MAHATMA GANDHI: 150  YEARS

 

Gandhi Matters: Truth from the Beginning to the Mahatma

Speaker: Dr. Ganesh Devy, a literary scholar and cultural activist, who writes in three languages – Marathi, Gujarati and English 

 

(Collaboration: Raza Foundation)

The German Piano Duo: Pianotainment

 

Pianotainment® stands for a brilliant all-round piano show with plenty of fun! Sparkling wit, four handed virtuosity and wacky entertainment create a fascinating concert experience for young and old alike 

 

(Collaboration: Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany) 

In Conversation 

Carnatic musicians, violinist Charumathi Raghuraman and mridangist Anantha R Krishnan both from Chennai will engage in a conversation with tabla artist Shambhunath Bhattacharjee and Hindustani violinist, Asghar Hussain both from Delhi

 

Moderator: Justin McCarthy, dancer and musician 

Carnatic Music – Vocal and Instrumental Recitals

Presenting budding young talents

 

(Collaboration: Gayathri Fine Arts)

Round table Commemorating International Press Day on Fake News - Issues before Media & Democracy

Inauguration by Chief Guest: Hon'ble Justice B.N. Srikrishna (Retd.), Judge Supreme Court of India
Welcome Address: Sunil Dang, Editor in Chief Dayafter International

Presentation on issues of Fake News V.K. Cherian, Managing Editor of  `fakenewsbusster.in'
Launching of website of `fakenewsbusster.in'

Keynote Address -  Editor Speaks: Dr. Sanjay Baru, former Media Advisor, PMO
Address by Guest of Honour: Shri P.K. Malhotra, Former Law Secretary

Chief Guest Address
Introductory Remarks on the Round Table: Dr. G. Venkatesh Rao, Advocate Supreme Court of India

on Challenges Before the Media 

A full-day seminar that focuses on the different issues thrown up by the phenomenon of Fake News 

 

 

 

 

METAMORPHOSES TALKING TECHNOLOGY

 

Solutions to Technology Pessimism

Speakers: Ms. Amba Kak, Public Policy Advisor, Mozilla Corporation; Dr. Avdesh Sharma, Senior Psychiatrist; and Dr. Nand Kumar, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, AIIMS    

 

Our modern age is characterised by the pervasive use of digital technologies, which may spawn the internet and the World Wide Web. We now have the widespread use of social media, such as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram among others. These are instrumental of democratising the political and social space of vastly improving access to knowledge and enabling quick and efficient communications. Along the benefits, however, come a number of serious concerns, both social and psychological, including phenomena such as trolling the use of bots and internet-addiction. Our challenge lies in using digital technologies for the benefit and welfare of mankind, while mitigating, if not eliminating the negative consequences

 

(Collaboration: NITI Aayog & Centre for Policy Research)

Why is our youth depressed and what can we do to help?

Panelists: Shabri Prasad Singh, Author; Zain Khan, creatively inclined bipolar seeker; Siya Jangir, Student Counselor, Bluebells School; and Syed Munawwar Azim Naqvi, Consultant/Trainer at Hindustan Zinc Ltd.

 

Moderator: Pattie Gonsalves, Project Director, It's OK To Talk, Sangath

 

(Collaboration: You, Me and Mental Health)

 INDIAN ARCHAEOLOGY

 

The Cult of Devaraja in South India and Southeast Asia
 

Speaker : Dr. P. Venkatesan, Archaeolgocial Survey of India

Chair: Dr. R.C. Agrawal

One Humanity (110 min; 2014; dvd; English)

Music, politics and the fight to end apartheid

Director: Mickey Madoda Dube

 

The film will be introduced by Tony Hollingsworth, producer of the film

 

Featuring Nelson Mandela, One Humanity tells the story of how the world came to focus on the ending of the Apartheid regime in South Africa through two star-studded concerts that were broadcast around the world. The film explores how they added to the pressure on South Africa already battered from uprising within the country and the erosion of the western support and the ending of the Cold War