Concert – Woodwind Trio

By the Pen Trio from USA, internationally celebrated and groundbreaking artists – Nora Lewis (oboe); Phillip O. Paglialonga (clarinet); and Eric Van der Veer Varner (bassoon)

(Collaboration: Delhi School of Music)

The Jain Temple Complex of Deogarh

Jain Sculptures of the Deogarh Temple Complex

Illustrated lecture by Prof. Dr. Neeru Misra, art historian, Director, Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Visiting Professor, Manipur Culture University, Imphal, and Tagore National Scholar

The Jain temple complex of Deogarh in Lalitpur District of Uttar Pradesh is a treasure-house of exquisite Jain sculptures from 8th to 17th century. More than 2000 images, that have survived the vagaries of nature and social upheavals offer a deep insight into the Jain iconography and speak volumes about this obscure site

(Collaboration: Bhogilal Leherchand Institute of Indology)

Voyaging Through Strange Seas of Thought – A Tribute to Stephen Hawking (1942 - 2018)

CANCELLED

Voyaging Through Strange Seas of Thought – A Tribute to Stephen Hawking (1942 - 2018)

Speakers: Prof. Vijay Raghavan, Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India; Prof. Daksh Lohiya, Professor Emeritus of Physics, University of Delhi; Prof. Ranjit Nair, Director, Centre for Philosophy and Foundations of Science

Stephen Hawking was part of a late 20th century revolution in physics which aimed at a final theory of everything which would complete the edifice of theoretical physics. The beginnings of the revolution went back to the application of global techniques by mathematical physicists Roger Penrose, to prove that Einstein’s theory of relativity rigorously led to the conclusion that black hole singularities exist. To the public at large, the story of Hawking who defied his doctor’s prediction that with his condition ALS he had just two years to live, to extend his lifetime of over half a century, pursuing his work with an intensity that put able-bodied colleagues to shame, was a heroic saga. Indeed we may never witness another figure like Hawking

The panelists will discuss issues raised by Hawking who as Wordsworth said of Isaac Newton “voyaged through strange seas of thought”.

(Organised by IIC International Research Division in collaboration with Centre for Philosophy and Foundations of Science )

INDIAN ARCHAEOLOGY

Funerary (Sepulchral) Temples of South India

Illustrated lecture by Shri P. Venkatesan, former Superintending Archaeologist, Archaeological Survey of India

Chair: Prof. R.C. Agrawal

CREEDS OF OUR TIMES

Curated by Rajiv Mehrotra

Journey of Man (120 min; 2003; dvd; English)

Directed by Clive Maltby

A scientist attempts to answer the question of how humanity spread itself across the globe. The film focuses on the research of geneticist Dr. Spencer Wells, who wants to prove his theory that the global migration of man began with a tribe of Africans who, battered by famine and drought, left their home literally searching for greener pastures some 60,000 years ago. Wells leaves his laboratory behind and sets out on a research mission in which he attempts to trace the common genetic thread which connect such varied travellers as the Aborigines of Australia, the Bushmen of Namibia, and the Native Peoples of North America

(Collaboration: Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness The Dalai Lama)

Haveli Dharampura

An exhibition on the restoration and conservation of the two-hundred year old haveli, located in Gali Guliyan, Chandni Chowk which has recently received the prestigious 2017 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Award for Cultural Heritage Conservation Award

Inauguration by Shri Prakash Javadekar,Hon'ble Minister for Human Resource Development,GOI and Shri Vijay Goel,Minister of State Parliamentary Affairs on Wednesday, 16th May 2018 at 10.00am

Russia Versus the West: A New Cold War

Speakers: Ambassador Balakrishna Shetty, former Indian ambassador to Sweden, Latvia, Bahrain, Senegal and Mali; Ambassador Arun Kumar Singh, former Indian Ambassador to USA and Senior Fellow, Asia Program at the German Marshall Fund of the United States; and Prof. K. P. Vijayalakshmi, Centre for Canadian, US and Latin American Studies,

School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University

Chair: Ambassador K.P. Fabian

Balasaraswati and Bharatanatyam – A Birth Centenary Lecture

By Veejay Sai, award-winning writer, editor and culture critic

An illustrated lecture on the life and times of the greatest Bharatanatyam icon of the 20th century, Sangita Kalanidhi Padma VibhushanThanjavur Balasaraswati

Rabindra Jayanti Celebrations

Bismillah

A play in Bengali highlighting the social evils prevailing in the 19th century

Presented by Green Room Theatre

Playwright: Sumana Kanjilal

Direction: Anjan Kanjilal

(Collaboration: Impresario India)

The History of Pre-Modern Yoga

Speaker: Dr. Jason Birch, Managing Editor, The Journal Of Yoga Studies

The programme marks the India launch of the journal

The lecture will examine the myth that widely assumes that yogis have been practising innumerable ?sanas since time immemorial. Dr. Birch will present and discuss much of the important textual and material evidence for ?sanas in contexts of yoga and asceticism (tapas). Early references to ?sanas and its role in various religions and systems of yoga will be discussed

(Collaboration: Studio Abhyas)

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