Illuminating India was a season of exhibitions and events that celebrated India’s contribution to science, technology and mathematics.

At its heart were two free major exhibitions: 5000 Years of Science and Innovation and Photography 1857–2017. Respectively, they presented a kaleidoscopic history of scientific breakthroughs in India and a unique photographic survey of the country’s technological and cultural development. Illuminating India commemorated 70 years of Independence and was part of the British Council’s UK/India Year of Culture.

Main image: Party Field, Janakpur, Nepal, 2016, from the series A Myth of Two Souls (2013–) © Vasantha Yogananthan