Seminar to mark the ‘turning of the sod’ by Smt Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay (15th April 1960 )
15 April 2017, 05:30 am
Seminar to mark the ‘turning of the sod’ by Smt Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay (15th April 1960 )
Programme Type
Seminars
Seminar to Mark the ‘turning of the sod’ by Smt Kamaladevi Chattopadhyaya (15th April 1960)
Commemorating Champaran: Remembering Gandhi
Panelists: Prof. Mridula Mukherjee, former Professor of History, Jawaharlal Nehru University and former Director, Nehru Memorial Museum & Library; Prof. Rizwan Kaiser, Professor of History, Jamia Millia University; and Shri Sujay Biswas, Research Scholar, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Chair: Dr. Aparna Basu, Chairperson, National Gandhi Museum
Followed by screening of a film
Gandhi Ka Champaran (57 min; 2016; dvd)
Director: Bishwajeet Mookerjee
(Collaboration: National Gandhi Museum)
WORLD DANCE DAY CELEBRATIONS 2017
30 April 2017, 05:30 am
WORLD DANCE DAY CELEBRATIONS 2017
Programme Type
Festivals
WORLD DANCE DAY CELEBRATIONS 2017
10:00 to 12:00
Chhau Workshop
Conducted by Guru Shashadhar Acharya
(Open to dancers of all styles)
At 16:00
Health for Dance
Illustrated lecture by Dr. Sheela Nambiar
At 18:30
YOUNG DANCERS FESTIVAL
Manipuri
By Nandita Devi
At 19:45
Vilasini Natyam
By Purva Dhanasree
(Collaboration: Natya Vriksha)
WORLD DANCE DAY CELEBRATIONS 2017: 29 AND 30 APRIL 2017
29 April 2017, 05:30 am
WORLD DANCE DAY CELEBRATIONS 2017: 29 AND 30 APRIL 2017
Programme Type
Festivals
WORLD DANCE DAY CELEBRATIONS 2017: 29 AND 30 APRIL 2017
Organised in collaboration with Natya Vriksha
Curator: Geeta Chandran
10:00 to 12:00
Everyone Can Dance
Bharatanatyam workshop conducted by Geeta Chandran
(For all those who have not had any formal dance training; age no bar!)
At 16:00
Dance in Retrospect Part II
Edited by Dr. Sunil Kothari will be launched by Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan
Followed by a dialogue with Dr. Kothari on his life and work
At 18:30
Young Dancers Festival
Bharatanatyam
By Aniruddha Knight, grandson of Balasaraswati
At 19:45
Kathak
By Gauri Diwakar
Hindustani Vocal Recital / Siddha Veena Recital
28 April 2017, 05:30 am
Hindustani Vocal Recital / Siddha Veena Recital
Programme Type
Cultural
Hindustani Vocal Recital
By Parthasarathi Lanka from Delhi, disciple of Guru Chandan Kumar Jena
Followed by
Siddha Veena Recital
By Siddhartha Banerjee from Delhi, disciple of Guru Smt Jaya Banerjee
(Collaboration: Kalaikoodam and Ramakrishnapuram South Indian Society)
(Collaboration: Kalaikoodam and Ramakrishnapuram South Indian Society)
Piano Recital
27 April 2017, 05:30 am
Piano Recital
Programme Type
Cultural
By Gabriele Carcano
Recipient of a 2010 Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship Award, he is equally at home as a soloist with orchestras and in chamber music. Other awards include the Casella Prize at the Competition Premio Venezia, where he made his debut at Teatro La Fenice. He has been supported by the CRT Foundation, De Sono Foundation and was also awarded a grant from the Fondation des Banques Populaires Françaises - Natexis in 2008
The programme includes works by Mozart, Schubert, Brahms and Debussy
An illustrated presentation of the book, First Garden of the Republic: Nature on the President’s Estate
26 April 2017, 05:30 am
An illustrated presentation of the book, First Garden of the Republic: Nature on the President’s Estate
Programme Type
Talks
An illustrated presentation of the book, First Garden of the Republic: Nature on the President’s Estate, by Amita Baviskar , environmental sociologist and editor of First Garden of the Republic: Nature on the President’s Estate
Chair: Prof Narayani Gupta
Renowned across the world, the Mughal Garden of the Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi attracts millions of visitors. Less well known is the fact that the President’s Estate also contains hundreds of acres of jungle, orchards, cultivated fields and open grounds, all teeming with a wealth of plant and animal life that did not exist 85 years ago. As a result, an oasis of ecological diversity flourishes in the heart of urban Delhi. How was this miracle achieved? What keeps it going today?
This talk will show how, in the last days of empire, British rulers transformed the once-barren hilltop of Raisina into a lush landscape designed to display colonial power and style. After Independence, this imperial legacy was reshaped to serve the public purpose. The talk will also discuss how human agency creates and curates this habitat, looking particularly at the quiet yet constant work done by the malis (gardeners). It will trace the history of the formal gardens and forests, highlighting the role of sentiment, status and taste in designing this landscape
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
26 April 2017, 05:30 am
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Programme Type
Discussions
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
India and the Global Game of Gas Pipelines
By Gulshan Dietl (Oxon: Routledge, 2017)
Discussants: Ms Sudha Mahalingam, former Member, Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board; Prof. Girijesh Pant, former Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University; and Prof. Rajen Harshe, Dept. of International Relations, South Asian University
Chair: Prof. S.D. Muni, Distinguished Fellow IDSA and Professor Emeritus, Jawaharlal Nehru University
