Kirtaniye…The Invisible Divine: The Udasi Edition

Gurbani

Presented by Bibi Amrita Kaur from New Zealand, well known Gurbani artist
 

Madhushala: Vartaman Paripeksya mein ek Nutan Kavya

By Balram Singh (D.K. Printworld: 2023)

Discussants: Prof. Devendra Choubey, Centre of Indian Languages, School of Language, Literature & Culture Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Prof. Raghwendra Pratap Singh, Centre for Philosophy, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Ms Mridula Pradhan, poet and writer; Prof. Akhlaque Ahmed ‘Ahan’, Chairperson, Centre for Persian and Central Asian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University; and Prof. Bal Ram Singh, Professor and President, Institute of Advanced Sciences, Dartmouth and author of the book

Chair: Prof. Makarand Paranjape, Professor of English, Jawaharlal Nehru University

(106 min; 2016; English)

Director: Vishaal Nityanand

With Tom Alter, Michael Dieter, Allegra Dunn, Astri Ghosh

A film about dementia and elderly care, and revolves around the lives of three patients. The film evocatively portrays the psychological and emotional journey of Emma whose mother is progressively degenerating, with the onset of Alzheimer’s disease, after the death of her husband. 
 

An exhibition of paintings – acrylic on canvas

By Shruti Goyal from Delhi

Inauguration on Tuesday, 19 September 2023 at 18.30pm

Sitar Recital

By Dr. Renuka Gambhir from Hissar, disciple of Pt. Harvinder Kumar

At 19:00
Hindustani Vocal Recital

By Shweta Dubey from Gurugram, disciple of Late Vidushi Savita Devi and Pt. Bholanath Mishra

Burning Pyres, Mass Graves and a State that Failed its People 

By Harsh Mander (Speaking Tiger: 2023)

The author, Harsh Mander will be in conversation with Natasha Badhwar, writer and filmmaker

Objects and Histories

Illustrated  lecture by Prof. Sudeshna Guha, Professor, Dept. of History and Archaeology, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, The Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence

Chair: Surajit Sarkar

Sudeshna Guha will be speaking on her recent book A History of India Through 75 Objects (Hachette India: 2022). Through a selection of things from prehistory to modern-day India, the book demonstrates the importance of mapping the changing meanings and valuations of things over time for seeking historical and archaeological enquiries. It conveys the inordinate power of object worlds for interrogating projects of history-and heritage-making and brings to focus objects’ experiential and social effects, It, thereby, creates regard for the many histories we may expect of a particular phenomenon, encourages appreciation of history’s complexity, and guides readers to see what history is always making

6.30pm - 7.30pm

Rabindra Sangeet 
Presented by Rabigeetika: Jayati Ghosh & Group

7.30pm - 8.15pm
 

Dhaaki Drummers from Bengal
 

8.15pm - 9 pm
 

Purulia Chhau  

Talking about Music

Dr. Ashis Nandy in conversation with Amit Chaudhuri

Moderator: Ashok Vajpeyi

(Collaboration: The Raza Foundation)

Archaeological Reconnaissance of Megalithic Sites in PIP (Pulichintala Irrigation Project) Submergence Area, Telangana

By Dr Nandini Bhattacharya Sahu, Director, ASI 
 
Megalithic sites were excavated by the ASI's Excavation Branch in Nagpur in the year 2008-2009. Apart from the excavations, intensive survey was undertaken here to discover, identify and document Megalithic monuments. During this exercise  many hitherto unknown types of Megalithic monuments were brought to light