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| '''Pablo Ganguli''' (born 23 November 1983) is a cultural entrepreneur, artist, director and impresario <ref>, ''T2 The Times'', 6 May 2009</ref> who has created<ref>, ''NOWNESS'', 28 December 2011</ref> and directed several international festivals, movements and summits of arts, literature, media, film, fashion and culture, through his organisation Liberatum.<ref name="Guardian-11-17-07">Ganguli's Guardian Profile, </ref> After starting his career with spearheading cultural missions in Morocco, Russia and India, Ganguli achieved recognition for his role in founding the Liberatum multimedia creative platform. | |||
| Ganguli is the mastermind behind leading international ] ventures ranging from Hong Kong to ], Moscow to Istanbul.<ref>, ''The Independent'', 6 June 2011</ref> His ventures forge cultural relations between nations and connect the world's finest minds with each other globally through ] cultural programmes, summits and specially curated festivals. Ganguli's organisation Liberatum also promotes environmental, human rights, ] and other important issues.<ref>, ''Vogue Italia'', 23 November 2010</ref> | |||
| == Personal life == | |||
| === India === | |||
| Ganguli was born in a ] ] family in ], ], ],<ref name="ESL-8-24-06"/> reportedly the son of an art historian. Some sources state that one of his great-grandfathers was the private secretary to ], the Bengali poet who was Asia's first Nobel laureate.<ref name="Scot-2-24-07"/> As an infant, Ganguli was brought up by his grandmother. He claimed he had never met his mother, and throughout his childhood was only visited by his art-historian father once a month.<ref>, ''London Evening Standard'', 5 January 2010</ref> | |||
| In 2000, Ganguli met Simon Scaddan, then British Deputy High Commissioner to eastern India, at a musical soiree in the French Consulate in Calcutta. When Scaddan became British High Commissioner to ] in 2001, Ganguli moved into his diplomatic residence as his official consort/partner. The relationship became public in 2003.<ref name="ESL-8-24-06">Caroline Philips, , ''Evening Standard'' (London), 24 August 2006</ref><ref>Paul Gould, , ''Financial Times'', 1 September 2006</ref> | |||
| === United Kingdom === | |||
| In August 2006 it was reported that the Ganguli and Scaddan had split, although remaining friends, and that Ganguli was living in Scaddan's ] apartment.<ref name="ESL-8-24-06"/> In 2007, it was reported that Ganguli was living in Wales.<ref name="Scot-2-24-07">David Robinson, , ''The Scotsman'', 24 February 2007</ref> In 2009, The Times stated that Ganguli was based in London. | |||
| The Times reported in 2009 that Ganguli's partner was the young artist Tomas Auksas who joined him at his Moscow festival.<ref>Hugo Rifkind, , ''The Times'', 6 May 2009</ref> | |||
| == Career == | |||
| In August 2006, a columnist in the '']'' of London noted that Ganguli had made 'the remarkable journey from a student studying French in Calcutta to, seemingly, one of the world's leading literary salonistas in just three years'.<ref name="ESL-8-24-06"/> | |||
| The December 2007 issue of the ''British Esquire'' magazine announced that it had named Ganguli a runner up at the inaugural 'Esquire Man at the Top Awards' under the category 'Young Entrepreneur of the Year'. Esquire reported that Ganguli's work was proof that entrepreneurial skill can work as well for art as for commerce.{{citation needed |date=March 2011}} In November 2010 and 2011, Ganguli was selected as one of the 1000 most influential figures in London by the ''Evening Standard.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-home/article-24007174-londons-1000-most-influential-people-2011-literati.do |date=15 November 2011 |title=London's 1000 most influential people 2011: Literati | |||
| |author=ES |work=Evening Standard}}</ref>'' | |||
