PHYSICAL PROGRAMME

Geet-prakars: Genre in Gwalior Gharana of Hindustani Classical Music
Gwalior Gharana of Hindustani classical music is considered the father of all other gharanas belonging to khayal genre. In addition to khayal compositions, there are many other types of compositions that were developed and are practiced by the Gwalior musicians today. This illustrated lecture will demonstrate how styles such as khayalnuma, tappa, tap-khayal, trivet, Chatrang, Rag-sagar, and Swar-sagar have evolved from this salient gharana.

The illustrated lecture will be presented by Shashwati Mandal, senior vocalist who has trained under Pt. Balasaheb Poonchhwale, Smt Purnima Chaudhuri, Gundecha Brothers and Pt. Madhup Mudgal
 

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Crafting a Future: Stories of Indian Textiles and Sustainable Practices
Illustrated lecture by Archana Shah, author of the new book of the same title. Archana Shah will speak about her textile journey of over 40 years

(Collaboration: Dastkar; and Creative Dignity)
 

PHYSICAL PROGRAMME

At 6 pm
Odissi Recital

By Shagun Butani from Gurugram

Accompanists: Prashant Kumar Behera (vocal); Prashant Maharana (Odissi mardal); and Siddharta Dalbehera (flute); Siddharta Dalbehere on flute; Deepa Dharmadhikari on lights

At 7 pm

Bharatanatyam Recital

By Anannya Chatterjee from Delhi, disciple of Guru Jayalakshmi Eshwar
Accompanists: Guru Jayalakshmi Eshwar (nattuvangam); Vinod Kumar Kannur (vocal); Tanjavur Keshavan (mridangam); and Shyamala Bhaskaran (veena)

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6th Symposium in the series on ‘Understanding Qawwali’ 
Conceptualised by Manjari Chaturvedi

Qawwali Mehfil – Tradition and Experiment: Bulleh Shah and Amir Khusrau
Performances by Ustad Ranjhan Ali, Manjari Chaturvedi and Dhruv Sangari

(Collaboration: Sufi Kathak Foundation)

PHYSICAL PROGRAMME

6th Symposium in the series on ‘Understanding Qawwali’ 
Conceptualised by Manjari Chaturvedi

The symposium will focus on the revival of this oral tradition and performing art with a special emphasis on the livelihood opportunities for performing artists. Speakers at the symposium include experts, musicologists, sociologists, filmmakers, students and traditional performers 

(Collaboration: Sufi Kathak Foundation)

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An exhibition of photographs dedicated to Qawwali practitioners
Photographs by Dinesh Khanna, Mustafa Quraishi and Leena Kejriwal

Conceptualised by Manjari Chaturvedi

Inauguration on 17th November 2021 at 6 pm by Shri Amitabh Kant and Shri Hans Raj Hans

As part of the inauguration there will be a Dastaan-e-Qawwali presented by Askari Naqvi

Solo recitations of Qawwals will be presented by new voices at 17:00 hrs each evening during the course of the exhibition

István Szabó Retrospective: Central European Present and Past in Film
Organised in collaboration with Liszt Institute-Hungarian Cultural Centre Delhi; and University of Delhi

Colonel Redl (Hungary)
(144 min; 1985; dvd; Hungarian with English subtitles)
Director: István Szabó

Multiple award winner including Jury Prize, Cannes Film Festival 1985; BAFTA Film Award for Best Foreign Language Film, BAFTA Film Awards 1986; Film Award in Gold for Outstanding Feature Film & Best Performance of an Actor in a Leading Role, German Film Awards 1985; among others

The rise and fall of Alfred Redl, an ambitious young officer who proceeds up the ladder to become head of the Austro-Hungarian Secret Police, only to become ensnared in a web of political deception.

Szabó returns to the formula that made Mephisto a success and improves on it, delivering a stunning historical piece with the amazing Brandauer in the lead role.  This one is set in the years preceding The Great War, where the glory of the Austro-Hungarian Empire is in decline.  Brandauer plays Alfred Redl, a young officer from a poor upbringing who quickly rises in the ranks to become head of the secret police.  Once again it is Brandauer's charismatic presence and dramatic range that carries the film. The final scene in the film is one of the most emotional powerful displays of acting ever filmed.

A fascinating story of a true historical figure, with another brilliant performance from Klaus Maria Brandauer, one of the most underrated actors of his generation.

Ikebana with Shona stone sculptures
Lecture demonstration by Ms Mary Marques from Zimbabwe, a Riji in Sogetsu School of Ikebana and President of the Harare Chapter of the Sogetsu School

Introduction: Smt Veena Dass, Director, Sogetsu School, New Delhi

(Collaboration: Sogetsu School, New Delhi)

Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87913555918?pwd=SWxxWERSbkFxbTAramZxTHdQam5hd…
           
Meeting ID: 879 1355 5918
Passcode: Sogetsu

The programme will focus on the poetry of Akka Mahadevi (virashaivism); Mirabai (devotion to Krishna); Kabir; Yunus Emre; Rumi; and William Blake (Songs of Innocence and Experience)

Talk followed by readings in English, Hindi and Urdu by Sanjula Sharma (Akka Mahadevi & Rumi); Rachna Joshi (Mirabai & William Blake); and Sameer Kakkar (readings from Kabir and Yunus Emre)

Chair: Dr. Amrita Bhalla, Associate Professor of English, Jesus and Mary College, University of Delhi

In India, during the middle ages, Bhakti poets challenged social norms through their writings. However, it rarely resulted in the persecution and martyrdom of the kind that Europe saw for centuries. The religious establishments in India continued a dialogue with the Bhaktas, and the many streams of thought practice frequently coexisted, and at times merged one with another. Mirabai is the poet saint of India who defied the conventions of the time, choosing to leave home and hearth to live among the saints and wandering mendicants out of devotion to Krishna. For the English mystical poet, William Blake, the life of the imagination was more real than the material world. 

(Collaboration: The Poetry Society, India)

Role of Private Players in Eradicating Child Labour in the Supply Chains
Speakers: Shri Daya Ram, Secretary and Executive Director, ASPIRE – an organization working in the area of school education, and formerly Education Head, Agha Khan Foundation in India; and Ms Sandra Claassen, Director, Arisa (Advocating Rights in South Asia), Dutch human rights organization working on the defence and protection of human rights in global supply chains, especially in the sectors of garments and textiles, natural stone, leather, cottonseed and vegetable seeds and Ms Mamuni Das, business journalist for over 15 years, formerly Senior Editor, The Hindu Business Line; and a WNCB awardee for Untold Stories

Moderator: Shri Shankar Venkateswaran, Advisor and interim Director, CDP India, Chairperson, Oxfam India and CSR Trust for SDGs in India
  
Second discussion in a series of three dialogues addressing the root causes of child labour organised in collaboration with Work: No Child’s Business (WNCB) to mark International Year for Elimination of Child Labour (IYECL – 2021).