80G, 12A, CSR, Govt. of India NGODarpan
Registered Non-profit Society. Estd. 2001.
80G, 12A, CSR, Govt. of India NGODarpan
Registered Non-profit Society. Estd. 2001.
Tender for center construction ongoing.
Concerts under our Classical Futures brand coming up in Kolkata and in Shantiniketan.
*From audited financial reports 2001-2025.
Our work is niche, radical and radial: connecting social mobility in the rural periphery with high culture in the urban centre.
Paramparik Centre is the social infrastructure to build reflexive, empathetic communities.
As Blaise Pascal wrote: "All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone." Not with a television or a gadget, though. But art, music and literature.
Art does not reproduce what we see; rather, it makes us see.
—Paul Klee, The Pedagogical Sketchbook.
Center's Functional Modules
—Lata Mani, The Interconnectedness of Things
The Arabic word Insān (human) is derived from the root uns (being with others). Sociolinguistically, it is the antidote to the urban, tech-infested, self-obsessed, atomized individual. Being human, then, is being interjoined with the lives of others. Having social empathy. Tagore's being in the world.
—Philip Rieff, The Triumph of the Therapeutic
Anyone oblivious of our urban privileges and social capital in relation to
those dying in the margins, is delusional, because the effects of technofeudalism,
individualism, consumption and murderous competition will eventually ruin us all.
Culture. Creativity. Community. Care.
An Indian Classical gurukul. Regular classes. Also, intense taalim for resident scholars by Ruchira Panda, the global face of Bengal’s Kotali Gharana, an exclusive cultural heritage.
For underprivileged kids and parents in the margins of society. Storytelling and homework support. Reading/writing skill development for adults. Free legal-admin help for folks. Free behavioral counseling. Disaster relief. Turnkey projects: Adopt-a-village, Teach for Paramparik.
Curated Exhibitions painting, sculpture, installation art, mixed media, digital. Art adda. Art book and magazine launch events. Seminars on fine arts, art music, aesthetic theory, society and policymaking.
An interdisciplinary / transcultural space for academic research, publications, research residencies and scholarly symposia in our auditorium.
A network of socially aware orgs in music and arts spaces, and grassroots community movements. Geared towards co-research, art practice, exchange and residency programs.
—Ilya Prigogine
Social welfare and cultural welfare, together, generate alternate, more stable meanings of existence. We need more empathetic, artful communities. Because only them, and not the state, that can save our civilization from unraveling.
Kolkata’s unique nonfiction library. For scholars and knowledge hackers. For underprivileged kids and their parents.
A community space for adults and children alike. Fully stocked with raw materials. Motorized and manual pottery wheels and mini furnaces.
A state-of-the-art studio. Also in-auditorium stage performance recording, editing, mixing, international album publishing.
145 seater auditorium designed for close listening, for documentary screening, academic conferences and theater. Equipped with state-of-the-art sound and lighting.
A Japanese Wabi-Sabi themed café. Eclectic coffees and truly esoteric vegetarian snacks designed and made in-house. Yes, for the student with only 25 rupees, we’ll also have a healthy, filling roti-roll.
Land/built/open space 5,000/12,000/3,500 sq. ft., Eco-Sustainability, Minimalistic Behavioral Design, Malleable spaces and boundaries, Syncretic aesthetics (Bengali, Japanese, Nordic), Natural materials and organic shapes, Automated tech infrastructure
Rainwater harvesting, Solar Agrophotovoltaics, Roof garden
Roadside drinking water/spray, Food donation fridge, Drop-or-pick bins (Garments, school books), Vending machine (Sanitary products), Infant-feeding spaces, Community murals, Information/knowledge panels, Workout walls
Clearly marked designated paths, Wheelchair access, Handle bars on inclines, Wheelchair friendly restroom, Doorstep-free access, Audio navigation, Slip-resistant flooring, Automatic faucets, Low-height sink
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