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Bole Koyaliya: Lata Mangeshkar's music and the idea of India

Illustrated lecture by Ashwini Deshpande, Professor of Economics and Director of Centre for Economic Data and Analysis (CEDA), Ashok University. Prof. Deshpande occasionally writes articles on Hindi film music and has written specifically about Lata Mangeshkar's music and persona

Chair: Prof. Partho Datta, School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University

This lecture will explore the trajectory and key dimensions of Lata Mangeshkar's extraordinary career, focusing on her prolific contribution to Hindi film music. In recent years, Lata Mangeshkar's persona, her role in the music industry and the texture of her voice have been subjected to scholarly criticism and public debate. The lecture will briefly delve into the key issues in this debate and examine the validity of the claims using audio-visual examples from her body of musical work 

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Adoor Gopalakrishnan: A Lifetime in Cinema

A conversation with the well-known filmmaker, Adoor Gopalakrishnan

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FILMS ON ARTISTS
 

Koodiyattam: The Rich Ancient Dying Art (India)
(180 min; 2001; with English subtitles)
Director: Adoor Gopalakrishnan

The film will be introduced by Shri Adoor Gopalakrishnan

Documentary film on Koodiyattam, a performance art that draws on the plays of Sanskrit dramatists of antiquity that is believed to have followed an unbroken tradition for more than 1,000 years in the state of Kerala. The renowned filmmaker, Adoor Gopalakrishnan was invited to direct this documentary for preparing the candidature file for UNESCO’s international distinction, “Masterpieces of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity”. The film was shot at the 16th century temple theatre at Kitangur, the oldest of the surviving kuttampalam, a theatre within a temple compound where koodiyattam is traditionally presented. 

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Curated by Rajiv Mehrotra

Happiness Class (51 min; 2021; English & with subtitles)
Directed by Samina Mishra

Screening will be followed by a discussion with: 
Abha Adams, educationist, writer and former Education Adviser, Step by Step School, NOIDA; Dr. Manish Jain, Assistant Professor, School of Education Studies, Ambedkar University, Delhi; and Samina Mishra, documentary filmmaker, writer and teacher

The film is a journey into the unique and fascinating world of children: their preoccupations, their worries, and their idea of happiness. It is set in the context of the Delhi Government’s efforts to curate a Happiness Curriculum in its schools, inspired by HH the Dalai Lama’s commitment to nurture social, emotional and ethical learning amongst the young. In a world challenged by competition, conflicts and polarization, the film asks what the pursuit of happiness really means and what role education can play

(Collaboration: Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness the Dalai Lama)
 

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An exhibition of photographs by Anuj Ambalal 

The Salt March, conceived and led by Mohandas K. Gandhi, is regarded as one of the defining movements in the history of the independence struggle. 90 years later, the photographer, Anuj Ambalal retraces the Mahatma’s steps and those who walked with him. Included in the display are copies of personal letters that Gandhiji wrote during the March; and short video film interviews of some of the surviving witnesses of the March.

Preview on Tuesday 10 May at 18:30
Anuj Ambalal will conduct a walk - through of the exhibition

As part of this exhibition, there will be several related programmes in the Art Gallery

On 11 May 2022 at 18:30
In Conversation

 Anuj Ambalal in conversation with Ina Puri, writer, art curator and documentarian

On 23 May 2022 at 18:30 in the Multipurpose Hall
 

Film: 'The Salt Stories'
(84 min; 2008; b/w & colour; Hindi/English/Gujarati and with English subtitles)
Director: Lalit Vachani

Recipient of the Best Documentary Award, MIAAC 2009; and 2nd Prize, Film South Asia, Kathmandu 2009

In 1930, a group of Indians led by a frail, elderly man marched a distance of 241 miles. They marched for salt. Mahatma Gandhi was able to craft an anti-colonial, nationalist movement around the most basic issue of livelihood: the right of Indians to make and consume their own salt. Set against the backdrop of Gandhi’s original journey, this documentary is a road-movie about issues of livelihood in a modern, globalising India. It is a documentary about ‘the salt stories’ of our times.

(Collaboration: The Raza Foundation)
 

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Gottiprolu - An Early Trade Centre in Andhra Pradesh

Illustrated lecture by Dr. T. Sree Lakshmi, Director, Archaeological Survey of India

Chair: Shri B.M. Pande

Excavations by Archaeological Survey India at Gottiprolu, near Nellore district in Andhra Pradesh has uncovered the remains of a huge settlement. A fortified Satavahana urban trade centre on the South-east coast of India, the excavations have revealed literary, inscriptional and etymological evidences. 
 

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Celebrating Guru-Shishya Parampara

Dhrupad Recital
By Santosh Kumar

Dhrupad Recital
By Harinath Jha and Mudit Jha

Dhrupad Recital
By Ustad Faiyaz Wasifuddin Dagar
Accompanied by Pt. Mohan Shyam Sharma on the pakhawaj

(Collaboration: Dagar Brothers Memorial Trust)
 

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First Fuel: India’s Efficiency Journey and a Radical Vision for Sustainability

By Padu Padmanabhan (Pan Macmillan India: 2021)

Discussants: Shri S. Raghupathy, Principal Advisor, Confederation of Indian Industry; Dr. Koshy Cherail, Program Director, Renewable Energy, Centre for Science & Environment; Dr. Gaurav Bhatiani, Program Director, Energy, Resource Triangle Institute (RTI); Shri Ashish De, Global Head of Power & Utilities, KPMG; Shri Prabir Neogi, Chief Advisor, Corporate Affairs, Goenka Group; and Shri Padu Padmanabhan, author of the book

Chair: Dr. Satish Kumar, President, Alliance for an Energy Efficient Economy
 

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An Evening of Poetry

With poets – Mritunjay Tripathi (Delhi); Vinod Padarg (Rajasthan); Poonam Vasam (Chhattisgarh); and Leena Malhotra (Delhi) who will read from their original work

Moderator: Anu Shakti Singh

(Collaboration: The Raza Foundation)

Panelists: Dr. Shereen Joshi, Associate Professor of International Development, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, Washington DC; Prof. Narender Kumar, Professor, Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Shri Arvind Kumar, PhD Candidate, Dept. of Politics, International Relations and Philosophy, Royal Holloway, University of London; and Prof. Y.S. Alone, Professor, School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University

Chair: Suhas Borker, Editor, Citizens First TV (CFTV) and Convener, Working Group on Alternative Strategies

Article 15 of the Constitution of the Indian Republic states that the State shall not discriminate against any citizen on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex, or place of birth. Undoubtedly even after 72 years discrimination persists. Given that the Census is the only source of primary data in the village, town and ward level and provides valuable inputs for planning and formulation of governmental policies, yet the central government insists that there will be no enumeration of caste-wise data in it other than the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Without primary data on social, economic and educational backwardness of the Indian population how can we move forward to fulfill the constitutional mandate on non-discrimination? Can the scope of the Census count be enhanced to help quantify and analyse discrimination? Or is it that our societal segmentation is being so systemically reinforced with exclusion as a norm that even perception of discrimination is sought to be made obscure?

This discussion marks the 30th anniversary of the Working Group on Alternative Strategies (1992-2022) and the 13th discussion in the series on equity and inclusion instituted in 2010

(Collaboration: Working Group on Alternative Strategies; and Maharashtra Sanskritik ani Rannaniti Adhyayan Samiti)

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