Gallery Walk with curators of "On Being Gandhi: The Art and Politics of Seeing"

Location: Franklin Gallery in the Carr Bldg, 2nd floor. Named one of India's top 15 rising artists, photographer Shivaraju B.S. (a.k.a. Cop Shiva) focuses on portraits of people living on the fringes, yet who embody the zeitgeist of contemporary India. The idea of masquerade in particular interests him. The exhibition features photographs of Bagadehalli Basvaraju, a village schoolteacher who routinely impersonates Mahatma Gandhi.

Curated by Chaya Chandrasekhar (Oklahoma City Community College) and Janice Glowski (Otterbein University)

Support from the Duke India Initiative and Sumathi Ramaswamy's Anneliese Maier Research Award of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany.