Indian Institute of World Culture
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A public cultural institution in Basavanagudi, Bengaluru, founded to foster a cosmopolitan spirit through art, philosophy and culture. Hosts lectures, exhibitions, film screenings and concerts, and maintains a library of over 100,000 volumes.
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Past events at this venue
- Sun, 6 Sept
Vocal Recital by Smt. Shruti Vishwakarma Marathe
Indian Institute of World Culture
Smt. Shruti Vishwakarma Marathe (vocalist), Dr. Shrihari Diggavi (tabla), Sri. Satish Kolli (harmonium)
Free
- Sun, 6 Sept
Tabla Solo by Dr. Retnasree R Iyer
Indian Institute of World Culture
Dr. Retnasree R Iyer (tabla), Sri. Vishwajith Kini (harmonium)
Free - Sat, 18 Jul
Classical Concert by Adamya Ramanand and Adarsh Shenoy
Indian Institute of World Culture
Adamya Ramanand (performer), Adarsh Shenoy (performer)
Free
- Sat, 18 Jul
Classical Concert by Srimatha Ramanand, Geeta Ramanand, Adamya Ramanand, and Adarsh Tabla
Indian Institute of World Culture
Srimatha Ramanand (performer), Geeta Ramanand (performer), Adamya Ramanand (performer), Adarsh Tabla (performer)
Free - Sat, 18 Jul
Classical Concert by Sri Ramanand and Rhythm Adamy
Indian Institute of World Culture
Sri Ramanand (performer), Rhythm Adamy (performer)
Free - Thu, 16 Jul
Veena Concert by Ashwin Anand
Indian Institute of World Culture
Ashwin Anand (veena), A Radhesh (accompanist), Srinidhi R Koundinya (accompanist)
Free
- Thu, 16 Jul
Classical Concert by Srimatha Ramanand
Indian Institute of World Culture
Srimatha Ramanand, Neelabh Dongre (accompanist)
Free - Thu, 16 Jul
Veena Concert by Shwetha Dongre
Indian Institute of World Culture
Shwetha Dongre (veena), Neelabh Dongre (accompanist)
Free - Sat, 20 Jun
Geetha Gopala - A Geya Prabandha
Indian Institute of World Culture
Dr Ananya Bhagath (artist), Vid. Apoorva Lakshmi (artist), Vid. Charumathy Nagarajan (artist), Dr Karthik Ganesh (artist) and 18 more
Free
- Wed, 10 Jun
SAMARPAN - A Tribute to Legends
Indian Institute of World Culture
Sri Vishnu V Kamath (khanjira), Vidwan Sri Trichur C. Narendran (mridangam maestro / speaker), Vidwan Sri B. R. Srinivas (percussion), Chi. Samarth (percussion)
Free
- Sun, 7 Jun
Grand Vocal Concert by Vid. Paavani Bharadwaj
Indian Institute of World Culture
Vid. Paavani Bharadwaj (vocal), Vid Anand Vishwanathan (violin), Vid Phanindra Bhaskar (mridangam)
Free
- Sat, 23 May
Gaana - Vaibhava
Indian Institute of World Culture
Nagarajini Raghu (vocal), Ravi Hoskote (vocal), Ajith Keshava (vocal), Siri Chandrashekar (vocal)
Ticketed
- Wed, 20 May
Feminist Fathima
Indian Institute of World Culture
Fasil Muhammed (director)
Free
- Wed, 20 May
Magazine
Indian Institute of World Culture
Shubham Sanjay Shevada (director)
Free - Wed, 20 May
Adamya
Indian Institute of World Culture
Ranjan Ghosh (director)
Free - Tue, 19 May
Whispers of the Mountains
Indian Institute of World Culture
Jigar Nagda (director)
Free - Tue, 19 May
In The Name of Fire - Swaha
Indian Institute of World Culture
Abhilash Sharma (director)
Free - Tue, 19 May
Victoria
Indian Institute of World Culture
Sivarajinjini (director)
Free - Sat, 16 May
Lahari 2026
Indian Institute of World Culture
Smt. Harshitha Vidya (vocals), Smt. Varsha KJ (nattuvanga), Sri. Sai Vamshi (mridangam), Sri. Raghu Simha (flute)
Ticketed
- Fri, 15 May
Smt Subhadra Bai & Prof. B.S.Madhava Rao Memorial Programme - Hindustani Vocal Concert
Indian Institute of World Culture
Smt. Aarti Nair (vocal), Sri Narayan Sail (tabla), Sri Basavaraj Hiremath (harmonium)
Free
- Thu, 14 May
Kalidasa Kavya Loka Parichaya Series - 7: Abhijñana Śākuntala
Indian Institute of World Culture
Vid. Krishnaraja Kuttady (sanskrit scholar)
Free
- Fri, 8 May
Kalidasa Kavya Loka - Introduction Series - 6: Kumarasambhava
Indian Institute of World Culture
Vidushi Dr. T. S. Satyavathi (music and sanskrit scholar)
Free
- Tue, 14 Apr
Kumara Vyasa Virachita "Karnataka Bharatha Katha Manjari" - Aranya Parva to "Durvasatithya"
Indian Institute of World Culture
Dr. Manjula Marathe (gamaka), Dr. Sandhya M. Somashekarapuram (explanation)
Free
- Sun, 22 Mar
Grand Finale Vocal Duet
Indian Institute of World Culture
Pandit Nagraj Rao Havaldar (vocal), Sri Omkar Havaldar (vocal), Sri Kedarnath Havaldar (tabla), Sri Sameer Havaldar (harmonium)
Free
- Sun, 22 Mar
Hindustani Vocal Concert
Indian Institute of World Culture
Sri Srihari Kulkarni (vocal), Sri Sumith S Naik (tabla), Sri Tejas Katoti (harmonium)
Free - Sun, 22 Mar
Sitar Recital
Indian Institute of World Culture
Sri Arjun Anand (sitar), Sri Yogeesh Bhat (tabla)
Free - Sun, 22 Mar
Tabla Solo
Indian Institute of World Culture
Sri Roopak Vaidya (tabla), Sri Vighnesh Bhagwat (harmonium)
Free - Sun, 22 Mar
Hindustani Vocal Concert
Indian Institute of World Culture
Kumari Poorvi Garud (vocal), Sri Koushik G Bhat (tabla), Sri Soorya Upadhya (harmonium)
Free - Sun, 22 Mar
Hindustani Vocal Concert
Indian Institute of World Culture
Sri Krishna Hindupur (vocal), Sri Pralhad Deshpande (tabla), Sri Gaurav Gadiyar (harmonium)
Free - Fri, 13 Mar
Smt. Seethamma & Sri Seshadri Memorial Programme - Carnatic Flute Concert
Indian Institute of World Culture
Achyuth Athreya (flute), Achyutha Rao (violin), Vinod Shyam Anoor (mridangam), Sunaad Anoor (kanjira) and 1 more
Free
- Sat, 7 Mar
Sriranganidhi Nyasa Trust and Sri Ramachandraiah Memorial Programme
Indian Institute of World Culture
NrithyaSaraswathi Vidushi Shubha Dhananjay (dancer)
Free
- Thu, 5 Mar
Dr. M.D. Parthasarathy & Sushila Parthasarathy Memorial Programme
Indian Institute of World Culture
Kum. Gowri Manohari (dancer), Sri. Aditya (dancer), Vid. P Praveen Kumar (guru), Smt. Malini Srirama and Family (collaborator)
Free
