CANCELLED 

 

Professor Enrique Dussel, Argentinian-Mexican philosopher   and Dr. Aditya Nigam

 

(Collaboration: Department of Germanic and Romance Studies, University of Delhi)

 

 

 

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)

 

 

 

 

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)

 

 

 

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)

 

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

Chair: Shri H.K. Dua, senior journalist and former Member, Rajya Sabha

 

  

 

 

Contribution of Folk Music to Hindustani Classical Music 

Presentation by Sarita Pathak Yajurvedi

 

Chair: Smt Manjari Sinha, noted music critic

 

India is marked by a land of vast cultural diversities with its roots deeply embedded in its folk tradition reflecting different time periods. These folk songs very often carry notes which are very similar to Hindustani Ragas. This presentation will highlight the contributions of such folk elements which often blend into Hindustani classical music 

 

Sarita Pathak Yajurvedi belongs to Rampur Sadarang tradition. Married into the illustrious family of Acharya K.C.D Brahaspati,  Sarita has been a disciple of Pt. Shanker Nath Patil and Vidushi Sulochna Brahaspati

 

 

Poetry readings in English and Hindi will be confined to poems on the subject of peace. This has nothing to do with politics or the current situation on our borders. The evening is *not * political 

 

Readings by Bhaskar Ghose, Rukmini Bhaya Nair, Savita Singh, Gagan Gill, Ganga Prasad Vimal, Sanjula Sharma, Kavita Bansal

 

Chair:  K.N. Daruwalla

 

(Collaboration: The Poetry Society, India)

 

 

 

The Young Animators International Film Festival (YAIFF) is a place where children and young people, professionals and animation lovers will be able to exchange ideas and experiences and make new friends beyond their State and Country.

The festival will have several workshops on various aspects of animation film-making by experts and professionals working specifically with children.

 

The festival presents a collection of animation films made by children from India and from around the world including works presented by AAA Atelier de Cin?ma d’ Animation d’Annecy et de Haute-Savoie, France; Golden Snail Children’s International Film Festival, Serbia; Tehzeeb Khurana, Toon Club, Mumbai; Radostina Nykova, Bulgaria; Marija Vuli?, Kulturni Centar, Jagodina, Serbia; Road Safety films presented by Nitin Donde; and Gary Schwartz, USA

 

On 11 November 2016 from 10:00 to 20:00 at India Habitat Centre, there will be a children’s workshop on story writing; cartoon making, stop motion animation workshop; and screening of films.

 

The vision of YAIFF is to unite the children of the world through the creative art of animation film making by awarding work that promotes global peace and harmony.

 

The festival has been conceptualised and presented by Nitin Donde

 

 

Environment Pollutants – Where do they hide in my body?

 

Series Moderator: Dr. Naresh Gupta, Director-Professor, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi

 

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Krishnamurthi Kannan, CSIR - National Environmental Engineering Research Institute

 

Panelists: Dr. T.S. Reddy,  Director,  Union Public Service Commission; Mr. Harvinder S. Sohal, CVO, Engineers India Limited; Dr. Anil Kumar, Department of Environment, Govt. of NCT of Delhi; Dr. Kamal Kishore, Professor of Pharmacology, AIIMS, New Delhi; Dr. T.K. Joshi, Consultant and Expert in Occupational and Environmental Health; and Dr. Naresh Gupta, Director-Professor, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi

 

 (Collaboration: Health Environment Foundation in association with Consumers India)