Diet in Diabetes Simplified

By Sheryl Salis (Notion Press, New Delhi: 2020)

Discussants:  Dr. Shobha Udipi, Hon. Director, Integrative Nutrition and Ayurceuticals, Medical Research Centre, Kasturba Health Society; Dr. Divya Parashar, Psychotherapist and Life coach; and Ms Sheryl Salis, registered Dietician, Certified Diabetes Educator, Director, Nurture Health Solutions and author of the book

Moderator: Ms Jasleen Vohra, television presenter and commentator

Chair: Dr. V. Mohan, Chairman and Chief of Diabetology, Dr. Mohan’s Diabetes Specialities Centre and President & Director, Madras Diabetes Research Foundation

Panelists: Amb. T.P. Sreenivasan, formerly Permanent Representative  of India to the United Nations, Vienna,  and Governor for India of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna and former Ambassador to Austria and Slovenia; Amb. Meera Shankar, former Indian Ambassador to USA and Germany; and Prof. Devesh Kapur, Director, Asia Program, Starr Foundation Professor of South Asian Studies, Paul Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, John Hopkins UniversityModerator: Amb. K.P. Fabian, Professor, Indian Society of International law and Distinguished Fellow, Symbiosis University

Although voting for the presidential election in U.S. was completed by 3rd November, the formal results are yet to be announced. It is clear that Vice-President Joseph Biden and Senator Kamala Harris have won with 279 Electoral College votes, given that 270 is enough to win. However, President Donald Trump has till now refused to accept defeat. Nevertheless, it is appropriate to discuss a foreign policy agenda for President-Elect Biden
   

A weekly screening of four award winning children’s films organized in collaboration with Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, New Delhi to celebrate National Children’s Day. Screenings will be held every Saturday and Sunday in November 2020. A link to the film is given below; the film can be accessed for a period of 36 hours from Saturday 9 am to Sunday 11:55 pm. The password for each film will be communicated by email to all members

Saturday 21st to Sunday 22nd November 2020
T.I.M.
(90 min; 2013; Dutch with English subtitles)
Director: Rolf van Eijk

Eleven-year-old Tibor has only one friend: his outdated house robot T.I.M. When his father replaces the faulty robot, Tibor manages to save T.I.M. from destruction. Together they set out for the mythical robot maker Hector Sammler, who is rumoured to live in the far north in an ancient lighthouse. During their adventurous quest through unchartered territory, T.I.M. continues to fall apart and their journey ends in a race against the clock to reach Hector in time

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(53 min; 2016; with English subtitles)
Director: Molly Kaushal
Produced by Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts

Leela in Kheriya is a feature length documentary film based on the Ramlila tradition of village Kheriya near Firozabad town, known for its glass and bangle factories. Kheriya Ramlila is one of the finest examples of India’s composite culture. The film portrays the eternal human quest for self-realization through an exploration of personal life histories of actors and residents of Kheriya, for whom the Ramlila stage becomes a site of healing and self-recovery.

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