Aaj Kavita
 

Uday Prakash (Delhi); Arun Kamal (Patna); Vipin Choudhary (Hisar); and Vazda Khan (Delhi)

 

(Collaboration: Raza Foundation)

 

 

Food is Medicine
 

Speaker: Dr. Pooja Singhal, has a doctorate in naturopathy and yoga. She is a Nutritionist and dietician; diabetes educator and insulin pump trainer.  Formerly with Escorts Heart hospital and Apollo hospital; recipient of the Aadhi Aabadi award for women achievers 

 

Chair: Dr. Ashok Grover

MUSIC APPRECIATION PROMOTION

 

Mukesh: The Singer who lives on 

This presentation on Mukesh will focus on his style of singing, reasons behind his success, biographical details, the social-political context within which his songs are situated, relations with noted film personalities & music directors, etc.  Audio clips would accompany the lecture.  A special feature would be the unheard and unreleased songs of Mukesh

 

A bureaucrat by profession, Pankaj Rag is also a connoisseur of music, who has done extensive research in cinema and culture and his book on film music directors from 1931 – 2005,  Dhuno Ki Yatra is a highly acclaimed book. He has also authored ‘1857: The Oral Tradition’ (published by Rupa & Co.) which tries to reconstruct the First War of Independence through folk songs and folk tales 

 

 

The Rise of China in the International Monetary System 
 

Speaker: V. Srinivas, IAS, Chairman Board of Revenue for Rajasthan and Chairman Rajasthan Tax Board

 

 

Blending Music with Technology 
 

Speakers: Ms. Nirali Karthik, Hindustani classical vocalist; Mr. Shankar Barua, Trustee, The Academy of Electronic Arts; and  Mr. Chintan Kalra, Founder-Member, Parikrama

 

 

The Psychological Impact of the Partition of India
 

A discussion on the book edited by Dr. Alok Sarin and Dr. Sanjeev Jain

Panelists: Sanjeev Jain; Tarun Saint; Ayesha Kidwai; and Hina nandrajog

 

Moderator: Urvashi Butalia, feminist and publisher

 

 

The Partition of India was a partitioning of minds as much as it was a geographical division. But there has been little discussion in mental health discourse on the psychological scars it caused. This book examines the partitioning of human experience and its impact on social life and psychological health. The breakdown of civic life and society during the cataclysmic event, the collapse of medical services, the violence against citizens and the reflection of these events in writings of that era

 

 

Recollections and Connections: Poetry in the Passing Times
 

Readings from their latest poetry collections by Dr. B. M.  Bhalla  (The Cosmic Dance and Other Poems)  and  Mrs. Mandira Ghosh  ( Lost Compass on the River Bank)  published by Authorspress 

Expert comments by Dr. Rita Malhotra, Shri Amarendra Khatua and Dr. Savita Singh

 

Chair:  Dr. B. P. Singh

 

(Collaboration: The Poetry Society, India)

Piano Recital 

By Marouan Benabdallah

 

Acclaimed Moroccan and Hungarian pianist, Marouan Benabdallah returns to Delhi with a thrilling programme on piano music from the Arab world. Since launching the Arabesque Project in 2014 with the aim of researching and presenting classical composers from the Arab world, Maestro Benabdallah has discovered over 100 composers from various countries of the region. These authors, mostly unknown to the wider public, create a unique musical language that blends western and oriental musical traditions

 

At this concert, the artist will present works by composers from Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, and also from Turkey and Iran along with works by Khachaturian, Debussy and Liszt

 

(Collaboration: Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco)

ENGINEERS AND SOCIETY

 

High Speed Rail Travel in India

Presentations: Shri Harutoshi Hayasaka, Civil Group Project Manager, JICA Study Team; Shri Naveen Kumar Shukla, Principal Executive Director, Head of Mobility Directorate, Railway Board

 

Chairperson: Shri Vinoo Mathur, former  Member of Railway Board

 

(Collaboration: Consulting Engineers Association of India)

MEHFIL

With  Smt  Gauri Pathare (Khayal)

 

Smt Gauri Pathare is a name to reckon with amongst the present generation of Hindustani classical musicians. Having initially trained under the guidance of Pandit Gangadharbuwa Pimpalkhare of Kirana gharana, Gauri had the good fortune of imbibing musical knowledge from Pandit Jitendra Abhisheki & Pandita Padma Talwalkar for several years. Since the last few years, Gauri has been receiving ta'lim from Pandit Arun Dravid. This wonderful opportunity of training under different gurus has left an indelible mark on Gauri's gayaki, enabling her to enmesh nuances from the gayaki of 3 gharanas – Jaipur, Gwalior & Kirana. For this special mehfil, Gauri will present a unique set of ragas and compositions reflecting her diverse ta'lim 

 

(Collaboration: Shri Harshavardhan Neotia, Chairman, Jnana Pravaha: Centre for Cultural Studies and Research & NaadSaagar Archives and Documentation Society for South Asian Music)