Rape Law and Constructions of Sexuality
Rape Law and Constructions of Sexuality
Discussion on the book by Madhu Mehra
Urvashi Butalia, Founder and CEO, Zubaan in discussion with Madhu Mehra, author, feminist lawyer and Executive Director, Partners for Law in Development; Farah Naqvi, writer and activist; Rebecca Mammen John, Senior Advocate, Delhi High Court; and Shohini Ghosh, Professor, Jamia Millia Islamia University, essayist, and documentary film-maker
FILMS ON WILDLIFE & ENVIRONMENT
FILMS ON WILDLIFE & ENVIRONMENT
An Island of Hope (26 min; 2010; dvd; English)
Director: Pankaj Butalia
The Chakmas are a tribal group that went to Pakistan when the Chittagong Hilly Tracts became part of what was then known as East Pakistan. In 1964, the setting up of the Kaptal Hydel Project uprooted 50,000 Chakmas from their traditional homelands. Most of them then crossed over to India where they were buffeted from one state to another. They ended up living in and around Changlang, a small part of Eastern Arunachal Pradesh. A few years ago, a small school was started in Diyun, Changlang, by a few young Chakma men. This school suddenly transformed the local environment and led to the local communities grudgingly accepting this ‘outsider’ immigrant community
A Dam Old Story (26 min; 2010; dvd; English)
Director: Tarini Manchanda
A film about Himachal Pradesh’s precious Renuka Valley – home to biodiverse forests, fertile lands and people who have been living and farming in India’s northern mountains for generations. This Valley lies in the submergence area of a dam project that is meant to supply water to Delhi. The film takes a look at the stakes for this dam and asks whether Delhi needs this dam or Himachal’s water, at all. What can Delhi learn from the Renuka Valley?
(Collaboration: World Wide Fund for Nature-India)
Carnatic Vocal Recital
Carnatic Vocal Recital
By Sudha Raghuraman
Accompanists: Delhi R. Sridhar on violin; Kumbakonam N. Padmanabhan on mridangam; and Hari Narayanan on ghatam
(Collaboration: Gurukulam Foundation)
MUSIC APPRECIATION PROMOTION
MUSIC APPRECIATION PROMOTION
Sarodists of Shahjahanpur Gharana
Her presentation will trace the origins of the gharana, its distinctive features of playing and the eminent maestros who have kept the unique style of this gharana alive
Dr Chandrima Majumdar is a noted sarod player as well as a keen researcher belonging to the Shahjahanpur Gharana
Twelve Great Short Stories from Bengal: Rabindranath to Samaresh Basu
Twelve Great Short Stories from Bengal: Rabindranath to Samaresh Basu
A discussion on the book translated by Phalguni Matilal
Panelists: Dr. Aruna Chakravarty, Author and Educationist; Shri Santosh Kumar, retired Ambassador
Chair: Shri Hiranmay Karlekar
Concert of Classical Camerata
Concert of Classical Camerata
Presented by The Lyric Ensemble of Delhi founded by Situ Singh Buehler
Conductor: Madhav Rainer-Thapan
Piano and flute accompaniment
Narrated by Sunit Tandon
A concert of soloists and chorus, presenting opera and lieder by Mozart, Schubert, Donizetti , Puccini and Verdi
The Military in Pakistan
The Military in Pakistan
Speaker: Shri Maroof Raza, Defence Analyst, Consultant & Strategic Affairs Expert for Times Now television. He is a regular commentator on news debates and anchors a weekend TV show on World Affairs – “Latitude”
Chair: Air Marshal Naresh Verma, Director, IIC
Creeds of Our Times
Creeds of Our Times
Curated by Rajiv Mehrotra
The Buddha: The Story of Siddhartha (120 min; 2010; dvd; English)
Director: David Grubin
Narrated by Richard Gere
Recipient of the ASIFA/East Award for Excellence in Design, ASIFA/East Animation Festival 2011
Two-thousand-five-hundred years ago in northern India, Prince Siddhartha left his palace where he had spent twenty-nine years indulging in pleasures. He was determined to comprehend the nature of human suffering. After a grueling spiritual quest that lasted six years, he at last attained enlightenment meditating under a fig tree. He became the Buddha, the “awakened one,” and devoted the rest of his life to teaching the way to enlightenment that he himself had found, giving birth to one of the world’s great religions
(Collaboration: Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness The Dalai Lama)
Incest Abuse: A Researched Perspective
Speaker: Ms Supreet Dhiman, Director, Research of End Incest Trust
She is founder of 3 humanist organisations raising environmental concerns through adventure activities, transforming lives of underprivileged through education, and most recently, she is striving for a world free of incest abuse
Chair: Dr. Simmi Waraich, A Senior Consultant Psychiatrist with professional footprint in India nd Australia
The talk will look at prevalence and impact of sexual abuse within families, with data from 21 Indian States and UTs
Nelson Mandela Centenary Lecture
Nelson Mandela Centenary Lecture
Speaker: Ambassador Shiv Shankar Mukherjee, former Indian High Commissioner to South Africa and United Kingdom, and Honorary Fellow, School of Oriental and African Studies, London
Introduction: Suhas Borker, Convener, Working Group on Alternative Strategies
Chair: H.E. Dr. Hlamalani Nelly Manzini, High Commissioner of South Africa
(Collaboration: South African High Commission; and Working Group on Alternative Strategies)