Uday Shan-kar and his Hindu Ballet
Program for Uday Shankar and his Hindu Ballet held at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco on February 18 and 20, 1939. The program contains a description of the entire performance. Music direction is credited to Vishnudass Shirali, and the other dancers credited in the performance are Simkie, Zohra, Uzra, Madhavan, Robindra, Brijo, Behari, Sisir Sovan, and Nagen Dey.
Sanskrit Play
Article from October 1915 issue of The Hindusthanee Student detailing a performance of the Sanskrit play "The Conquest of Kama" at the Berkeley High School auditorium on October 1, 1915. The play was performed by the Hindusthan Association of America and produced for the benefit of an Indian famine relief fund. S.N.
Publicity Materials for Ruth St. Denis
Publicity materials for dancer Ruth St. Denis, sent from the Los Angeles-based organization American Wives of India to Mrs. Wm. Towe in Cincinnati, Ohio on November 4, 1946. The contents include two advertisements for a benefit program for India by Ruth St. Denis and her associates at Wilshire-Ebell Theater on November 14, 1946.
"Great Music of India" Record Promotional Flyer
Promotional flyer for the 1958 album titled Great Music of India. According to the flyer, the album was packaged with a "free package of… enchanting Indian Incense" and a 20-page illustrated booklet with translations and background information about the music and sheet music for the Indian national anthem.
Flyer for "Lecture / Demonstration by Habib Tanvir"
Flyer for a lecture and demonstration in 1996 on India’s theatrical traditions by Habib Tanvir, renowned journalist, actor, director, poet, and playwright of Charandas Chor (Charan the Thief).
Correspondence between Ram Bagai and M.R. Ahuja
"Correspondence between Ram Bagai and M.R. Ahuja, the Indian Consul General in San Francisco, that took place eight years after Bagai opened “Gyandev of India” in New York City. After 1943, Bagai showed Gyandev at various cinema art houses, Indian-American cultural events, and universities, including the University of Hawaii in 1951.
Flyer for M.S. Subbulakshmi Concert
Flyer for M.S Subbulakshmi Concert in October of 1966 at Bovard Auditorium in University of Southern California. The flier states that the concert was organized by the USC Indian Students Association, and contains a short biography of the artist and ticket prices.
Uday Shankar and his Hindu Ballet
Flyer for “Uday Shankar and his Hindu Ballet,” presented at the San Francisco Opera House on February 5, 1950 (though the original date, crossed out with a pen, reads January 24).