BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

 

Big Bhishma in Madras: In Search of the Mahabharata with Peter Brook

By Jean-Claude Carriere, translated from the French by Aruna Vasudev (New Delhi: Speaking Tiger, 2018)

 

Discussants: Ms Madhu Jain, author and Editor of The Indian Quarterly; and Ms Aruna Vasudev, author, editor and scholar of Asian cinema

 

Chair: Dr. Bharat Wariavwalla, Fellow, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies

 

MAHATMA GANDHI: 150  YEARS

 

Gandhi and the Unspeakable: His final Experiment with Truth

A dialogue with James Douglas and Ashis Nandy

 

(Collaboration: The Raza Foundation)

 

Karna – Destiny's Child (85 min; Sanskrit with English voiceover)

 

Bharatanatyam exponent Bala Devi Chandrashekar will present her dramatic solo 'Karna - Destiny's Child,' the riveting story of one of the most powerful warriors – Karna from the great Indian epic Mahabharata. The production is in Sanskrit with interspersed English narration, the artist tells the story of Karna, his life and its trials, tribulations, and his eventual downfall 

 

The Fourth Edition of the State of the Indian Economy

Speakers: Prof. Partha Sen, Professor and ECGC Chair, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade; Prof. Surajit Majumdar, Professor, Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Prof. Vikas Rawal, Professor, Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Prof. Jean Dreze, Visiting Professor, Department of Economics, Ranchi University
 
Introduction: Suhas Borker, Convener,  Working Group on Alternative Strategies
 
(Collaboration: Working Group on Alternative Strategies)

The Journey

An exhibition of abstract paintings by Thomas Francis, Indo-Argentine artist

 

Inauguration on Tuesday,18 December 2018 at 18:30

 

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 

 

CULTURE AND HERITAGE

Coordinated by Amita Baig

 

Voices of the Community: From Ellora-Khuldabad-Daulatabad

Illustrated lecture by Dr. Yaaminey Mubayi, Historian and Social Development Professional with research and field experience in the sector of Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Development; author of Altar of Power- The Temple and the State in the Land of Jagannatha (2005)

 

Chair: Dr. Ranjeeta Dutta, Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University

 

Concert of Jazz Piano

Presented by Túlio Mourão, one of the greatest Brazilian jazz pianists today

 

(Collaboration: Embassy of Brazil)

 

iSculpt 2

Contemporary installations and sculptures, bronze and ceramic works 

Artists: Satish Gupta; Latika Katt; Puneet Kaushik; Shakti Maira; Sonia Sareen; Nimesh Pilla; Vipul Kumar; Ankon Mitra; Manav Gupta; Biman Das; and G. Reghu

 

Curated by Uma Nair

 

At the opening on Tuesday, 18 December 2018 at 17:00, noted Bharatanatyam artist, Rama Vaidyanathan will perform a Shiva Stuti 

 

Islamism and Intelligence in South Asia

Speaker: Dr. Prem Mahadevan is a reasearcher in intelligence studies. He worked as a terrorism analyst for almost nine years at the Swiss Federal Institute of technology in Zurich. He has briefed government expert from across Europe on jihadist networks in South Asia

 

Chair: Shri T.C.A. Raghavan, Director, Indian Council for World Affairs and former High Commissioner to Pakistan