| In March 2011, Ganguli said with regard to the festivals he puts on: “It’s not a job. It’s my life. It’s what I dream about and have nightmares about.” The principal source of income for his festivals is sponsorship, which he says is “never easy to get and requires a lot of hard work”. He does not pay the speakers at his festivals: “It’s like giving a fee to someone for attending the Oscars."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c2a7f5fa-4e56-11e0-a9fa-00144feab49a.html#ixzz1HdJd6qzm |date=24 March 2011 |title=Lucrative celebration: earning money from festivals |author=Emma Jacobs |work=Financial Times}}</ref> | |||
| == Media == | |||
| Much attention has been paid to Ganguli's image, appearance and personal style by the international media, the British in particular.<ref>, ''The Times'', 15 April 2006</ref> They continue to paint his profile as an alluring, exotic and enigmatic figure. The editor of the ] wrote in his magazine diary<ref>, ''The Spectator'', 5 March 2008</ref> that Ganguli reminded him of a cross between ] and ] while James Collard of The Saturday Times Magazine<ref name="James Collard 2006, pages 52-54">James Collard, 'Culture Clubber', ''Saturday Times Magazine'' (''Saturday Times'' Newspaper), 28 October 2006, pages 52–54</ref> reported that Pablo Ganguli was a ] and a mystery. He went on to add 'Or even, as ] said in an altogether different context, ''a riddle wrapped in a mysery inside an enigma''.' Words including rare, flamboyant, legendary and fascinating have been used to describe Ganguli. | |||
| == Ventures == | |||
| === Papua New Guinea === | |||
| In 2001, Ganguli created Connect UK, a Papua New Guinea based organisation, whose stated purpose was to forge cultural ties between the South Pacific and Britain.<ref name="ESL-8-24-06"/> In November 2002, the British High Commission and Connect UK jointly put on the first 'British Week' in that country, 'a celebration of British arts, culture, design, education and science and technology'.<ref>, British Foreign Office</ref> Festival participants included ] and ].<ref name="Scot-2-24-07"/> | |||
| Ganguli directed the first Women's Rights Conference in Papua New Guinea supported by the PNG, Australian, United States and British governments. Baroness ], the then British ] sent a message of good wishes for the conference.<ref name="Connect UK">, Liberatum Papua New Guinea</ref> The ] and the ] supported the work of Ganguli in Papua New Guinea. Connect UK organised events promoting human rights, ] issues and Aids awareness projects. | |||
| The cultural programme of Connect UK consisted of piano recitals by ], ] events by a British artist, science exhibitions designed by the British Council and international film festivals. Ganguli directed three annual international ] in different parts of the country. Ganguli directed the first Britain-South Pacific Museum management project. The two UK experts who visited the region to conduct the courses were from the ] and ].<ref name="Connect UK"/> | |||
| === Morocco === | |||
| Between 2003 and 2006, Ganguli spent part of his time in Morocco.<ref>Laurie Werner, , ''Forbes'' magazine, 12 December 2005</ref><ref name="DNAI"/><ref>Tim Bullamore, , ''Times Online'', 30 June 2006</ref> Ganguli was head of public relations and events at Kasbah Agafay and Kssour Agafay,<ref>http://www.kssouragafay.com/contact.htm</ref> a private member's club and luxury hotel in ].<ref>http://www.kssouragafay.com/index.htm</ref> Tim Willis in The London Evening Standard on 5 Jan 2010 reported of Ganguli's deportation from Morocco in 2005 thus: "when, returning from a trip to India in 2005, he learned that his ex had been expelled from Morocco and that he had 48 hours to leave the country. “I was never given a reason,” he says. Ganguli moved into a house owned by Scaddan( his ex lover) in Edinburgh". | |||
| === Britain and Festivals by Ganguli === | |||
| Beginning in 2005, Ganguli started creating and directing festivals in different parts of the world. Ganguli is based in Britain. | |||
| ==== North Africa ==== | |||
