Dastaan-e-Laila (70 min)
A comedy play directed by Vishaal Vashishtha
Presented by Nabhya Theatre Group

An ironic take on the Laila-Majnu love story set in today’s scenario with a twist reflecting the aspirations of the modern day Laila…

(Collaboration: Nabhya Theatre)
 

Delhi’s Rutputty Forest – The Central Ridge
Lead presentation by Pradip Krishen, ecological restoration practitioner

Followed by a panel discussion with the following discussants:
Prof. K.T. Ravindran, architect and urban designer; and Chetan Agarwal, environment and forest analyst and Senior Fellow, Centre for Ecology Development & Research

Coordinator and Moderator: Anuj Srivastava, architect, writer and photographer

Pradip Krishen has been walking inside a portion of the Central Ridge for nearly 50 years and has some insights and stories to share. It is undoubtedly a highly degraded forest but can it be saved from further deterioration? Reaching back to the 1920s, Pradip tells us about the attempts and prospects of restoring the Ridge to a beautiful, living natural forest
 

Curated & Introduced by Sunit Tandon

CONCERT
Gulda: Mozart Concertos
(67 min; 1986; dvd)

Friedrich Gulda, piano
Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted from the piano by Friedrich Gulda

The world-renowned Friedrich Gulda conducts and performs Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20 in d minor, K.466 and his Piano Concerto No. 26 in D major, K. 537 (the “Coronation Concerto”) with the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra.
 

Resisting Military Rule in Burma (1988-2024); Story of Mizzima Media: Born in Exile, Banned in Myanmar
By Nandita Haksar and Soe Myint (Aakar Books, New Delhi: 2025)

Discussants: Ms Ghazala Wahab, Executive Editor, FORCE and journalist specializing in homeland security, terrorism, and extremism; and Ms Nandita Haksar, human rights lawyer and co-author of the book

Chair: Amb. K.P. Fabian
 

GDP Base Revision: Time to regain confidence

Speakers: Shri N.K. Sharma, former Director General (Statistics), National Statistical Office (NSO),  Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI); and Shri Sanjay Kumar, former Additional Director General, NSO, MoSPI

 Discussant: Dr Amey Sapre, Associate Professor, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP)

 Chair: Shri Siraj Hussain, former Union Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture

Through the India-China Border: Kalimpong in the Himalayas
 

By Prem Poddar and Lisa Lindkvist Zhang (Cambridge University Press: 2025)

Discussants: Shri Ravi Bhoothalingam, Emeritus Fellow, Institute of Chinese Studies, Founder Chairman, Manas Advisory & Former President, Oberoi Group of Hotels; Dr Rityusha Mani Tiwary, Assistant Professor Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, University of Delhi & Honorary Fellow at the Institute of Chinese Studies, Delhi; and Prof. Prem Poddar, Professor, Cultural Encounters at Roskilde University, Denmark and author of the book.

Vihangam: Gangapath ke Bhagirath Aakhyan
By Abhay Mishra (Penguin Swadesh: 2025)

Discussants: Shri Rambahadur Rai, President IGNCA; Prof. Pushpesh Pant, historian and former Professor of International Relations, Jawaharlal Nehru University;  Ms Vaishali Mathur, Editor, Penguin Random House India; Shri Abhay Mishra, author of the book

Moderator: Shri Vyomesh Shukla,poet, critic and translator
 

Hindustani Flute Recital
By Rajat Prasanna from Mumbai, disciple of Pt Ravi Shankar Prasanna

At 18.30
Hindustani Vocal Recital
By Arindam Chakraborty from Kolkata, disciple of Pt. Aloke Kumar Chatterjee

Carnatic & Hindustani Classical Instruments Recital - An ensemble of Indian Percussion
By Shankar Narayanaswamy from Kolkata (mridangam); Mandola Joy (shreetar); Sohon Ghosh (tabla); Anand R Jayaram (violin & vocal); K.G.Prasad (ghatam); Akash Mukherji (vocal)

At 18.30
Dhrupad Recital
By Pandit Radha Govind Das from Delhi, disciple of Pandit Vidur Malik

Curated by Rajiv Mehrotra

Windfall of Grace (India)
(129 min; 2020; English)
Director: Japna Tulsi

An engaging insight on one of the most enigmatic mystics of the 20th century, Shri Neem Karoli Baba (1900-1973). Through a blend of narratives from simple, rustic Indian devotees juxtaposed with narratives of renowned American devotees, the film seeks to bring out how their individual encounters with Maharajji sparked dramatic shifts in their life’s purpose, along with profound shifts in their consciousness. From Steve Jobs to Larry Brilliant and Mark Zuckerberg, from Ram Dass to Krishna Das and many others, these stories are interspersed with devotional chants, music and kirtans

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