Programme for India: Friday 8th Feb. 2013 – Sunday 17th Feb. 2013
Friday 8th Feb.2013
Fly to Mumbai – BA 21.25
Arrive Mumbai – 11.25 AM Saturday
Meet Driver – Ram Singh – drive to West End Hotel
Saturday 9th Feb. 2013
3:00 – meet students from Mumbai University – get mobile phones and laptop dongles
- Go to Crawford Market
8:00 – Party at Bombay Yacht Club organized with Professor Ruby Maloni
Sunday 10th Feb. 2013
9.00 – Ram Singh to collect us for a drive around city sights, laundry, Malabar Hills and furniture makers, then on to domestic airport
13.45 – Flight to Ahmedabad – Jet Airways
c. 4:00 – Arrive Ahmedabad – met by driver – Johnney
Go to Arts Reverie and House of MG.
Evening – eat at House of MG – rooftop restaurant – need to book
Monday 11th Feb.
7.30 or 8 AM – Tour of the pols in the old city.
11:00 – Go to National Institute of Design (NID) – do presentation for staff and students – I think they will want Rosemary to say something about the V&A as well.
Afternoon – rest or shopping/museums etc.
5.30 – 6.30 – Presentation at Arts Reverie – lead speaker Rosemary Crill, then short presentation of oral history project.
Tuesday 12th Feb.
8.30 AM – Johnny arrives with van
Leave for Bhuj
Stop at Step Wells and Wankaneer on the way – Wankaneer is now a hotel, and we can stop there for lunch. (Need to book this)
Late afternoon – arrive Gangaram Hotel in Bhuj
Explore bazaar & dinner
Wednesday 13th Feb.
c. 11.00 – Jabbar Khatri’s bandhani workshop – do Presentation to Maiwa group
Lunch at Anapura Cafe
c. 3:00 – go to Ajrakpur/Sarli – to see printing workshop and weaving.
Thursday 14th Feb.
11.30 – University of Kachchh – Presentation
Lunch at University
4:00 PM – Party in Saragh Bag gardens.
Friday, 15th Feb.
9 AM - Driver arrives – Day trip to Great Rann
Stop at Kahmir (NGO) and at on the way.
Saturday 16th Feb.
Morning – museums and last visits.
3.30 – leave for airport
5.15 – Flight to Mumbai
On arrival – met by Ram Singh
Go to West End Hotel
Dinner at Restaurant close by or in hotel.
Sunday 17th Feb.
10.00 – Leave for airport
13.45 – BA flight back to London – arrive 18.30 UK time Heathrow Terminal 5