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| The Arts in ] International Festival, a festival of English and Arabic art and literature, was held in ] from 29 September to 3 October 2005,<ref>http://www.kssouragafay.com/pdf/AiM%20Press%20Release.pdf</ref> and was preceded by Scottish Week Marrakesh, 21–28 September, also organised by Ganguli.<ref>Tim Bullamore, , ''Times (UK)''</ref> The festival included two art exhibitions, one of Moroccan art and one of contemporary British art, under the aegis of Vanessa Branson, sister of tycoon ]; interviews; readings; and panel discussions on Anglo-Arabic literature. | |||
| Those participating included singer ], sculptor ], author ], writer ], playwright ], artistic director ] and novelist ].<ref name="TUK-10-3-05">Sam Leith, , ''Telegraph'' (UK), 3 October 2005</ref><ref>http://www.kssouragafay.com/pdf/AiM%20Literary%20Participants.pdf</ref> Other guests included ] and ].<ref>Catherine Lockerbie, , ''The Scotsman'', 11 October 2005</ref> | |||
| ==== India ==== | |||
| '''Kitab New Delhi''' | |||
| Kitab, sponsored by the ''],'' with '']'' (UK) as its English media partner, was held at the ] in south ], ],<ref>Boyd Tonkin, , ''The Independent (UK)'', 14 April 2006</ref> 7–9 April 2006.<ref name="DNAI">Subuhi Jiwani, , ''Daily News and Analysis, India'', 24 March 2006</ref> It was India's first international literary festival.<ref name="TTUK-4-15-06">Geordie Grieg, , ''Times'' (UK), 15 April 2006</ref> Speakers included actress ], member of the British Parliament ], historian ],<ref name="TTUK-4-15-06"/> writer ],<ref name="DNAI"/> UN Under-Secretary General ],<ref>http://jaiarjun.blogspot.com/2006/04/kitab-fest-quick-notes.html</ref> and journalist ].<ref>Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, , ''The Independent'', 17 April 2006</ref> | |||
| The festival programme consisted of discussions on subjects such as Globalisation, the writer and the nation; Women's writing: what is it and do women want it?; Media Culpa: Does the media fail literature in the UK and India? Debates, book readings, Q&A sessions and lectures were also held. The most entertaining debate was on the subject 'Humanity, fallibility and truth in contemporary politics' ] chaired the debate with Clare Short, ] and Shashi Tharoor. | |||
| '''Kitab Mumbai''' | |||
| The second Kitab was held in ], India, February 23–36, 2007.<ref>http://www.kitabfest.org/aboutus.htm</ref><ref>Farrukh Dhondy, , Sunday Times (India). Retrieved 24 January 2007.</ref> Ganguli said the festival was going to be '] meets International Literature'. Participants included ], ], ], and ].<ref>http://www.kitabfest.org/participants.htm</ref> | |||
| Several organizers of the festival said in February 2008 that Ganguli stilled owed them money, had provided them incorrect information, and had a bias for British participants rather than Indian ones.<ref>Shreevatsa Nevatia, , ''Hindustan Times'', 21 February 2008</ref><ref>Shloka Nath, , NDTV.com, 21 February 2008</ref> Ganguli denied all accusations, saying that the local organizers were supposed to raise money from sponsors, but did not, and that they had invited Indian authors from outside Mumbai, against Ganguli's wishes, despite there being no funds for their expenses.<ref name="Guardian-25-Feb-2008"/> | |||
| '''Kitab Mumbai 2008''' | |||
| The third Kitab was again held in Mumbai, from 22–24 February 2008. Guests were to include ], ], ], Christine Jordis, ], ], ] and ]. Some of the bigger names — like ] — were missing from the list. Ganguli said before the festival began that "I think audiences want to encounter niche names. Last year we had over 100 personalities from various cultural domains and this time there are just 30. But we are sure the festival is going to be as enlightening as ever."<ref>Divya Unny, , ''Daily News & Analysis'', 10 February 2008</ref> | |||
| Twelve high-profile authors, including ], the president of the 2007 Kitab, signed a letter in support of the protests regarding the 2007 festival. Writers who attended and spoke included ], ] and ]. Sponsors who withdrew at the last minute including media partners the Times (UK) and Vogue India. "I don't know what will happen next year," said Ganguli.<ref name="Guardian-25-Feb-2008">Kavitha Rao, , ''Guardian'' (UK), 25 February 2008</ref> | |||
