Carnatic Music – Vocal and Instrumental

Presenting budding young talents from Delhi

Artists: Ananaya Venkatesan (vocal); Uma Arun (violin); Abhishek Awdhani (mridangam); & Varun Rajasekar (ghatam)

Radhika & Bhargavi (vocals); S. Vignesh (violin); Ratul S. Kumar (mridangam); & Shounak Banerjee (ghatam)

Harini (vocal); Vaishanvi Nathan (violin); Sambhavi Baskar (mridangam); & Datta Kiran (morsing)

Mithuna (vocal); Harikeshav (violin); M. Sriram (mridangam); & Shounak Banerjee (ghatam)

S. Aswini & K. Sowmya (violin); P. Adithya Narayan (mridangam); & Varun Rajasekar (ghatam)

S. Avinash (vocal); Siddesh Ganesh (violin); B. Manohar (mridangam); & M. Sriram (ghatam)

(Collaboration: Gayathri Fine Arts)

The Enigma of Clinical Depression – What Does the Evidence Say regarding its Origin and Management

Speaker: Dr. Sanjay Siddhartha, Chief of the Psychiatry Department, Miramichi Hospital, Miramichi, Canada

Moderator: Air Marshal Naresh Verma, Patron and Advisor, NNDCIF

(Collaboration: National Network of Depression Centers India Foundation)

Mind Body Healing 2019

Conceptualised by Bijoylaxmi Hota, Yoga Guru

The seminar will focus on Yoga, Ayurveda, Sound Therapy and Psychotherapy

MUSIC APPRECIATION PROMOTION

Choral music and its influence on the development of Western European classical music

Presentation by Nadezda Balyan,

This presentation will look into choir history and how it influenced other genres of music in different time periods

Nadezda Balyan is the Director of the Piano Forte School of Music and Conductor of Delhi Chamber Choir

RIVER DIALOGUES

In conversation - Sanjoy Hazarika, Director, Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative and scholar, author, journalist, filmmaker; and Hartosh Singh Bal, Political Editor, The Caravan and author of Waters Close Over Us: A Journey along the Narmada

A new series of talks and dialogues that hopes to challenge the imagination of the “mainstream”. The series hopes to flow like tributaries into all other rivers like the Brahmaputra, Ganges, Narmada, Indus, Yamuna, Teesta, Gomti, Periyar, Krishna, Godavari, Sabarmati etc. The river conversations is critical to re-evaluate histories, reconnecting civilisations, cultures and peoples, ideas and regions. On opening of streams of thought and conversations for a future with exciting possibilities

Second in a new series of quarterly river conversations conceptualised by Kishalay Bhattacharjee, Associate Professor of Journalism and Vice Dean, School of Journalism and Communication, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat

Sangam Strings Concert

A dialogue between two maestros Emilio Bezzi from Italy on the lute; and Rohan Dasgupta from India on the sitar

With the support of tabla maestro, Arunava Mukherjee

This unique collaboration between the sitar and the Renaissance lute represents a possible confluence of oriental and occidental music regardless of the paths developed independently by the two

(Collaboration: Italian Embassy Cultural Centre)

Two roofs, common tree: The Renaissance Lute meets the Sitar

A dialogue between two maestros Emilio Bezzi from Italy on the lute; and Rohan Dasgupta from India on the sitar

With the support of tabla maestro, Sanjay Kansa Banik

This unique collaboration between the sitar and the Renaissance lute represents a possible confluence of oriental and occidental music regardless of the paths developed independently by the two

(Collaboration: Italian Embassy Cultural Centre)

The Ambassador Series

Finance and Fountains: The Next Stage in Indo-Israeli Relations

Speaker: H.E. Dr. Ron Malka, Ambassador of Israel

Chair: Ms Indrani bagchi, Senior Diplomatic Editor, The Times of India

India-Israel relations have been mainly built on defence, technology, tourism and agriculture. Israel is today one of the three major sources of defence equipment for India and a key partner in cybersecurity and counter terrorism. There is also a burgeoning science and technology bond between the two countries in software and startups in recent years.

At present Israel is also a world leader in innovation and a superpower in water management. This makes it a perfect partner for India which is rapidly digitizing its economy and has also declared “water for all” as a national priority. Whether it is desalination, recycling or waste management, Israel is a recognized global leader in the domain.

Drawing from the above, the Israeli Ambassador, Dr. Ron Malka will discuss how the two countries can move the relationship to the next level to bring them closer through working in the realm of financial markets and water

(Collaboration: Ananta Aspen Centre)

Mapping Sustainable Agriculture: Agriculture in a Slowing Economy

Mapping Sustainable Agriculture

Agriculture in a Slowing Economy

Inaugural lecture to be delivered by Dr. Ashok Gulati, agricultural economist and Infosys Chair Professor for Agriculture, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER); and formerly Chairman of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP)

Chair: Shri N N Vohra, President, IIC

First in a new series of monthly lectures and discussions on the Agrarian crisis in India today. Some of the issues that the series will address include problems afflicting the Agriculture sector; why Agriculture reforms have not succeeded; Agriculture and non-agriculture linkages; China’s agriculture model; politics of Agriculture; what happened to the second Green Revolution etc.

Parichay

A unique musical introduction to Indian Music Experience - India's first interactive music museum, Bangalore

Followed by

An Ensemble

By Suma Sudhindra on Saraswathi Veena, Shubendra Rao on Sitar and Manasi Prasad on vocals

Bharatanatyam Recital

By students of Geeta Chandran and Rama Vaidyanathan

(Collaboration: Indian Music Experience, Bangalore)

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