CANCELLED 

 

 

An exhibition of photographs by Charles Tirkey

The exhibition presents photographic images of plants represented through interpretation of early photographic processes

 

Inauguration on Tuesday, 26th July 2016 at 18.30

 

Safeguarding India: Essays in Governance and Security

by N.N. Vohra (Gurgaon: Harper Collins, 2016)

 

Opening Remarks by Shri N.N. Vohra, Hon’ble Governor of Jammu and Kashmir

 

Discussants: Dr. C. Raja Mohan, Director, Carnegie India; Shri Prakash Singh, IPS (Retd); and Shri Shyam Saran, Chairman, Research and Information System for Developing Countries 

 

Moderator: Cmdre C. Uday Bhaskar

 

 

The Dalit Women's Movement: Status, Struggle and Achievements

Speaker: Asha Kowtal,  leading a new generation of Dalit women in India in their fight against oppression and multiple discrimination; General Secretary,  All India Dalit Mahila Adhikar Manch (AIDMAM)

 

(Collaboration: ApneAap Women Worldwide)

 

Director: Aditya Seth who will introduce the film

 

Screening will be followed by a discussion

 

The film explores the matrilineal society of Meghalaya, its socio-political complexities and contextualizes it with the status of women nationally. In a place where the birth of a daughter is welcomed and lineage is traced from the mother’s clan or kur, with changing times, the importance of women is diminishing. Through the stories of three Khasi women, the film reveals their customs and traditions

 

6:00 pm

Hindustani Vocal Recital

By Lalita Sharma from Chennai, disciple of Prof V.R. Krishnan and Pt. Jasraj 

 

At 7:00 pm

Hindustani Vocal & Sitar Duet   

By Supriyo Dutta from Kolkata, disciple of  Late Pt. Ramkrishna Basu and Vidushi Subhra Guha and Smarajit Sen from Delhi, disciple of Pt. Buddhadev Dasgupta 

 

6:00 pm

Hindustani Vocal Recital

By Saniya Kulkarni Patankar from Pune disciple of Vidushi Dr. Ashwini Bhide

 

At 7:00 pm

Hindustani Vocal Recital

By  Samir Sathe from Delhi, son and disciple of Pt. Sharad Sathe

 

Bharathidasan

In Celebration of the 125th Birth Anniversary of Bharathidasan 

 

Speakers: Dr. Govindasamy Rajagopal, Associate Professor of Tamil, Delhi University ; and Dr. N. Chandra Segaran, Assistant, Professor, Centre of Indian Languages, Jawaharlal Nehru University

 

Chair:  Shri Vijay Raja Mohan

 

Kanakasabai Subburathinam (1891 – 1964), popularly called Bharathidasan was a 20th-century Tamil poet and rationalist whose literary works handled mostly socio-political issues. His writings served as a catalyst for the growth of the Dravidian movement in Tamil Nadu. In addition to poetry, his views found expression in other forms such as plays, film scripts, short stories and essays. He was mentored by Mahakavi Subramanya Bharathiyar (after whom he called himself "Bharathidasan"). The Government of Puducherry union territory has adopted the song of invocation to Goddess Tamil written by Bharathidasan as the state song of Puducherry 

 

(Collaboration: The Poetry Society, India)

 

 

 

An exhibition of masks from the different regions and communities of Mexico. The masks on display are mostly made of wood, clay, stone and papier mache and made in places where there is an indigenous population, especially in the south of Mexico. The masks are used in communal ceremonial dances, particularly for the celebration of patron saint day, Carnival and Christmas. These traditional masks are usually made by a mask maker and rarely by the dancers

 

Inauguration by H.E.  Mrs. Melba Pria, Ambassador of Mexico on Tuesday, 19th July 2016 at 18:30

 

(Collaboration: Embassy of Mexico)

 

 

 

A conversation with Amitava Das by Jogen Chaudhury and Roobina Karode

 

Moderator: Shri Ashok Vajpeyi

 

(Collaboration: The Raza Foundation)

 

 

 

 

Speakers: Prof Anita Sharma, Dept of East Asian Studies, University of Delhi and Dr. Anu Jindal, Artist-Art Historian

 

 

The speakers will  cover social & demographic aspects as well as the art & culture of the region