A BBC documentary series presented by art critic Andrew Graham-Dixon, exploring Russian art from the origins of the Russian icon from its roots in Byzantium to today. The series consists of three episodes: the first episode "Out of the Forest" explores the origins of the Russian icon from its roots in Byzantium; the second episode "Roads to Revolution" tells of how art moved from being a servant of the state to an agent of its destruction; and the third and final episode "Smashing the Mould" looks at Russian art from the early revolutionary days in 1920s, through World War Two and the Cold War, today.

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(49 min; English)
Director: Karen McGann

This episode looks at Russian art from the early revolutionary days in 1920s, through World War Two and the Cold War, to today: Sculptures and posters created under Communist rule, the insides of a giant erotic apple, etc.

https://watchdocumentaries.com/the-art-of-russia/?video_index=2

(59 min; 1987; English and with subtitles)
Produced and Directed by David Thomas

2022 marks the centenary year of T.S. Eliot’s The Waste Land, widely regarded as one of the most important poems of the 20th century and a central work of modernist poetry. 

The documentary features readings by noted actors Michael Gough, Edward Fox, and Eileen Atkins.  The Waste Land powerfully expresses the disillusionment and disgust of the post–World War I era in Europe. In the film, Professor Frank Kermode, of Cambridge University; Eliot biographer Peter Ackroyd; and poets Sir Stephen Spender and Craig Raine examine the complex nature of Eliot’s influential poem, analyse its appeal, and trace the reasons why it became one of the best-known emblems of the 20th century.

PHYSICAL PROGRAMME

Pandemic Prevention and Preparedness: An Ecological and Public Health Response

Panelists: Dr. Suneela Garg, Director, Professor and Head, Community Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated Hospitals; Shri Pranay Lal, biochemist and artist who works in public health and environment; and author of Invisible Empire: The Natural History of Viruses; and Prof. Seyed Ehtesham Hasnain, Scientist, National Science Chair and author of the book Decoding the Pandemic

Chair: Prof. K. Srinath Reddy, President, Public Health Foundation of India

PHYSICAL PROGRAMME

Illustrated talk by Anuj Ambalal who has photographed the places, villages, dharamshalas etc. where Gandhiji and his satyagrahies walked and stayed during the Dandi March in 1930

Chair: Shri Ashok Vajpeyi

(Collaboration: The Raza Foundation)
 

PHYSICAL PROGRAMME

Tributes by Shalini Bhargava

Followed by
 

Hindustani Vocal Recital
By Dr. Gaurav Sood, disciple of Pt. L.K. Pandit, Gwalior Gharana
Accompanied by Khalid Mustafa (sitar); and Kuldeep Kumar (tabla)

The concert also marks the centenary year of Pran Nevile 

(Collaboration: K.L. Saigal Memorial Circle)
 

PHYSICAL PROGRAMME

Presentation of the award to an Outstanding Woman Mediaperson

Followed by
 

B.G. Verghese Memorial Lecture 2022
Health Beyond Covid – An Agenda Awaits
Speaker: Prof. K. Srinath Reddy, President, Public Health Foundation of India

Chair: Shri Harish Khare, President, The Media Foundation)

How the learnings from Covid-19 should push us to build a health system that serves all Indians

(Collaboration: The Media Foundation)

PHYSICAL PROGRAMME

Speakers: Qurban Ali, journalist and son of the late Capt. Abbas Ali; Ms Subhashini Ali, daughter of Col. Prem and Capt. Lakshmi Sahgal, former Member of the Loka Sabha and President, All India Democratic Women’s Association; and Shri Satish Jacob, formerly Deputy Bureau Chief, BBC and author of Amritsar: Mrs Gandhi’s Last Battle and Hotel Palestine Baghdad

(Collaboration: Business & Community Foundation)

Political Parties and the Indian Constitution: A Whip Too Far?

Speakers: Dr. Rahul Verma, Fellow, Centre for Policy Research; and Mr. Aradhya Sethia, PhD Candidate, University of Cambridge

Moderator: Ms Ritwika Sharma, Senior Resident Fellow and Lead (Charkha), Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy

From 1947 to today, India has transitioned from a one-party state, to one with multiple national as well as regional parties. Politics has become polarised over the last few years, and political parties have had a crucial role to play in how that has come about. The political party, as a unit, has not merited extensive discussion in constitutional law or theory. With the recent culmination of Legislative Assembly elections in five states, the time is ripe for a discussion on the role political parties play in the functioning of Indian democracy.

(Collaboration: Charkha, the Constitutional Law Research Centre, Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy)

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