Fight and Suffering

The exhibition presents Poland’s experiences during the Second World War, highlighting the tragedy of war and the efforts of the Polish military to regains the country’s independence

Presented by the Museum of the Second World War, Poland and the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Inauguration on Tuesday, 22 October 2019 at 18:00

Followed by a lecture at 18:30 in the Lecture Room II adjoining the Art Gallery on

Bitter taste of victory: The fate of Poland and Polish-Indian Relations during World War II

Speaker: Lukasz Zalesinki, leading journalist and an expert on Polish history and military issues

(Collaboration: Embassy of Poland; and The Polish Institute, New Delhi)

Mental Health, Spirituality and Well Being – Connectedness Across Life Span

Speakers: Dr. Raman Kapur, Padma Shri and Chairman, Department of Medical Acupuncture, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital; and

Dr. Jitender Nagpal, Chairman, Department of Psychiatry, Mool Chand Hospital

Introduction: Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan, Chairperson, IIC-International Research Division

Mental Health, Spirituality and Well Being – Connectedness Across Life Span

Speakers: Dr. Raman Kapur, Padma Shri and Chairman, Department of Medical Acupuncture, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital; and

Dr. Jitender Nagpal, Chairman, Department of Psychiatry, Mool Chand Hospital

GANDHI 150

International Seminar on Satyagraha in the 21st Century

Plenary Session

GANDHI 150

International Seminar on Satyagraha in the 21st Century

Chair: Prof. Neera Chandhoke, former Professor of Political Science, University of Delhi

Martin Luther King Jr. and the Gandhian Legacy of Satyagraha

Speaker: Prof. Ramin Jahanbegloo, Professor & Vice–Dean, Jindal Global Law School and Executive Director, Mahatma Gandhi Centre for Peace, O.P. Jindal Global University

Coloured Races and Future of Satyagraha

Speaker: Prof. Vinay Lal, Professor of History and Asian American Studies, University of California, Los Angeles

FROM 16:00 TO 17:30

Valedictory Session

Chair: Prof. Muchkund Dubey

Valedictory Lecture: Satyagraha and Life Sustenance on Earth

To be delivered by Dr. Vandana Shiva, Environmental Activist and Founder, Navdanya

GANDHI 150

International Seminar on Satyagraha in the 21st Century

From 11:45 to 13:15

Plenary Session

Chair: Prof. Ashis Nandy, Honorary Fellow, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies

The Global Gandhi

Speaker: Prof. Mark Juergensmeyer, Professor, Department of Global Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara

Satyagraha and Movements for Justice, Peace and Self-Determination in Africa and Latin America

Speaker: Prof. Beatriz Bissio, Professor, Federal University, Rio de Janeiro

AT 18:30

Satyagraha in Verse

Moderated by Savita Singh and Ashok Vajpayee

(Collaboration: The Raza Foundation)

GANDHI 150

International Seminar on Satyagraha in the 21st Century: 22 to 24 October 2019

Organised in collaboration with Council for Social Development and others

FROM 10:00 TO 12:15 IN THE MULTIPURPOSE HALL

Inauguration

By Shri N.N. Vohra, President, India International Centre

Chief Guest: Ms Medha Patkar, Narmada Bachao Andolan, National Alliance for People Movement who will speak on

Satyagraha in Contemporary India: Some Reflections

Chair: Prof. Muchkund Dubey, President, Council for Social Development

AT 18:30 IN C.D. DESHMUKH AUDITORIUM

Gandhi: Warp and Weft

A solo dance-theatre work celebrating different aspects of Gandhi's Satyagraha
by Geetha Chandran

31st Wilhelm von Pochhammer Memorial Lecture

Nationalism and Interdependence

Speaker: Shri Niti Desai, well-known economist and former Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations

Chair: Ambassador Ronen Sen, President, Federation of Indo-German Societies in India

Economic, ecological, social and cultural interaction and interdependence between individuals and enterprises is cutting across national boundaries at an unprecedented rate. Yet a more vocal nationalism is becoming increasingly the preferred option of the political class in many countries. The lecture will explore where we are going and where we should be headed

(Collaboration: Federation of Indo-German Societies in India)

Expressions of Muharram

A cultural presentation by Saeed Naqvi

Introduction: Saba Naqvi

Traditional performers from the Qasbah of Mustafabad will present Marsiya, Soz, Salaam, Nauha in Hindi/Hindustani, Awadhi and Farsi on The Tragedy of Karbala

To Mark the 10th Anniversary of the Butterfly Conservatory in Lodhi Garden Discussion on Butterflies and Environmental Conservation Speakers:

To Mark the 10th Anniversary of the Butterfly Conservatory in Lodhi Garden

Discussion on Butterflies and Environmental Conservation

Speakers: Shri Vijay Dev, IAS, Chief Secretary of Delhi and Chairman, NDMC ; Prof. C.R. Babu, Professor Emeritus, Centre for Environmental Management of Degraded Ecosystems (CEMDE), University of Delhi; and Dr. Surya Prakash, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University

Chair: Suhas Borker, Founder Member, Green Circle of Delhi

The Butterfly Conservatory in Lodhi Garden is spread over three acres and was inaugurated on 19 October 2009. It was jointly developed by New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), Centre for Environmental Management of Degraded Ecosystems (CEMDE), University of Delhi and Green Circle of Delhi to serve as “a wake up tool for environment education”. The Conservatory is currently being revamped under the expertise of Prof. C.R. Babu

Please bring a cloth/jute bag to collect a sapling, courtesy Horticulture Department, NDMC, after the meeting

(Collaboration: Green Circle of Delhi)

South Asian Literature Festival

South Asian Literature Festival: 18 to 20 October 2019

This year’s edition of the festival celebrates eminent senior and young writers from South Asia who have made a difference to our thinking and sensitivity. Marginalised and subaltern writers will be featured as well as story writers, novelists, non-fiction writers and poets who will read passages from their books and poems

The sessions on 19 and 20 October 2019 will be held at Academy of Fine Arts and Literature

(Collaboration: Foundation of SAARC Writers and Literature, SAARC Apex Body)

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