British Council in association with British Museum and Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum presents
Public Lecture – ‘Games: Ancient, Modern and Indian’ By Dr. Irving Finkel, Assistant Keeper, Department of the Middle East, British MuseumOn 21 September 2015, 6:30pm at Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum, 91 A, Rani Baug, Veer Mata Jijbai Bhonsle Udyan, Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Marg, Byculla East, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400027.
This illustrated talk will look at some of the world’s most ancient games, 5000 years old, and show how – when you look carefully – they are related to games still enjoyed today. Dr. Finkel will talk about his work recording traditional games in rural India, and celebrate the great and very human heritage of all the world’s most ingenious inventions for pleasant ‘timepass.’