| ==== China ==== | |||
| '''Liberatum Hong Kong''' | |||
| It was announced in Asia Tatler and the Wall Street Journal that Ganguli will present Liberatum in Hong Kong in 2012.<ref>, ''Asia Tatler'', 6 February 2012</ref> Participants include ], ], ], ], ] and ].<ref>, ''The Wall Street Journal'', 14 March 2012</ref> | |||
| ==== Arab World ==== | |||
| '''Majestic Petra''' | |||
| The Majestic Petra Festival was originally scheduled to be held in December 2006 in Petra, ]. Ganguli postponed the festival in October, citing 'security concerns'.<ref>Oliver Marre, , ''The Guardian (UK)'', 15 October 2006</ref> In mid-December 2006 it was reported that the festival's location had changed to ].<ref>Oliver Duff, , ''The Independent (UK)'', 14 December 2006</ref> But the festival is now rescheduled to be held in Jordan in June 2008; Ganguli is working on organising another British-Arab International festival in Dubai called the BAI Dubai International Arts and Literary Festival. | |||
| Among the numerous confirmed speakers for the Petra festival are authors ], ], ], ] and ].<ref>http://www.liberatum.org/petra.htm</ref> Petra is still under production and will be held sometime in 2010. | |||
| ==== Russia ==== | |||
| '''Jewel of Russia''' | |||
| An international festival of arts, literature and music <ref name="James Collard 2006, pages 52-54"/> called "Jewel of Russia" was held in ] from 27–31 October 2007. As of February 2007, Ganguli was hoping to stage talks, readings and discussions.<ref name="Scot-2-24-07"/> Confirmed guests, according to the programme on the Liberatum website, included ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ]. Participants of the Jewel of Russia festival discussed, debated and reflected upon subjects relating to arts, media, fashion, music, literature and freedom of speech.<ref>, ''Wallpaper'' magazine, 6 August 2007</ref> The broadcaster ] also took part in the programme. One of the festival venues was the ].<ref>,''Financial Times'', 29 August 2007</ref> | |||
| ] was the title sponsor of the festival, therefore the name of the festival was Lufthansa Jewel of Russia. The music programme of the festival was directed by ]. Opera and concerts were performed at the ]. ], ] and ] conducted and performed. | |||
| '''AngloMockBa''' | |||
| According to the Liberatum website, Ganguli's most recent venture (1–3 May 2009) was a festival of British-Russian arts, fashion, film, media, music and literature called AngloMockBa. It is understood to have been the second edition of Jewel of Russia. ] was supported and sponsored by TIME, Swissotel Krasnye Holmy, bmi, BBC Russian Service, Audi and The Moscow Times. | |||
| The Times reported that guests included leading British and Russian cultural and media personalities such as ], ], ], ], ], Lucy Freud, ], Masha Tsigal, ], Danny Moynihan, ], ], ], ] and ]. Venues include ]'s Garage Center for Contemporary Culture, ABC Art Gallery, The Most and Eisenstein Film Library. | |||
| '''The St PetersBall''' | |||
| Pablo Ganguli and Liberatum were commissioned by Corinthia Hotels to develop a festival in St Petersburg in November 2010. The St PetersBall celebrated ballet, art, film and fashion. Participants included ], ] of ], ], ], Polly Morgan, dancers from the ], singers from the ] and ]. Venues included the Academy of Fine Arts, Dom Kino and Lazarev Gallery. Festival partners such as L'Officiel Magazine and BMW took part in St PetersBall. | |||
| ==== Turkey ==== | |||
| '''Istancool''' | |||
