INSTITUTION AS ABHYAS
15 November 2016, 05:30 am
INSTITUTION AS ABHYAS
Programme Type
Discussions
INSTITUTION AS ABHYAS
Nation, Institutions and Excellence: A Short History of Indian University in the Twentieth Century
Speaker: Professor Rakesh Batabyal, Associate Professor, Centre for Media Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Chair: Dr. Rupamajari Ghosh, Vice-Chancellor, Shiv Nadar University
(Collaboration: Lila Foundation for Translocal Initiatives)
Translation as Resistance
15 November 2016, 05:30 am
Translation as Resistance
Programme Type
Discussions
European poets Adrian Grima (Maltese), Yolanda Castaño (Spanish/Galician) and Brane Mozeti? (Slovenian) join Indian poets Sampurna Chattarji (English), Subhro Bandopadhyay (Bengali) and Anamika (Hindi) in a discussion and debate on the poetics and politics of translation
The session will be moderated by writer and critic Aditya Mani Jha, and will be interspersed with poetry readings in their original and in translation.
(Collaboration: Literature Across Frontiers )
Eleventh Annual Discussion on State of Parliamentary Democracy in India
12 November 2016, 05:30 am
Eleventh Annual Discussion on State of Parliamentary Democracy in India
Programme Type
Discussions
Speakers: Prof. Sudha Pai, former Professor, Centre for Political Studies, JNU; Ms. Smita Gupta, Associate Editor, The Hindu; and Prof. Archana Prasad, Professor and Chairperson, Centre for Informal Sector & Labour Studies, JNU
Moderator: Suhas Borker, Editor, CFTV NEWS
(Collaboration: Working Group on Alternative Strategies)
Public Service Broadcasting Day – 2016 (Jan Prasaran Divas)
12 November 2016, 05:30 am
Public Service Broadcasting Day – 2016 (Jan Prasaran Divas)
Programme Type
Cultural
12 November - the day Gandhiji made his first and only live broadcast on All India Radio is commemorated as Public Service Broadcasting Day. On this day in 1947 Gandhiji addressed more than 2 lakh refugees at the Kurukshetra Camp from Broadcasting House, New Delhi. Gandhiji held no public office or position in Government and it was truly a public service broadcast
Commemoration (Gandhi - King Memorial Plaza) 10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Lead Choir: Cambridge School, Noida
Followed by Discussion (Deshmukh Auditorium) 11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Usha Mehta's Tryst with Freedom: Reliving the moments with Rita Mukherjee, former Chief Producer, All India Radio
Usha Mehta was arrested on 12 November 1942 and the Underground Radio Transmitter confiscated in Bombay
Discussion on: Why is Public Service Broadcasting critical for the survival of an inclusive democratic India?
Lead Presentation: Suhas Borker
Media students are encouraged to participate in the programme so that they are exposed to the concepts and values of Public Service Broadcasting.
(Collaboration: Jan Prasar and Gandhi Yuva Biradari)
Husain’s Raj: Visions of Empire and Nation
11 November 2016, 05:30 am
Husain’s Raj: Visions of Empire and Nation
Programme Type
Discussions
Discussion on Sumati Ramaswamy’s book published by Marg
Panelists: Dr. Patricia Uberoi, Dr. Parul Dave Mukherjee and Ms Sumathi Ramaswamy
Moderator: Dr. Jyotindra Jain
Maqbool Fida Husain painted the Raj series at a critical juncture in India’s postcolonial history in the mid-1980s. Many of the promises of secularism, proudly declared at the time of Independence, were under threat. It was against this background that Husain turned for inspiration to his childhood and youth, which he had spent in various princely states, such as Indore and Baroda, in the waning days of British colonial rule that were also witness to the rising tide of Indian nationalism
(Collaboration: Marg Publications)
Book Discussion Group
11 November 2016, 05:30 am
Edited by R. Rajaraman (New Delhi: Academic Foundation, 2014)
Book Discussion Group
Programme Type
Discussions
India’s Nuclear Energy Programme: Future Plans, Prospects and Concerns
Edited by R. Rajaraman (New Delhi: Academic Foundation, 2014)
Discussants: Prof. Ashok Parthasarathi, former Secretary, Govt. of India and Adviser to Smt. Indira Gandhi (S & T); Dr. Sheelkant Sharma, former Permanent Representative
to the UN Office in Vienna & IAEA, and Secretary General, SAARC; and Dr. Manpreet Sethi, Senior Fellow, Centre for Air Power Studies
to the UN Office in Vienna & IAEA, and Secretary General, SAARC; and Dr. Manpreet Sethi, Senior Fellow, Centre for Air Power Studies
Chair: Shri H.K. Dua, senior journalist and former Member, Rajya Sabha
How Important is the Tibet Issue to India
11 November 2016, 05:30 am
How Important is the Tibet Issue to India
Programme Type
Discussions
How Important is the Tibet Issue to India
Panelists: Shri Prem Das Rai, MP; Shri J.M. Mukhi, Senior Lawyer, Supreme Court of India; Shri Rajiv Mehrotra, Trustee, Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness The Dalai Lama;Mr. Thubten Samphel, Director, Tibet Policy Institute, CTA; Acharya Yeshi Phuntsok, Deputy Speaker, Tibetan Parliament in exile; and others
Chair: Dr. Shrikanth Kondapalli, Professor of Chinese Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University
(Collaboration: Tibetan Parliament in Exile)