Concert by Chaar Yaar – Madan Gopal Singh (vocalist, poet and composer); Deepak Castelino (guitar & banjo); Pritam Ghosal (sarod); and Gurmeet Singh (percussion)

 

With Joel Bluestein (guitar & vocals); and Timothy Hill (singer/songwriter; guitar & piano)

 

Speaker: Prof. Monika Zin, Department of Indology & Tibetology, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich

 

Chair: Dr. R.C. Agarwal

 

The lecture will provide an overview of the art on the fringes of the Taklamakan Desert; and special reference will be made to the region of Kucha with its magnificent wall-paintings that go back directly to Indian prototypes. It will present the latest, still unpublished results of research and will discuss select examples of the transfer of Indian archetypical image types to the Far East

 

By Keya Chanda, disciple of Smt Rani Karna, Pt. Bachan Lal Mishra & Pt.  Birju Maharaj and Tanmoyee Chakraborty, daughter and disciple of Smt Keya Chanda, from Kolkata

 

An exhibition of paintings by Jaiprakash Chouhan and Sonali Pithawe Chouhan

 

Preview on Tuesday, 5 January 2016 at 18:30

By Gabriele Carcano from Italy, recipient of the 2010 Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship Award

 

The artist will present a concert of works by Scarlatti, Berio and Brahms

 

A discussion on a three-volume compendium of Bina Agarwal’s selected papers

 

Discussants: Professor Amartya Sen; Shri Vikram Seth; and Dr. Renana Jhabvala

 

In Conversation: Dr. Bina Agarwal with Professor Amartya Sen

 

Moderator: Shri Paranjoy Guha-Thakurta

 

Speaker:  Prof. Jens-Uwe Hartmann, Department of Indology & Tibetology, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich

 

Chair: Dr. Himanshu Prabha Ray

 

The rather special relation between oral and written transmission is a distinctive feature of ancient Indian civilization, and it appears that until the first century BCE script was used only for administrative purposes. According to our present knowledge, the Buddhists were among the first who employed writing for transmitting and preserving their literature. This is suggested by Indic manuscripts that were unearthed about twenty years ago in Pakistan and Afghanistan. These are by far the oldest ever found, and they preserve Buddhist texts

 

A Film Festival curated by Rajiv Mehrotra
 
At 14:00
In Conversation With His Holiness The Dalai Lama (48 min)
Directed by Rajiv Mehrotra 
 
His Holiness The Dalai Lama speaks to Rajiv Mehrotra about his gratitude to the people of India, about his life and how to be happy
 
At 14:53
Art In Exile (37 min)
Directed by N. Tuli and A.  Abbas
 
An exploration of the quiet struggle by the Tibetans in exile in India to keep their culture and identity alive
 
At 15:35
 
Unheard Voices and Notes to Myself (52 mins)
Directed by Dev Agarwal

The travelogue tells the story of a group of young Indians as they discover and embrace for a month, the life of the Tibetan people in Little Lhasa or McLeodganj in Himachal Pradesh
 
At 16:32
Lights from Many Lamps Beyond the Last Rainbow(52 min)
Directed by Dev Agarwal
 
A travelogue as experienced by a multi-faith group of diverse youth on a journey that explores and understands different faiths.
 
At 17:29
Exiled Hope: Tibetan Muslims In Kashmir (26 min)
Directed by Z. A. Hamdani 
 
The film explores  the unique world of this minority community of Tibetan Muslims, their lives and its challenges in exile
 
Followed by Q & A with the Director
 
At 18:15
 Indian Roots of Tibetan Buddhism (30 min)
Directed by Benoy K. Behl
 
Tibetan Buddhism is deeply rooted in Nalanda and other ancient and medieval universities of India.  These were great centres of research and education where science of the mind was studied with great logic and precision
 
 
Followed by Q & A with the Director
 
At 19:05
Until Space Remains: The Dalai Lama and India (64 mins)
Directed by Gaurav Saxena
 
HH The Dalai Lama has often called India as the Guru of the Tibetan people.  Most people think the situation is the other way around.  The film explores the special relationship The Dalai Lama and the Tibetans share with India.
 
Followed by Q & A with the Director
 
At 20:29
Democracy In Exile (30 min)
Directed by T. Wangchuk and T. Dorjee
 
A telling of the remarkable story of an exiled community who have embraced democracy and are engaged in a rigorous discourse on ’genuine autonomy’ or an ‘Independent Tibet’