FRIDAY 6

 

CONCERT ? FOUNTAIN LAWNS AT 16:00

 

By Fiddlers Green Band of Kolkata

 

Arko Mukherjee (Vocals, Guitar, Ukulele, Kazoo); Shamik Chatterjee ( Guitar, Bass, Ukulele); Diptanshu Roy (Mandolin, Tenor Guitar, Dotara); and Ritoban Ludo Das (Indian & Afro Latin Percussions)

 

Fiddler's green talks about folklores of the world through songs of the south Asian subcontinent, sonically connecting them with humane stories of the shires in middle earth, running through the deserts of West Africa, merging with the streets of Havana and Puerto Rico or the wild trekking trails of Nepal or the Appalachian mountains

 

(Collaboration: Rasaja Foundation)

 

 

Golden Ratio, Fibonacci Sequence and Fractals in Mathematics, Nature and the Arts 

Speaker: Balan Nambiar

 

Moderator: Ashok Vajpeyi

 

(Collaboration: Raza Foundation)

 

 

Noise and Health – How Sound?

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

 

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Naresh Gupta, Director-Professor, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi
 

Panelists: Dr. M.P. George, Scientist `D', Pollution Control Committee; Dr. A.K. Agarwal, Former Dean MAMC and ENT Specialist; Dr. Roopa Vajpeyi, Academic and Consumer Activist and Dr. A.K. Tewari, Ministry of Railways, Govt. of India

 

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

 

 

SPEAKER: PROFESSOR SHIN KAWASHIMA, SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW, IIPS, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF CSIS-NIKKEI VIRTUAL THINK-TANK

 

DISCUSSANTS: MS TITLI BASU, ASSOCIATE FELLOW, EAST ASIA CENTRE, INSTITUTE FOR DEFENCE STUDIES AND ANALYSIS (IDSA) AND MS. SHAMSHAD AHMAD KHAN, PHD, FORMER SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW

KEI UNIVERSITY, TOKYO

 

CHAIR AND MODERATOR: MR.VIJAY NAIK, CONVENER, IAFAC

 

 

 

 

 

(COLLABORATION: EMBASSY OF JAPAN AND IAFAC)

Thursday 29

 

 

 

Talk ■ Conference Room I at 18:00

 

 

 

Speaker: Dr. Martin Kaempchen, renowned Tagore scholar

Chair: Dr. Rimli Bhattacharya

 

 

(Collaboration: Social Science Press)

 

 

(Collaboration: Society for Indian Ocean Studies)

 

 

By Mohsen Mirza Ali and Ali Nari

 

Naqqali - professional storytellers who perform the Iranian epic, Shahnama (Book of Kings) written by Ferdowsi (900 AD – 1020 AD). Traditionally performed in the Qahvekhane or coffee house or on special occasions such as during Ramazan, Noruz or during the winter months. It is the oldest form of dramatic performance in Iran and the stories are narrated in verse or prose accompanied by gestures and movements, sometimes instrumental music and painted scrolls. Naqqali is on the Intangible Heritage list of UNESCO

 

In keeping with the Iranian tradition, the performance of Naqqali is being held on the Winter Solstice

 

(Collaboration: Iran House of Culture)

 

 

 

 

At 6:00 pm

Kuchipudi Recital

Bhavana Reddy from Delhi, daughter and disciple of Gurus Raja and Radha Reddy

 

At 7:00 pm

Bharatanatyam Recital

By  Arupa Lahiry from Delhi, disciple of Smt Chitra Visveswaran

 

 

 

 

Winter Festival of Hindustani Music

 

At 6:00 pm

Sitar Recital

By Debojyoti Mukherjee from Delhi, disciple of Pt Barun Kumar Pal

 

At 7:00 pm

Hindustani Vocal Recital

By  Amrita Dutta Mazumdar from Delhi, disciple of  Pt Dinanath Mishra and Pt Bholanath Mishra

 

Speaker: Mr. Michael de Saint-Cheron, specialist on Jewish theology; has taught at the University of Sorbonne and the Elie Wiesel University, Paris; and author of several books, including Gandhi: Anti-Biography of a Great Soul

 

(Collaboration: Social Science Press and French Institute, Embassy of France)