 80 2520 5309 kulkarni@bangalore.goethe.org www.goethe.de/bangalore www.goethe.de/india -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.