Feb 22 2026 to Mar 01 2026 11 a.m.

Where

Bangalore International Centre

7 4th Main Rd, Stage 2, Domlur 560071

Event Description

Scent carries memory.

The smell of ripe mangoes transports you to childhood summers. Rose attar takes you to a Nawab’s palace you never visited.

This exhibition traces the histories of perfume in India through texts, paintings, records, and objects left behind. Map how scent entered cuisine, medicine, worship. Follow trade routes that carried oils and essences across continents. Discover who made perfume, how it was distilled, where labor and craft intersect with commerce and ritual.

In collaboration with MARG Magazine, the exhibition culminates in a conversation with James McHugh, Giti Datt, and Ahalya Matthan on Sat, Feb 28, 11:30am. Link to the session here.

Image and text. Scent and history.

Walkthroughs:

Tue, Feb 24 – 4 PM
Thu, Feb 26 – 4 PM
Sat, Feb 28 – 3 PM

Part of Pravāha 2026, The Body As Space: A Journey Through The Senses. This year’s festival is built around what we hear, smell, touch, taste, and see. Eight days of multisensory experiences through classical music, contemporary dance, installations, and conversations.

In collaboration with:

Presented by:

Curator

The Marg Foundation
Magazine
In 1946, novelist and activist Mulk Raj Anand, along with a group of 14 artists, art historians and architects, founded MARG (Modern Architectural Research Group) in an India on the threshold of Independence. Over the last 75 years, our magazine and books have been a forum for pioneering research in Indian art and are acclaimed for their standards of production and editorial content.