Buddhism in Tibet, Mongolia and Russia
08 August 2017, 05:30 am
Buddhism in Tibet, Mongolia and Russia
Programme Type
Talks
Speaker: Dr. Lyudmila Klasanova, Researcher and Curator of Buddhist and Asian Arts, National Gallery, Kvadrat 500, Bulgaria and Lecturer, Centre for Eastern Languages and Cultures, Sofia University, Bulgaria
Chair: Dr. Shashibala, Dean, Centre of Indology, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
Oh My Soul! (27 min; 2015; dvd; English)
05 August 2017, 05:30 am
Oh My Soul! (27 min; 2015; dvd; English)
Directed by Kivini Shohe who will introduce the film
Produced by Films Division of India
Recipient of the Best Documentary Award, Film Northeast 2015, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh; and Best Documentary Award, ADDA Film Festival 2016, Guwahati
Screening will be followed by a discussion
The film explores the struggle of three transgenders in Nagaland’s commercial hub, Dimapur. In the first ever documentation of a community haunted by taboo and denial, the film catches Rongsen’s pulse as it slows down; the relationship dilemma in Moa’s life and Toshi’s journey exploring the thin line between her professional and personal life
Cultivating Inclusive, Compassionate Tibetan Nationalism: Schooling Passions in the Diaspora
05 August 2017, 05:30 am
Cultivating Inclusive, Compassionate Tibetan Nationalism: Schooling Passions in the Diaspora
Programme Type
Talks
Speaker: Dr. Nawang B. Phuntsog, Fulbright-Nehru Research Scholar to India 2017-2018 and Associate Professor of Education, Department of Elementary, and Bilingual Education, California State University, Fullerton. Dr. Phuntsog is presenting working on exploring the intersections of compassion-based inner values (secular ethics), the Middle Way Approach for resolving Sino-Tibetan issue and Tibetan Nationalism in the schooling process
(Collaboration: Tibet House)
An Evening of Contemporary Bengali Poetry: Readings in Bengali and English by noted Indian Poets
04 August 2017, 05:30 am
An Evening of Contemporary Bengali Poetry: Readings in Bengali and English by noted Indian Poets
Programme Type
Cultural
Poets and Speakers: Himadri Kumar Datta, Mandira Ghosh, Nibedita Sen, Sirsendu Chakraborty and Dilip Fouzdar
Chair: Nirmal Kanti Bhattacharjee
(Collaboration: The Poetry Society, India)
Bird Trapper or Beggar (Sikkidre Shikari, Illdidre Bhikari)
04 August 2017, 05:30 am
Bird Trapper or Beggar (Sikkidre Shikari, Illdidre Bhikari)
(82 min; 2017; dvd; Kannada, Waghri boli with English subtitles)
Direction & Photography: Vinod Raja who will introduce the film
Script & Narration: Madhu Bhushan
Screening will be followed by a discussion
The Hakki Pikkis are a free spirited nomadic tribe who began their wandering many generations ago in the North Western part of the Indian subcontinent but have travelled through and settled in different states of the country. They make a living by trapping small game in the forest and selling them along with lucky charms and trinkets. If the trap fails, begging is the next bet! With their traditional ways of life outlawed, the community share their stories of wit and survival
Political Mobilisation Through Social Media
03 August 2017, 05:30 am
Political Mobilisation Through Social Media
Programme Type
Discussions,
Webcasts
Panellists: Dhruv Arora, Digital and Strategic Communications Manager, Centre for Policy Research; Parag Mohanty, Political Consultant; Bhanu Joshi, Research Associate, CPR; Anshul Tewari, Founder, Youth ki Awaaz; Apar Gupta, Lawyer and trustee, Internet Freedom Foundation; and Tamseel Hussain, Public Engagement and Communications Consultant
Moderator: Richa Bansal, Director of Communications, Centre for Policy Research