CULTURAL FESTIVAL OF TIBET: 2 TO 4  APRIL 2018

Organised in collaboration with the Central Tibetan Administration the festival celebrates Tibetan culture and brings together art, religion, cultural lifestyle, medicine, history, literature, film and educational activities, exhibitions, talks, discussions, film screenings and performance

 

Exhibitions: 

AT THE GANDHI-KING MEMORIAL PLAZA, 2 TO 4 APRIL 2018, 11:00 TO 19:00

 

Tibetan Medicine and Astrological Institute - A display of Tibetan medicine, consultation, and astrology

Norbulingkha Institute – A display of Tibetan arts, handicraft, wood carving, metal work, thangkha painting and apparel

Library of Tibetan Works and Archives – A display of books

Tibet House – A display of books

Tibetan Nomads from Ladakh

Dekyiling Tibetan Settlement– A display of carpet, apron and yata weaving

 

AT SEMINAR ROOMS I TO III, KAMALADEVI COMPLEX, 2 TO 4 APRIL 2018, 11:00 TO 19:00

From the Collection of Tibet Museum

An exhibition of photographs of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s escape and entry into India; India and Tibet: Ancient Ties, Current Bonds; and Tibet’s Journey in Exile

 

Tibetan Calligraphy

By Jamyang Dorjee, well-known calligrapher

 

Butter Sculpture Installation by monks of Gyuto Monastery

 

Sand Mandala Installation by monks of Gyuto Monastery

 

AT 12:00 IN GANDHI-KING MEMORIAL PLAZA

Inauguration of the Festival

Chief Guest: Smt Sheila Dixit, former Chief Minister of Delhi

 

Artists of the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts will present the ‘Thank You India’ song

 

FROM 13:00 ONWARDS IN THE MULTIPURPOSE HALL

Tai Situ Rinpoche - Guide to Mindfulness and Cultivating Lasting happiness

Moderator: Dr. Renuka Singh

 

FROM 15:00 TO 16:30

Panel discussion on India and Tibet: Ancient Ties, Current Bonds

Speakers: Dr. Lobsang Sangay, President of the Tibetan Government-in-Exile; Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche; Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan; and Smt Madhuri Sondhi

 

Moderator: Shri Rajiv Mehrotra

 

FROM 17:00 TO 18:00

The Healing Science of Traditional Tibetan Medicine

Speaker: Dr. TsewangTamdin, Tibetan Medical and Astrological Institute

 

FROM 18:15 TO 19:15

Cultural Performance

By artists of the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts, Dharamsala

 

The exhibition highlights key events in Kamaladevi’s life and her invaluable contribution to the world of craft. Known for her role in the revival of Indian handicrafts in the post-independence era, Kamaladevi has also been recognised by modern historians for her important contribution in shaping the freedom struggle. Her deep commitment to the revival of many crafts and textiles of the country have been highlighted in this exhibition with displays of samples of kalamkari, kasuti, blue pottery etc.

 

Inauguration on Monday, 2 April 2018 at 11:30 by Smt Ruby Pal Choudhuri, a close associate of Kamaladevi and Founder, Crafts Council of West Bengal

 

(Collaboration: Delhi Crafts Council)

 

 

Padmapani Lecture 2018

 

 

 

Quantum Non-locality, Randomness and Free Will

 

Speaker: Prof. Nicola Gisin, Swiss physicist and professor at the University of Geneva working on quantum information and communication, as well as on the foundations of quantum mechanics. His work includes both experimental and theoretical physics. He is the first recipient of the Biennial John Stewart Bell Prize for Research on Fundamental Issues in Quantum Mechanics and their Applications

 

 

 

(Collaboration: Tibet House)

 

 

Carnatic Music – Vocal Recital

By Guruvayoor Dr. T.V. Manikandan, Professor, Dept. of Music, Faculty of Music and Fine Arts, University of Delhi

Accompanists: Delhi R. Sridhar (violin); Kumbakonam N. Padmanabhan (mridangam); and Elathur N. Hari Narayanan (ghatam)

 

This concert is dedicated to Chembai Vaidhyanatha Bhagavathar

 

(Collaboration: Gayathri Fine Arts)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Speaker: Dr. Malcolm Keating, Yale-NUS College, Singapore

 

Speaker; Prof. Milind Wakankar, IIT - Delhi 

 

Speaker: Prof. Parul Dave Mukherji, Professor, School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University

 

Unseen Enemy (97 min; 2017; dvd; English & with Subtitles)

Written/Directed by Janet Tobias who will introduce the film

 

Screening will be followed by a discussion

Unseen Enemy is an essential exploration of why in the 21st century, we are experiencing a rash of diseases that were once only outbreaks but have now become full-blown epidemics. Moving across the globe, we meet our characters: doctors, disease detectives, everyday men and women. Everyone of them has stepped into the horror of an epidemic and emerged deeply changed

 

(Collaboration: Ikana Health)

 

Maati Ek: Moulded from the Same Clay

An evening in celebration of Oneness

Poetry by Inni Kaur, well-known poet and author 

 

Shabad by Bhai Kultar Singh, 12th generation Keertaniya

 

Followed by

Film – Dhun Mein Dhyan: Meditations in Music, in the Guru Granth Sahib

(51 min; 2017; dvd; English)

A film by Meera Dewan for PSBT

 

The film attempts to unravel the birth, lineage, ancestors and life message of this Living Guru

FILMS ON WILDLIFE AND ENVIRONMENT

 

Let’s Talk About Food (26 min; 2011; dvd; English)

Director: Mallika Sarabhai

 

The film is a journey into India’s food heritage and the biodiversity of its crops. It delves into the reasons for the shrinking of this diversity and the homogenisation of our food preferences 

 

Monsoons – A Tale of Cultural Interpretation (26 min; 2015; dvd; English)

Director: Moumita Das

 

The film captures the unique elements of festivals that fall in monsoon and highlights their essence and importance

 

Films courtesy: Public Service Broadcasting Trust

 

(Collaboration: World Wide Fund for Nature-India)