| Ganguli founded and directed a major festival of cultural diplomacy and international arts in Istanbul in July 2010 under the title 'Istancool'.<ref>, ''Another Magazine'', 8 July 2010</ref> Liberatum claimed the festival's aim was to showcase all that is contemporary about Istanbul as a great world city while celebrating its past and heritage. Istancool brought together leading fashion, arts and cultural figures from Milan, London, Paris and New York City including ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ]. The festival celebrated Istanbul's status as the 2010 European Capital of Culture. It aimed to showcase the great talents of Turkey and connect them with leading global figures. Istancool sponsors and partners consisted of Turkish Airlines, Istanbul 74, Vakko, ], AnOther Magazine, ] Turkiye, ], Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture Agency, Sakip Sabanci Museum, ], Pera Museum and Istanbul Modern. | |||
| '''Istancool 2''' | |||
| Liberatum and Ganguli worked in partnership with Turkish agency Istanbul'74 again on the second edition of Istancool in May 2011. Participants who travelled to Istanbul included ], ], ], ], ], ], Dan Colen, ], ], Serra Yilmaz, ] director Marco Mueller, ], ] among many others. Main sponsor VAKKO supported the festival while other partners included Pegasus Airlines, EDITION Hotel and the Turkish Ministry of Tourism and Culture.<ref>, ''Nowness'', 9 June 2011</ref> | |||
| ==== Brazil / Latin America ==== | |||
| '''Liberatum Rio''' | |||
| Recent reports including new information on the Liberatum website suggest Ganguli is creating a unique and rare world class cultural celebration for Brazil in 2012.{{update after|2010|01|31}} | |||
| ==== Future festivals ==== | |||
| A British-Turkish cultural festival in 2008 in ], called "Rosewater", is also being planned,<ref>http://www.counterpoint-online.org/cgi-site/whoswho.cgi?action=detail&id=82&authorid=155</ref> as is a fourth Kitab in ], India, in 2008.<ref name="BusStd">Jai Arjun Singh, , ''Business Standard'', 11 February 2007</ref> | |||
| According to the Liberatum website, Ganguli's forthcoming festivals include ], ], Buenos Aires, Venice and ]. In August 2008, Ganguli said that the festival planned for Moscow in October 2008 probably would have to be postponed.<ref>, ''The Independent'', 25 August 2008</ref> It finally took place in May 2009 and went successfully, according to the Independent newspaper article. | |||
| ==== Europe ==== | |||
| '''England''' | |||
| On 23 November 2010, Pablo Ganguli and Liberatum arts patron Ella Krasner hosted a Liberatum dinner in honour of Nobel Laureate Sir VS and Lady Naipaul.<ref>, ''Evening Standard'', 24 November 2010</ref> The dinner was held in London at the ] and it featured dignitaries such as Sir ], Victoria and Albert Museum director Sir ], Serpentine Gallery director ], ], ], ], ], ], BFI director ], ] Chairman James Stourton, ], Sir ], Lady ], Alexander Dellal, ] and many others to celebrate the career of Sir VS Naipaul. Liberatum recently collaborated with Sir VS Naipaul on a recent cultural mission to Turkey for the Istancool festival. In 2011, Liberatum honoured ] in London at the ] and also celebrated its 10th anniversary.<ref>, ''Tatler'', 23 November 2011</ref> | |||
| In 2011, Pablo Ganguli, Liberatum and ] hosted an event celebrating fashion and cinema with ], ] and ] in London.<ref>, ''The Daily Telegraph'', 16 March 2011</ref> | |||
| '''France''' | |||
| Ganguli hosted a celebratory event and dinner in honour of ] in January 2011 in Paris. Guests who attended included ], ], ], ], ], ] and ]. | |||
| '''Germany''' | |||
| Pablo Ganguli, Liberatum, in partnership with ] and ] Vodka, hosted a summit in ] in July 2012. Artists who attended and took part included ], ], ], ], ], Nobel Prize winning author ], ], ] and others. The summit featured performance art and music events with ], ], David Fernandez and Jewels Good. Berlin Liberatum also paid ] to Marianne Faithfull and celebrated her career achievements.<ref>, ''Interview Magazine'', July 2012</ref> | |||
| == Film == | |||
| '''Inspiring Creativity''' | |||
| Ganguli's direction of a short film with ] earned him widespread recognition and positive media coverage in world media. The film featured several world renowned artists, musicians and actors such as James Franco, Tracey Emin and Hans Zimmer. <ref>, ''Fast Company'', May 2014 </ref> | |||
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Pablo Ganguli died last month.