The Choreographic Imagination

 Rachna Yadav (Delhi); Sanjukta Wagh (Mumbai); and Aranyani Bhargav (Bengaluru) 

Moderator: Udayan Vajpeyi

(Collaboration: The Raza Foundation)

Warrior Heart: The Story of Arjuna and Mahabharata 
By Santa Acharya Chawla (Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House: 2023)

Discussants: Dr. Geetesh Nirban, Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, Kamla Nehru College; Dr. A.K. Merchant, General Secretary, Temple of Understanding India Foundation ( a global interfaith association); Dr. Santa Acharya Chawla, Chief Scientist & Associate Dean (Retd.), CSIR National Physical Laboratory and author of the book

Chair: Shri Shyam Banerji, musicologist, lead designer and architect, Swanubhooti Vatika

An exhibition of watercolour and gouache on paper by Ruchira Gupta

Forbesganj is a small agricultural town in Bihar on the border of Nepal in the Himalayan foothills. The paintings tell the tales of everyday life inside a family home and in the village outside during Covid

A conversation between the artist, Ruchira Gupta and Sumant Jayakrishnan on Wednesday, 14 February 2024 at 18:00

Sitar Recital
By Adnan Khan, son and disciple of Ustad Saeed Khan, Dilli Gharana
Accompanied by Zuheb Khan on tabla

At 19:00
Hindustani Classical Vocal Recital
By Manjusha Patil, disciple of Pt. D.V. Kanebuva, Dr. Vikas Kashalkar and presently, Pt. Ulhas Kashalkar
Accompanists: Pt. Vinay Mishra (harmonium); and Prashant Yadav (tabla)

(Collaboration: Navras School of Performing Arts, Patna)
 

The Crossroads: Kashmir-India's bridge to Xinjiang
By Kulbhushan Warikoo (Rupa Publications: 2023)

Discussants: Amb. Rajiv Sikri, former Indian Ambassador to Kazakhstan and former Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs; Prof. Uttam Sinha, Senior Fellow, Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses; Prof. Kulbhushan Warikoo, Founder Editor, Himalayan and Central Asian Studies; formerly Professor, Centre for Inner Asia Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University and author of the book

Chair: Amb. Shyam Saran, President, IIC 

Speaker: Dr. Swapna Liddle, historian who works to popularise history and the cause of heritage protection through talks, heritage walks, and social and mainstream media. Her most recent books are The Broken Script: Delhi Under the East India Company and The Fall of the Mughal Dynasty 1803-1857; and Shahjahanabad: Mapping a Mughal City

Chair: Dr. Jutta Jain Neuebauer

Human history is intimately tied to water and its management. In a place with such a richly layered history as Delhi has, this relationship with water has manifested itself at many levels. The presence of water and waterways has determined the location of cities and localities. The management of water and construction of water works has been an important function of powerful rulers, as well as landed magnates and even religious teachers. This illustrated talk will discuss some of the ways in which the people of Delhi through history have connected to water
 

Listening Session on the artistry of Vilayat Khan

This listening session makes available NCPA’s archival recordings to lovers of Hindustani classical music. The session is based on rarely heard recordings of the sitar maestro, Ustad Vilayat Khan (1927-2004), which were specially recorded for NCPA’s archives during 1976-79, where, prompted by his senior most disciple, Arvind Parikh, the maestro speaks at length about his forefathers and their style, and chronicle his own journey with ample demonstrations.

This session will cover Ustad Vilayat Khan’s great heritage of seven generations, detailing the musical artistry of Imdad Khan (1848-1920), as narrated and demonstrated by him

(Collaboration: National Centre for Performing Arts, Mumbai)

Monoprints, water colour and oil on paper; songs and stories
An exhibition by Golak Khandual

Preview on Friday, 9 February 2024 at 18:30

As part of this exhibition, several programmes will be organised in the Art Gallery on:
 

10 February 2024 at 18:30
“Still Flowing with the River”
Sumeet Shetty, President of Literati in conversation with the artist, Golak Khandual and Chandrahas Chowdhury, novelist, teacher and journalist
Moderator: K.T. Ravindran

12 February 2024 at 18:30
The Artist as a Storyteller
“Centering the Soul” (about Daddy Gurucharan Singh); and Amma Sanyal

14 February 2024 at 18:30
The Artist as a Storyteller
Thakuma in Samadhi; and Mad Grandma’s Bullfrogs

15 February 2024 at 18:30
“Of Time, Space and Love”
Dr. Geeti Sen, Art Historian and Dr. Amrita Narayanan, therapist and author in conversation with Golak Khandual

18 February 2024 at 18:30
“Drawing Life – Life Drawing”
Nilanjan Chowdhury, artist in conversation with Golak Khandual, Sanjna Kapoor/Gauri Gill

20 February 2024 at 18:30
The Artist as a Storyteller
Stories “All About My Mother”

Well-known throughout the world as a healthy food that is simple, refined, and pleasing to the eye, sushi is the archetypal example of Washoku (Japanese cuisine). Inscribed in the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage, this exhibition presents the culture of sushi and its history, through life-size models of Nigiri-zushi, a replica of a typical sushi restaurant counter, a replica of a Kaiten-zushi (conveyor-belt sushi); history of sushi as depicted in the arts, in ukiyo-e prints and many more exhibits

(Collaboration: Embassy of Japan; and The Japan Foundation, Delhi)

How we can materialise the vision and values of Free and Open Indo-Pacific

Welcome Address: Amb. Umemoto Kazuyoshi, President, The Japan Foundation, Tokyo

Introductory Remarks: Mr. Wakao Koike, Head, Japanese Studies and Global Partnerships Department, The Japan Foundation, Tokyo

Moderator: Mr. Koji Sato, Director General, The Japan Foundation, New Delhi

The seminar will discuss the prospects of India-Japan relationship with respect to South Asia and Free and Open Indo-Pacific

(Collaboration: The Japan Foundation, New Delhi)